Students must take a minimum of 24 graded credits by the end of the fall semester of their third year. Typically, students take two or three 3-credit hour courses in each of their first two semesters.
Year One
Fall
- 1-2 courses within the Required Course section: Quantitative Reasoning (3 graded credits); Predictive & Mechanistic Modeling (3 graded credits); Algorithmic & Computational Foundations (3 graded credits); Biological & Clinical Context (6 graded credits)
- CBB 591: Independent Study (Rotations)
- CBB 510S: Computational Biology Seminar
- CBB 511: Journal Club/Student Seminar – 1 credit
Required – Not for Credit
- Responsible Conduct in Research (RCR) during Orientation
Additional Courses taken by those lacking one or more prerequisite
- Computer Science 330 or 530: Design and Analysis of Algorithms - 3 credits (prerequisite)
- Statistics 611: Introduction to Mathematical Statistics – 3 credits (prerequisites) (spring only)
- Statistics 613: Statistical Methods for Computational Biology – 3 credits (prerequisite) (fall only)
- Biomedical Engineering 570L: Introduction to Biomolecular Engineering – 3 credits (prerequisite) (spring only)
Spring
- 1-2 courses within the Required Course section: Quantitative Reasoning (3 graded credits); Predictive & Mechanistic Modeling (3 graded credits); Algorithmic & Computational Foundations (3 graded credits); Biological & Clinical Context (6 graded credits)
- CBB 510S: Computational Biology Seminar
- CBB 511: Journal Club – 1 credit
- CBB 591: Independent Study (Rotations)
Summer
- Independent Study (rotation; if needed)
Year Two
Fall
- Biology, Statistics or Computer Science Elective – 3 credits
- CBB 510S: Computational Biology Seminar – 1 credit
- CBB 511: Journal Club/Student Seminar – 1 credit
Spring
- Biology, Statistics or Computer Science Elective – 3 credits
- CBB 510S: Computational Biology Seminar – 1 credit
- CBB 511: Journal Club – 1 credit