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Program checklist · Bioinformatics and Genomics

Bioinformatics and Genomics

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks · Reading, PA

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Program
Award
Bioinformatics and Genomics
Total credits (published)
23
Credits (computed from items)
118
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214704
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214704_a098cbb7
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
      3
    3. Choose one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. STAT 500
      3
    5. STAT 501
      3
    6. STAT 502
      3
    7. STAT 555
      3
    8. BMMB 852
      2
    9. BIOL 405
      3
    10. BGEN 541
      3
    11. BGEN 590
      1
    12. MCIBS 591
      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
          3
        3. BGEN 541
          3
        4. BGEN 590
          1
        5. MCIBS 591
          2
        6. BMMB 852
          2
        7. STAT 555
          3
        8. Choose one of the following:
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        9. BIOL 405
          3
        10. BIOL 428
          3
        11. BIOL 460
          3
        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
          3
        7. CMPSC 464
          3
        8. CSE 583
          3
        9. CSE 562
          3
        10. CMPEN 455
          3
        11. CMPEN 454
          3
        12. CHE 512
          3

        Option in Statistical Genomics

        10 items
        1. STAT 501
          Regression Methods
          or: STAT 511 Regression Analysis and Modeling
          3
        2. STAT 557
          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
          3
        5. STAT 415
          3
        6. STAT 416
          3
        7. STAT 502
          3
        8. STAT 504
          3
        9. STAT 505
          3
        10. STAT 540
          3

        Degree Requirements

        0 items

          Required Courses

          7 items
          1. BGEN 590
            1
          2. MCIBS 591
            2
          3. BGEN 551
            3
          4. MCIBS 554
            3
          5. BGEN 541
            3
          6. STAT 555
            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
          Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/graduate/programs/majors/bioinformatics-genomics/. Captured page pages/0698.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.