Department of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology

Academic Requirements for the PhD

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Requirements for Entering the MGMI Graduate Program
Entering the Graduate Program with Advanced Standing
Academic Requirements for the Ph.D.
Faculty in the MGMI Graduate Program

Students earning the PhD degree in the Department of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology & Immunology will receive the degree jointly from UMDNJ - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Rutgers University.

A minimum of 72 total credits is required for the PhD. This must include a minimum of 32 credits of formal course work and a minimum of 24 credits of research. The Special Topics Seminars and a maximum of 6 credits of Lab Rotations count towards the course work credits. Additional Lab Rotations count towards the total credit requirements, but not as course credits.

All required courses must be passed with a grade of B or better. Required courses in which a grade below B has been received must be repeated in order to achieve a B, unless other remediation is approved by the MGM&I Program Student Affairs and Academic Standing Committee.

Ordinarily a minimum overall Grade Point Average of 3.0 must be maintained; however, should a student's GPA fall below 3.0, one additional semester of course work will be permitted to allow improvement. The MGM&I Academic Standing Committee will evaluate students with GPA's below 3.0 and make recommendations.