Students seeking an MS degree must take a total of 30 credits, with not less than 22 credits earned at ISU. This 30 credits includes the below core course requirements and applicable research credits earned.
Additional coursework for both MS and PhD degrees may be selected by the student in consultation with his/her Program of Study (POS) Committee to meet departmental requirements and to satisfactorily prepare the student for their research project.
Graduate credits of B or better earned at another institution may be transferred at the discretion of the POS Committee and with the approval of the Immunobiology Program and the ISU Graduate College.
Additional information relating to credits required for graduate degrees can be found in the ISU Graduate College Handbook.
Immunobiology MS Core Curriculum requirements include:
| Take each of the following: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| BBMB 405 | Biochemistry II | 3 credits | Spring |
| IMBIO 602 | Current Topics Workshop | 1 credit/year | Fall |
| IMBIO 604 | Seminar | 1 credit/year | Spring |
| VMPM 615 | Molecular Immunology | 3 credits | Alt. Fall, Odd Years |
| Stat 401 | Statistical Methods for Research Workers | 4 credits | Fall, Spring & Summer |
| Vet Path 554 | Ethics in Scientific Research & Writing | 1 credit | Alt. Spring, Even Years |
| Take one of the following two: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| VMPM 520 | Medical Immunology I | 4 credits | Fall |
| VMPM 575 | Immunology | 3 credits | Spring |
| At least 1 course from the following options: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| VMPM 629 | Advanced Topics in Cellular Immunology | 2 credtis | Alt. Spring, Even Years |
| VMPM/Micro 625 | Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis | 4 credits | Alt. Spring, Odd Years |
| VMPM 608 | Molecular Virology | 3 credits | Alt. Fall, Even Years |
| VMPM 540 | Livestock Immunogenetics | 2 credits | Alt. Spring, Odd Years |
| GDCB 528 | Advances in Molecular Cell Biology | 3 credits | Alt. Fall, Even Years |
| Vet Path 655 | Cellular and Molecular Pathology I | 3 credits | Alt. Spring, Odd Years |
| Vet Path 656 | Cellular and Molecular Pathology II | 3 credits | Alt. Spring, Even Years |
| BBMB 645 | Molecular Signaling | 2 credits | Alt. Spring, Odd Years |
| MICRO 508 | Virology | 3 credits | Fall |
TOTAL CORE CURRICULUM CREDITS **16-17 credits
**Exclusive of seminar, workshop, and research credits.
Non-native English speakers must pass the English Requirement as established by the university. Depending on the results of this exam additional courses may be required to meet English proficiency standards.
Immunobiology graduate students need to teach one semester as part of their training for an advanced degree. Students whose first language is not English must take and pass the Oral English Certification Test (OECT) to be eligible to teach.