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University Catalog 2026-2027

Health Sciences, Graduate Certificate

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CIP Code: 260102

Admissions Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in health-, animal science-, or biology-related discipline OR the following courses
- College-level Introductory Biology for majors
- College-level Introductory Chemistry
3.0 cumulative undergraduate GPA
GRE is not required
Submission of all official admission documents to the Graduate School

Courses 12SCH from the following:

Biology Courses

BISC 5063: Graduate Endocrinology 3 Semester Credit Hours
BISC 5083: Graduate Bacterial Genetics 3 Semester Credit Hours
BISC 5113: Graduate Developmental Biology 3 Semester Credit Hours
BISC 5123: Advanced Immunology 3 Semester Credit Hours
BISC 5143: Graduate Advanced Genetics 3 Semester Credit Hours
BISC 5183: Graduate Molecular Biotechnology 3 Semester Credit Hours
BISC 5203: Graduate Evolution 3 Semester Credit Hours
BISC 5213: Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology 3 Semester Credit Hours
BISC 5223: Graduate Molecular Biology 3 Semester Credit Hours
BISC 5263: Graduate Histology 3 Semester Credit Hours
BISC 5293: Graduate Stem Cell Biology 3 Semester Credit Hours
BISC 5313: Graduate Medical Genetics 3 Semester Credit Hours
BISC 5553: Graduate Molecular Techniques 3 Semester Credit Hours
BISC 5573: Graduate Genetic Engineering 3 Semester Credit Hours
BISC 5623: Graduate Virology 3 Semester Credit Hours
BISC 5633: Graduate Cancer Biology 3 Semester Credit Hours
BISC 5683: Graduate Biostatistics 3 Semester Credit Hours
BISC 5913: Graduate PCR-Methods and Applications 3 Semester Credit Hours
BISC 5923: Graduate Protein Analysis 3 Semester Credit Hours
BISC 5933: Graduate Animal Behavior 3 Semester Credit Hours

Health Information Management Courses:

HIM 5003: Healthcare Compliance 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIM 5023: Database Architecture 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIM 5033: Medical Vocab and Class Systems 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIM 5053: Health Informatics Advanced Statistical Methods 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIM 5063: Health Information Security and Application 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIM 5103: Intro to Health Informatics 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIM 5113: Project Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIM 5133: Evaluation of Information System 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIM 5203: Consumer Health Informatics 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIM 5213: EHR Infrastructure 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIM 5233: Healthcare Information Analysis 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIM 5303: Leadership in Healthcare 3 Semester Credit Hours

Nutrition Courses:

FNU 5013: Nutrition Programs and Policy 3 Semester Credit Hours
FNU 5233: Recent Advances in Nutrition 3 (12) Semester Credit Hours
FNU 5433: Nutrition and Worksite Wellness 3 Semester Credit Hours
Additional courses available with approved pre-requisites

Total Semester Credit Hours 12