School of Health Sciences - Radiation Biology Graduate Program - Ph.D. Plan of Study

* - required course
♣ - STAT 511 Statistical Methods or STAT 512 - Applied Regression Analysis may be substituted.
§ - HSCI 696 Graduate Seminars (0 or 1 credit hour)

• Enroll for 0 credit hours in semesters when NOT giving a seminar
• Enroll for 1 credit hour for initial seminar (usually fall or spring semester of Year 2)
• Enroll for 1 credit hour for final semester (last semester)

‡ Ph.D. Research

Completion of a Ph.D. dissertation is a major requirement for this Area of Specialization. The Ph. D. research project is designed to give the student opportunities for practical laboratory and didactic instruction on the interactions and effects of ionizing radiation on living systems, especially at the molecular and cellular level. Research projects will be performed under the supervision of a faculty member in the School of Health Sciences or under co-supervision with a faculty member and another instructor approved by the student's advisory committee.

† Selected Electives

A total of 90 residency hours are required for the Ph.D. degree. These residency hours may be any combination of course credit hours or research credit hours. Up to 30 hours may be credited for an M.S. degree upon recommendation of the Ph.D. graduate student's advisory committee and this may include all required coursework. No more than 6 credit hours of coursework at the 300 or 400 levels are allowed to form part of the student's Ph.D. degree plan of study. The student's advisory committee may require additional coursework.

Graduate courses taken while registered as a graduate student at Purdue University may be considered for fulfilling the plan of study requirements only if the student has received grades of C or better. For courses at the 300 or 400 level taken as a graduate student or courses that represent either undergraduate or graduate excess credit or transfer credit, grades of B or better are required for fulfilling plan of study requirements.

Approved by Health Sciences faculty May 5, 2006