Biological/genomic track
| Required courses | Credits |
| BIOL 300 Biotechniques Laboratory (.5WI, B.S.) or BIOL/BNFO 541 Laboratory in Molecular Genetics* (WI, B.S.-Master’s) | 2 |
| CHEM 302 Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM/BIOC 403 Biochemistry | 3 |
* BIOL/BNFO 541 should usually not be taken before BIOL/BNFO 540 Fundamentals of Molecular Genetics, a core requirement.
| Electives | |
| BIOL 300 Biotechniques Laboratory (.5 WI) | 2 |
| BIOL 310 Genetics | 3 |
| BIOZ 310L Laboratory in Genetics (.5 WI) | 2 |
| BIOL 317 Ecology | 3 |
| BIOZ 317L Ecology Laboratory (WI) | 2 |
| BIOL 455 Immunology | 3 |
| BIOL/BNFO 541 Laboratory in Molecular Genetics (WI) | 2 |
| BIOL 550 Ecological Genetics | 3 |
| BNFO 440 Computational Methods in Bioinformatics | 3 |
| BNFO 491 Special Topics in Bioinformatics | variable credit* |
| BNFO 492 Independent Study | variable credit* |
| BNFO 497 Research and Thesis (WI) | variable credit* |
| CHEZ 301L Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | 2 |
| CHEZ 302L Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | 2 |
| HGEN/BIOL 516 Population Genetics | 3 |
| MICR 515 Principles of Molecular Microbiology | 3 |
* May be taken only with adviser’s permission.