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Program checklist · PhD

Biophysics, PhD (Boston)

Northeastern University Professional Programs · Boston, MA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
PhD
Credential class
ceterms:DoctoralDegree
CIP
40.0508
Credits (computed from items)
31
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
482705
CourseShelf checklist
CK_482705_ff5e1853
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Core Requirements

major core · 0 items

    Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

    1 item
    1. CHEM 5636
      Statistical Thermodynamics
      or: PHYS 7305 Statistical Physics
      3

    Chemistry

    1 item
    1. CHEM 5621
      Principles of Chemical Biology
      or: CHEM 5638 Molecular Modeling
      or: CHEM 5641 Computational Chemistry
      3

    Cell and Molecular Biology

    1 item
    1. BIOL 6301
      4

    Biological Physics

    1 item
    1. PHYS 7731
      Physics of Biological Processes and Living Systems 1
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    Graduate Biophysics Seminar

    2 items
    1. Complete this repeatable course each semester of the program:
      Not resolved to a course
      0
    2. INSC 7100
      Biophysics Seminar
      Not resolved to a course

    Laboratory Rotation

    2 items
    1. Complete the following variable credit course twice (register at 3 semester hours for the first lab rotation and at 2 semester hours for the second lab rotation):
      Not resolved to a course
      5
    2. PHYS 9984
      Advanced Research
      Not resolved to a course

    Electives

    electives · 1 item
    1. Complete 12 semester hours from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      12

    Physics Breadth Courses

    9 items
    1. PHYS 5116
      Network Science 1
      Not resolved to a course
    2. PHYS 5318
      Principles of Experimental Physics
      Not resolved to a course
    3. PHYS 7301
      Classical Mechanics/Math Methods
      Not resolved to a course
    4. PHYS 7302
      Electromagnetic Theory
      Not resolved to a course
    5. PHYS 7315
      Quantum Theory 1
      Not resolved to a course
    6. PHYS 7321
      Computational Physics
      Not resolved to a course
    7. PHYS 7322
      Nonequilibrium Physics
      Not resolved to a course
    8. PHYS 7335
      Dynamical Processes in Complex Networks
      Not resolved to a course
    9. PHYS 7741
      Physics of Biological Processes and Living Systems 2
      Not resolved to a course

    Biology Breadth Courses

    0 items

      BIOL 5103 to BIOL 6961

      0 items

        Chemistry Breadth Courses

        0 items

          CHEM 5610 to CHEM 5688

          0 items

            Dissertation

            0 items

              After achieving candidacy, students complete Dissertation Term 1 in the department of their PhD advisor. In the following semester, they complete Dissertation Term 2.

              2 items
              1. PHYS 9990
                Dissertation Term 1
                Not resolved to a course
                or: CHEM 9990 Dissertation Term 1
                or: BIOL 9990 Dissertation Term 1
              2. PHYS 9991
                Dissertation Term 2
                Not resolved to a course
                or: CHEM 9991 Dissertation Term 2
                or: BIOL 9991 Dissertation Term 2

              Complete the following (repeatable) course until graduation:

              1 item
              1. PHYS 9996
                Dissertation Continuation
                Not resolved to a course
                or: CHEM 9996 Dissertation Continuation
                or: BIOL 9996 Dissertation Continuation
              Source. Northeastern University Professional Programs, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/science/interdisciplinary/biophysics-phd-bos/. Captured page pages/0326.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.