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
- Professional Science Master's
- Credential class
- ceterms:MasterDegree
- CIP
- 26.1103
- Total credits (published)
- 3
- Credits (computed from items)
- 46
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 232186
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_232186_65dea21b
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Bioinformatics Courses
10 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Select two from the following or other BINF-prefixed courses in consultation with the faculty advisor:Not resolved to a course6
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Professional Skills Courses
20 items
- 1
- 3
- Select one course from the following that hasn't previously been taken:Not resolved to a course3
- As published: “Selected Topics in Animal Biology 1”1-4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- or: MBA 738 Introduction to Machine Learning for Business Applications3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Or other courses in consultation with the faculty advisor
0 items
Scientific Electives
electives · 1 item
- Select 6 credits in courses that haven't previously been taken, tailored to suit interests and goals in consultation with the faculty advisor.Not resolved to a course6
Big Data Analysis:
4 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Synthetic and Systems Biology:
2 items
- 3
- 3
Human Health and Personal Genomics:
6 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Software Development and Analysis:
7 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Colloquium: 1
1 item
- As published: “Colloquium in Bioinformatics (may be repeated for up to 3 credits)”1
Additional Internship Experience 2
1 item
- 1-3
Internship
2 items
- Three credits of internshipNot resolved to a course3
- 1-3
Graduate Course Suggestions
5 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Source. George Mason University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/science/systems-biology/bioinformatics-management-professional-science-masters/. Captured page pages/0324.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.