Typical Capstone Pathway Road Map

1st semester (fall)
2nd semester (spring)
​3rd semester
4th semester
SCI5511 Research Seminar
​SCI5511 Research Seminar
SCI5511 Research Seminar
SCI5511 Research Seminar
MATH5533 Statistics for the Natural Sciences
​SCI5803 Topics of Natural Sciences
SCI5983 Capstone I
SCI5993 Capstone II
Elective course
Elective course
Elective course
Elective course
Elective course
Elective course
Elective course
...
Before the first semester,
submit 1)Degree Plan and 2)Statement of Understanding. If you have your research mentor, submit 3) Capstone Research Advisor Selection to Dr. Sean Kim
​Submit Committee Selection Form to Dr. Kim.
Recommend presenting your capstone proposal to your committee.
Apply for graduation:
Spring Due by Jan 1st.
Summer Due by Mar 1st.
​Fall Due by August 1st.
Submit your capstone to the graduate college 30 days prior to the end of semester.*
* This date is to help accommodate unforeseen circumstances that may keep a student from being able to submit at the recommended 4 week (about 30 days) mark. If a student turns in their thesis on the last date (the last of classes), this does not guarantee that the Dean of the Graduate College will be able to review, as the Dean does review each submission personally.

Natural Science Graduate Certificate (1 year program)

Natural Science Graduate Certificate
Purpose: Natural Science Certificate provides students with graduate-level seminar and course work. The graduate certificate is embedded in the Master of Science in Natural Sciences.
 
Required hours (total 18 hours)
 
Required courses (10 hours)
SCI 5511 Research Seminar (repeated 2 times; total 2 credit hours)
SCI 553x Research in the Natural Sciences (2 credit hours)
SCI 5803 Topics of Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)
MATH 5533 Statistics for the Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)
 
Other courses (8 hours)
Students choose more research hours or take graduate-level biology, chemistry, or physics courses.
1st semester (fall)
2nd semester (spring)
SCI5511 Research Seminar
SCI5511 Research Seminar
MATH5533 Statistics for the Natural Sciences
SCI5803 Topics of Natural Sciences
SCI5532 Research in the Natural Sciences 
​(in-person or virtually)​
Elective course
​Elective course
Elective course

Accelerated Bachelor's to Master's Degree Program (ADP) available exclusively for Chemistry and Biochemistry majors

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