Undergraduate Embedded Certificate in Cellular and Molecular Biosciences

Biology majors are eligible to complete certificates within Biology electives and free electives.

All certificates are subject to the following requirements:

  • Minimum 12 credits from the list of approved courses for each certificate
  • Minimum 9 credits BIOS courework
  • Minimum 9 credits of 3xxx or higher coursework
  • Maximum 6 credits of Special Topics
  • Maximum 3 credits Transfer Credit
  • Courses may not be double-counted toward more than one certificate or minor

Students declare a certificate, select and complete at least 12 credits that correspond to the desired certificate from the list below. Complete Certificate Applications must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the end of your graduating semester. The Certificate Application will be available on the Biology Majors Portal site in Canvas.

Select 12 credits (at least 9 credits must be Biological Sciences (BIOS):12
Microbiology
Microbiology Lab
Protein Biology
Cancer Biology and Biotechnology
Molecular Evolution
Ion Channels
Medical Microbiology
Microbial Physiology
Developmental Biology
Drug Discovery
Programming in Biological and Life Sciences
Epigenetics, Stem Cells, and Development
Human Evolutionary Genomics
Genetics of Complex Human Traits and Diseases
Origin of complex life: from cells to societies
RNA Biology and Biotechnology
Immunology
Molecular Biology of Microbes: Disease, Nature, and Biotechnology
Aquatic Chemical Ecology
Microbial Symbiosis & Microbiomes
Signaling Molecules
Special Topics (Chromosome Biology & Human Disease)
Special Topics (Proteomics: Technology & Applications)
Survey of Biochemistry
Biochemistry I
Biochemistry II
Cell and Molecular Neuroscience