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Program checklist · Bioinformatics and Genomics

Bioinformatics and Genomics

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · University Park, PA

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
Bioinformatics and Genomics
Total credits (published)
23
Credits (computed from items)
118
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214777
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214777_0c8222bf
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Master of Science (M.S.)

0 items

    Required Courses

    12 items
    1. BGEN 551
      3
    2. MCIBS 554
      Foundations in Data Driven Life Sciences
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. Choose one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. STAT 500
      Applied Statistics
      Not resolved to a course
    5. STAT 501
      Regression Methods
      Not resolved to a course
    6. STAT 502
      Analysis of Variance and Design of Experiments
      Not resolved to a course
    7. STAT 555
      Statistical Analysis of Genomics Data
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    8. BMMB 852
      2
    9. BIOL 405
      Molecular Evolution
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    10. BGEN 541
      3
    11. BGEN 590
      1
    12. MCIBS 591
      Ethics, Rigor, Reproducibility and Conduct of Research in the Life Sciences
      Not resolved to a course
      2

    Electives

    electives · 1 item
    1. At least one elective credit must be chosen from a list of approved classes maintained by the graduate program office.
      Not resolved to a course
      1

    Culminating Experience

    0 items

      Students choosing the M.S. with thesis option must complete original laboratory research (a minimum of 6 credits of BGEN 600) that culminates in a thesis. The thesis must be accepted by the advisers and/or committee members, the head of the graduate program, and the Graduate School, and the student must pass a thesis defense.

      1 item
      1. BGEN 600
        Not resolved to a course
        6

      Students choosing the M.S. with internship plus scholarly paper option must complete independent study (non-thesis research, BGEN 596) and an internship (BGEN 595). Acceptance by the program chair of a scholarly paper reporting results from an original research project is required to fulfill the culminating experience. The internship is separate from the research project and data from the internship are not required for the scholarly paper.

      2 items
      1. BGEN 596
        4
      2. BGEN 595
        2

      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

      0 items

        Core Required Courses

        major core · 12 items
        1. BGEN 551
          3
        2. MCIBS 554
          Foundations in Data Driven Life Sciences
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. BGEN 541
          3
        4. BGEN 590
          1
        5. MCIBS 591
          Ethics, Rigor, Reproducibility and Conduct of Research in the Life Sciences
          Not resolved to a course
          2
        6. BMMB 852
          2
        7. STAT 555
          Statistical Analysis of Genomics Data
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        8. Choose one of the following:
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        9. BIOL 405
          Molecular Evolution
          Not resolved to a course
        10. BIOL 428
          Population Genetics
          Not resolved to a course
        11. BIOL 460
          Human Genetics
          Not resolved to a course
        12. BGEN 596
          Individual Studies
          As published: “Individual Studies (representing three Research Rotations)”
          2

        Electives

        electives · 1 item
        1. Elective credits chosen from a list of approved courses maintained by the graduate program office
          Not resolved to a course
          13

        Option in Algorithms and Computation

        12 items
        1. CSE/BMMB 566
          Algorithms and Data Structures in Bioinformatics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. CMPSC 465
          Data Structures and Algorithms
          or: CSE 565 Algorithm Design and Analysis
          3
        3. Two courses from a list of prescribed electives which includes but is not limited to the following:
          Not resolved to a course
          6
        4. CMPSC 431W
          3
        5. CMPSC 450
          3
        6. CSE 557
          Concurrent Matrix Computation
          Not resolved to a course
        7. CMPSC 464
          3
        8. CSE 583
          Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning
          Not resolved to a course
        9. CSE 562
          Probabilistic Algorithms
          Not resolved to a course
        10. CMPEN 455
          An Introduction to Digital Image Processing
          Not resolved to a course
        11. CMPEN 454
          Fundamentals of Computer Vision
          Not resolved to a course
        12. CHE 512
          Optimization and Biological Networks
          Not resolved to a course

        Option in Statistical Genomics

        10 items
        1. STAT 501
          Regression Methods
          Not resolved to a course
          or: STAT 511 Regression Analysis and Modeling
          3
        2. STAT 557
          Data Mining I
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. Two courses from a list of prescribed electives which includes but is not limited to the following:
          Not resolved to a course
          6
        4. STAT 414
          Introduction to Probability Theory
          Not resolved to a course
        5. STAT 415
          Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
          Not resolved to a course
        6. STAT 416
          Stochastic Modeling
          Not resolved to a course
        7. STAT 502
          Analysis of Variance and Design of Experiments
          Not resolved to a course
        8. STAT 504
          Analysis of Discrete Data
          Not resolved to a course
        9. STAT 505
          Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis
          Not resolved to a course
        10. STAT 540
          Statistical Computing
          Not resolved to a course

        Degree Requirements

        0 items

          Required Courses

          7 items
          1. BGEN 590
            1
          2. MCIBS 591
            Ethics, Rigor, Reproducibility and Conduct of Research in the Life Sciences
            Not resolved to a course
            2
          3. BGEN 551
            3
          4. MCIBS 554
            Foundations in Data Driven Life Sciences
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          5. BGEN 541
            3
          6. STAT 555
            Statistical Analysis of Genomics Data
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          7. BMMB 852
            2

          Electives

          electives · 1 item
          1. Elective credits chosen from a list of approved courses maintained by the graduate program office; must include an evolutionary genomics course (BIOL 405, BIOL 428, BIOL 460, or another evolutionary genomics course approved by the program chair); depending on student’s prior background, STAT 500, STAT 501, or STAT 502 may also be required.
            Not resolved to a course
            6
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