Master of Science Program

Degree Requirements  

Complete 20 hours of Core Courses:

     - IBS 601 BIOMOLECULES AND METABOLISM (3) 

     - IBS 602 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS (3) 

     - IBS 603 CELL BIOLOGY AND SIGNALING (3) 

     - TOX 509 ENVIRONMENTAL AND REGULATORY TOXICOLOGY (2) 

     - TOX 600 ETHICS IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (1) 

     - TOX 680 MOLECULAR TOXICOLOGY AND CARCINOGENESIS (3) 

     - IBS 611 PRACTICAL STATISTICS (2) 

     - TOX 770 TOXICOLOGY AND CANCER BIOLOGY SEMINAR (4 semesters X 1 credit) (4) 

     Plan A (Thesis) Minimum Hours Requirement: Complete a minimum of 30 hours of graduate courses and submission of a Laboratory Research Thesis.

     Plan B (Non-Thesis) Minimum Hours Requirement: Earn a minimum of 30 hours of graduate courses and submission of a written paper.

Final Examination

The DGS will arrange the final at the student's request after the student has satisfactorily completed all required course work, has met the residency requirements, and has submitted a draft of his/her thesis acceptable to each member of the advisory committee. The examination includes a defense of the student's thesis (copies of which must be given to each member of the student's advisory committee at least two weeks before the exam) and a comprehensive examination on toxicology by the committee. If a candidate fails, a second examination may be recommended by the committee. A third examination is not permitted.

After the final examination has been passed and the thesis corrected as directed by the committee, the student will prepare a final version of his/her thesis according to the rules of the Graduate School. The approval page must be signed by each member of the student's advisory committee and by the DGS. The thesis shall be submitted to the Graduate School within 60 days of passing the examination for final approval. If the student plans on continuing graduate studies in after receiving the master's degree, the student must be recommended for entrance in to the doctoral program by the student's advisory committee and DGS. The student's doctoral advisory committee will require that the student's dissertation research be clearly distinctive from that of the student's master's thesis, although the latter may be used as the basis of the student's dissertation research. The advisory committee will designate the courses (a minimum of 3) which the student must take prior to the student's qualifying examination. These courses will be selected to broaden the student's base of knowledge and/or to strengthen any areas of weakness evidenced during the final examination for the master's degree.

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