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Students with a thorough and up to date understanding of biology or chemistry may elect to take the appropriate Admission Exam. The Admission Exams are generally based on the content of LFSC 510, Concepts in Modern Biology or LFSC 520, Concepts in Modern Chemistry. Students who feel that they can benefit from a review may take LFSC 510, Concepts in Modern Biology or LFSC 520, Concepts in Modern Chemistry. A passing grade (B) on either the Admission Exam or LFSC 510/520 is sufficient for admission to the MLFSC program as a degree-seeking student. (Note: as a 500-level course this cannot be used to meet the credit requirements of the MLFSC program.)
Students who have been fully admitted to the program will be given prioity in registration for courses. Provisionally admitted student and Advanced Students (non-degree seeking) may register for courses on a seats available basis.
Students may take individual courses in the MLFSC program as Advanced Students. Up to 12 credits may be taken in this way. A maximum of six credits from other institutions may be transferred in with approval of the Director. (See: Transfer Form)
The program's curriculum consists of 30 credit hours selected from the list below (not including LFSC 510 or LFSC 520). Included in the 30 hours are 6 credits of LFSC 710, Experimental Biology, or LFSC 720, Experimental Chemistry, or the equivalent, and the completion of a scholarly paper. No more than six hours of LFSC 608 Seminar credits may be counted towards the required 30 credits.
Courses
LFSC
510 Concepts
of Modern Biology (3 credits)
LFSC 520 Concepts of
Modern Chemistry (3 credits)
LFSC 610 Natural Products
Chemistry (3 credits)
LFSC 620 Modern Molecular
Genetics (3 credits)
LFSC 630 Principles
of Transmission Genetics: Historical and Modern Perspectives (3 credits)
LFSC 640 Human Physiology
(3 credits)
LFSC 650 Materials Chemistry (3 credits)
LFSC 655 The Chemistry
and Application of Electrochemical Cells (3 credits)
LFSC 660 Biodiversity and Conservation Biology (3
credits)
LFSC 665 Ecology and Global Change (3 credits)
LFSC 680 Chemical Ecology (3 credits)
LFSC 685 Industrial Chemistry (3 credits)
LFSC 687 Environmental Chemistry (3 credits)
LFSC 690 Biochemistry (3 credits)
LFSC 693 Biophysical Chemistry (3 credits)
LFSC 695 Pharmaceutical Chemistry (3 credits)
LFSC 619 Special Topics in in Chemistry (3)
LFSC 619A Molecular Spectroscopy
LFSC 608 Seminar (1-2 credits)
LFSC 609 Special Topics in Biology (1-3 credits)
LFSC 609A Food Safety and Genetically Modified
Foods (3 credits).
LFSC 609B Human Reproductive Biology (3 credits)
LFSC 609C Emerging Infectious Diseases (3 credits)
LFSC 609D Microbiology (3 credits)
LFSC 609E Immunology (3 credits)
LFSC 609F Principles of Paleobiology (3 credits)
LFSC 609G Evolutionary Biology and Behavior (3
credits)
LFSC 710 Experimental Biology (6 credits)
LFSC 725 Statistics and Experimental Design (2 credits)
Students have the option of choosing an Area of Concentration in Chemistry or Biology