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2025-2026 University Catalog

Bioinformatics & Computational Biomedicine, M.S.

Program Requirements

GPA and grade requirements: Minimum overall GPA of 3.0; minimum grade of “B-” in all courses

Bioinformatics and Computational Biomedicine (11 credits)

BMI 550 Bioinformatics & Computational Biomedicine I: Algorithms Credits: 4
BMI 551 Bioinformatics & Computational Biomedicine II: Statistical Methods Credits: 4
BMI 552A Research in Bioinformatics & Computational Biomedicine Credits: 1
BMI 552B Research in Bioinformatics & Computational Biomedicine Credits: 1
BMI 553 Readings in Bioinformatics & Computational Biomedicine Credits: 1

Biomedical Sciences (6 credits)

BMI 530 The Practice of Health Care Credits: 3
Select one course (3 cr.)
BMI 512 Clinical Information Systems Credits: 3
BMI 559 Genetics for Computational Biologists Credits: 3

Computer Science (12 credits)

BMI 535 Management & Processing of Large Scale Data Credits: 3
BMI 543 Machine Learning Credits: 3
BMI 546 Software Engineering Credits: 3
BMI 565 Bioinformatics Programming & Scripting Credits: 3

Analytics and Biostatistics (3 credits)

BMI 531 Probability & Statistical Inference Credits: 3

Thesis or Capstone Prep (6 credits)

BMI 570 Scientific Writing & Communication for Informatics Students Credits: 3
BMI 576 Managing Ethics in Biomedical Informatics Credits: 3

Elective Courses (5 credits)

Any 500-level course with prefix BMI
Other graduate courses with program approval

Thesis or Non-thesis (6-12 credits)

Thesis Option (12 cr.)
BMI 503 Thesis Credits: 1 to 16 (12 credits required)
Non-thesis Option (6 cr.)
Select one:
BMI 581 Capstone Project Credits: 1 to 6 (6 credits required)
BMI 590 Capstone Internship Credits: 1 to 6 (6 credits required)

Non-course Requirements

Thesis or capstone

Total Credits for Completion: 55 (Thesis Option) or 49 (Non-Thesis Option)