Five Year B.S./M.S. Degree in Biochemistry

The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics now allows students to enroll in an accelerated program that leads to both the Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees. Our program follows the normal B.S. degree for three years, but adds two graduate courses during the Senior year. The fifth year includes three graduate courses, research credits, and the Masters Thesis.

Students who are interested in this B.S./M.S. program should meet with a member of the Advisory Committee as early as possible to plan for the course work and thesis. Students must select a mentor for their Senior Thesis and M.S. Thesis that is approved by the Advisory Committee. The Senior Thesis (or Honors Thesis) for the B.S. degree will represent preliminary work for the M.S. Thesis to be completed during the fifth year.

The Master of Science degree requires 30 units (minimum) of graduate work in 500-level courses or above, up to 15 of which may be in thesis research. At least one-half of the required units must be in courses offering regular letter grades. Up to 12 units of graduate credit earned as an undergraduate and not applied toward the baccalaureate degree can be applied for credit toward a master's degree. Required courses for the M.S. degree include Proteins and Enzymes 565 and two other courses from the Course List. The student, with approval from the Advisory Committee, chooses the remaining graduate courses required for the degree.

Application form

For further information:

Dr. William Grimes, Professor
Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology
Biological Sciences West Bldg., Room 342
The University of Arizona, PO Box 210088
Tucson, AZ 85721-0088
wjgrimes@u.arizona.edu

Phone: (520) 621-5431

Olivia A. Mendoza, Program Coordinator
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
Biological Sciences West Bldg., Room 362B4
The University of Arizona, PO Box 210088
Tucson, AZ 85721-0088
omendoza@u.arizona.edu

Phone: (520) 621-3868 FAX: (520) 626-9204

Biological Sciences West
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