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Program checklist · PhD

Biophysics, PhD (Boston)

Northeastern University · 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
Catalog edition
Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Biophysics PhD program at Northeastern University is a combined and cross-disciplinary program that draws expertise from the physics, biology, and chemistry departments. Designed to meet the growing need for interdisciplinary research, this program focuses on the application of physical and chemical principles to understand complex biological systems. Through this unique partnership, students explore biological phenomena at all scales, from molecules to entire organisms, using quantitative and experimental methods.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
167358
CourseShelf checklist
CK_167358_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
      Biological Physics
      As published: “Physics of Biological Processes and Living Systems 1”
      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
      1-8

    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
      As published: “Network Science 1”
      1
    2. PHYS 5318
      (ND, AD, WI, CE)
      As published: “Principles of Experimental Physics”
      4
    3. PHYS 7301
      4
    4. PHYS 7302
      4
    5. PHYS 7315
      Quantum Theory
      As published: “Quantum Theory 1”
      1
    6. PHYS 7321
      (can be taken year 1 or year
      As published: “Computational Physics”
      4
    7. PHYS 7322
    8. PHYS 7335
      4
    9. PHYS 7741
      Biological Physics
      As published: “Physics of Biological Processes and Living Systems 2”
      2

    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
                As published: “Dissertation Term 1”
                or: CHEM 9990 Dissertation Term 1
                or: BIOL 9990 Dissertation Term 1
                1
              2. PHYS 9991
                Dissertation Term
                As published: “Dissertation Term 2”
                or: CHEM 9991 Dissertation Term 2
                or: BIOL 9991 Dissertation Term 2
                2

              Complete the following (repeatable) course until graduation:

              1 item
              1. PHYS 9996
                Dissertation Continuation
                or: CHEM 9996 Dissertation Continuation
                or: BIOL 9996 Dissertation Continuation
                1
              Source. Northeastern University, catalog Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/science/interdisciplinary/biophysics-phd-bos/. Captured page pages/0327.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.