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
- MS
- Credential class
- ceterms:MasterDegree
- CIP
- 30.3501
- Catalog edition
- Catalog 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- Please see Cross-Disciplinary Science PhD for further information on PhD programs available.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 167358
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_167358_76f430b7
- 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
- or: PHYS 7305 Statistical Physics3
Chemistry
1 item
- 3
Cell and Molecular Biology
1 item
- 4
Biological Physics
1 item
- As published: “Physics of Biological Processes and Living Systems 1”4
Graduate Biophysics Seminar
0 items
Complete this repeatable course each semester of the program:
1 item
- INSC 7100Biophysics SeminarNot resolved to a course0
Laboratory Rotation
2 items
- 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 course5
- 1-8
Electives
electives · 1 item
- Complete 12 semester hours from the following:Not resolved to a course12
Physics Breadth Courses
9 items
- As published: “Network Science 1”1
- As published: “Principles of Experimental Physics”4
- 4
- 4
- As published: “Quantum Theory 1”1
- As published: “Computational Physics”4
- 4
- 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
Core Requirements
major core · 6 items
- 2
- 2
- 4
- As published: “Quantitative Methods 1”3
- 3
- PSYC 5410Human Behavior and SustainabilityNot resolved to a course3
Research
2 items
- Complete a minimum of 6 semester hours from the following:Not resolved to a course6
- or: EEMB 8984 Research
Electives
electives · 1 item
- Complete 8 semester hours from the following:Not resolved to a course8
Psychology Breadth Courses
5 items
- 3
- 3
Sustainability Breadth Courses
23 items
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 3-4
- 1
Psychology Depth Courses
1 item
Sustainability Depth Courses
10 items
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 4
- 4
- As published: “Environmental Science and Policy Seminar 1”1
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