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About the Program

Core Curriculum

First Year:

Fall Semester

Student Seminar	CAB601	1 cr.
Approaches to Understanding Cancer	CAB602	2 cr.
Clinical Oncology	CAB603	2 cr.
Lab Rotations	CAB631	1 cr.
Interdisciplinary Biomedical Studies I	IBS601	5 cr.
Research Ethics	IBS680	0 cr.
Tumor Biology	MDB665	3 cr.
	Total 14 cr.

Spring Semester

Student Seminar	CAB601	1 cr.
Scientific Reasoning and Logic in Cancer Biology: Bench to Bedside	CAB604	3 cr.
Tumor Boards	CAB605	1 cr.
Seminar courses I (Distinguished Lecture Series)	CAB606	1 cr.
Colloquia in Translational Cancer Research	CAB630	2 cr.
Lab Rotations	CAB631	1 cr.
Interdisciplinary Biomedical Studies II	IBS603	4 cr.
Scientific Writing Skills	IBS620	2 cr.
Professional Skills and Ethics I (aka "Survival Skills")	IBS683	1 cr.
	Total 16 cr.

Summer I

Dissertation Research/Lab rotation	CAB730
Electives (1-5 credits)

Summer II

Dissertation Research/Lab rotation	CAB730
Electives (1-5 credits)

Second year:

Fall Semester

Seminars	CAB601	1 cr.
Dissertation Research	CAB730	5 cr.
Elective (e.g. Signal Transduction)		(1-5 credits)

Spring Semester

Seminars	CAB601	1 cr.
Seminar Courses II	CAB607	1 cr.
Dissertation Research	CAB730	5 cr.
Electives (e.g., Molecular Cell Biology/Epidemiology)		(1-5 credits)
Written Qulaifying Exam Part I
Written Qulaifying Exam Part II

Student should form a 4 member dissertation committee by March and write and defend proposal by June of their second year in the program.

Other Semesters:

Research in Residence	CAB750	1 cr.
Dissertation Research	CAB730	1-12 cr.
Elective (e.g. Cancer Epidemiology, Biostatistics, etc.)		3 cr.

Totals

Required course credits	36 cr. [600 level courses (required or elective)]
Dissertation Research	24 cr.
	Total All Years: 60 credits

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