Cancer, Developmental and Regenerative Biology — M.S., Ph.D. Comparison

	Course Title	MS	PhD
Basic science core
IBGS 501	Biomedical Communication and Integrity	2.0	2.0
IBGS 502	Biomedical Information and Statistics	2.0	2.0
IBGS 511	Cellular Mechanisms and Integrated Systems I	6.0	6.0
IBGS 512	Cellular Mechanisms and Integrated Systems II	6.0	6.0
IBGS 522	Cellular Mechanisms and Integrated Systems II Journal Club	2.0	2.0
IBGS 523	Cellular Mechanisms and Integrated Systems III Journal Club	2.0	2.0
IBGS 503	Biomedical Grant Writing		2.0
Totals		20.0	22.0
	Course Title	MS	PhD
Seminars
IBGS 604	Introduction to Integrative Biology Presentation Seminar	1.0	1.0
IBGS 605	Integrative Biology Presentation Seminar (1)	1.0	2.0
IBGS 607	Integrated Biomedical Graduate Studies Seminar¹		1.0
Totals		2.0	3.0
	Course Title	MS	PhD
Religion
RELE 525	Ethics for Scientists²		3.0
RELR 588	Personal and Family Wholeness²		3.0
RELT 617	Seminar in Religion and the Sciences²		3.0
REL_ ___ Graduate-level religion course (RELE, RELR, or RELT)		3.0
Totals		3.0	9.0
	Course Title	MS	PhD
Program specific courses
See M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs for choice of courses		12.0	12.0
Totals		12.0	12.0
	Course Title	MS	PhD
MS degree completion options
Required:		8.0
Course work track:
Electives (8 units)
Research track:
BCHM 697	Research
IBGS 698	Thesis (1-3 units)
Electives (0-2 units)
Totals		8.0
	Course Title	MS	PhD
PhD research/dissertation
BCHM 697	Research (1-10)		12.0
IBGS 696	Research Rotations (1)		2.0
IBGS 699	Dissertation (1-5)		1.0
Totals			15.0
Overall Totals		45.0	61.0

Registration and attendance required every quarter in residence, but units do not count toward total required for graduation.

May substitute with another graduate religion course with the same prefix and numbered 500 or above.