First Year Select Advisory Committee by end of Spring, Year 1 Fall: MIBO6010 (Lab Meeting) (2 Credits, repeated each semester) MIBO7000 (MS Research) (Variable Credits) MIBO8150 (Seminar in Diversity of Microbial Research) (1 Credit, repeated each semester) GRSC 7001 (GradFirst Seminar) (1 Credit) GRSC8550 (Responsible Conduct of Research) (1 Credit) Total of 18 hours Spring MIBO6010 (Lab Meeting) (2 Credits, repeated each semester) MIBO7000 (MS Research) (Variable Credits) MIBO8150 (Seminar in Diversity of Microbial Research) (1 Credit, repeated each semester) MIBO8120 (Foundations of Microbiology) (5 Credits) GRSC7770 (Graduate Teaching & Career Development) (1 Credit)* * Recommended, required for students to serve as a teaching assistant Total of 18 hours Summer: MIBO7000 (MS Research) (Variable Credits) Total of 15 hours Second Year Fall MIBO6010 (Lab Meeting) (2 Credits, repeated each semester) MIBO7000 (MS Research) (Variable Credits) MIBO8150 (Seminar in Diversity of Microbial Research) (1 Credit, repeated each semester) 3 Part Module Below (each module is 1 credit and meets for 1/3 of semester) MIBO8620 Introduction to Proposal Writing (optional) MIBO8630 Quantitative Macromolecule Analysis MIBO8640 Statistics (or other full-length statistics course) Elective Total of 18 hours Spring MIBO6010 (Lab Meeting) (2 Credits, repeated each semester) MIBO7000 (MS Research) (Variable Credits) MIBO8150 (Seminar in Diversity of Microbial Research) (1 Credit, repeated each semester) Elective Total of 18 hours *recommended Summer of second year or Fall of third year MIBO7000 (PhD Research) (Variable Credits) MIBO7300 (MS dissertation preparation) (3 Credits) Total of 15 hours Updated Fall 2021 Click Here for Historical MS Program of Study prior to 2021-22 academic year