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Computational Life Sciences MS
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Program Reminders:
- To meet continuous enrollment, you are required to be enrolled in at least 1 credit of graduate-level (500+) classes in the fall and spring semesters.
- Only 6 credits of 400-level coursework maximum can be used towards your degree.
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Note and Tips for Using the Course Offering Sheets:
- It can serve as an overview of the program with core classes at the top, categories of the electives in the middle and culminating experiences at the bottom.
- The checked checkboxes mean that the course is being offered during the indicated session.
Session A = first 7.5 weeks of the semester. Session B = last 7.5 weeks of the semester. Session C = entirety of the semester.
- Seat and modality options may vary and are not indicated on this sheet. Please refer to the ASU Class Search to verify if seats are still open in your desired modality.
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Course Permissions:
- If you need an override for a 500-level course, please fill out the Course Permissions Form; if you need an override for a 400-level course, please email sols.grad@asu.edu.
- Accelerated Master’s students in Phase 1 should use the form to request an override into graduate-level courses.
- For course subjects outside of SOLS, you must contact that department's advising office to assist with an override. SOLS cannot provide overrides for non-SOLS courses.
*If you are interested in using a different course not listed on this sheet as an elective, please complete a Course Petition Request ahead of time. These requests are not guaranteed approval.
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Class Prefix & NumberCreditsClass TitleSpring 2026
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Required Core (1 credit hour)
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BIO 5111Big Data in Context *Fall only
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OR BIO 6101
OR Introduction to Responsible Conduct of Research in Life Sciences *Spring only
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Restricted Electives (20 credit hours total - 6-7 from each area)
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Computing in Life Sciences Area (6-7 credit hours)
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BIO 539 | BIO 4393Computing for Research
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BIO 5914Quantitative Methods in Conservation and Ecology
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BIO 5913Programming for Biologists
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BIO 5983Medical Genetics and Genomics
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BIO 5983Genomics Research Experience
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BIO 5983Transcriptomics
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Statistics and Mathematics Area (6-7 credit hours)
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BIO 514 | BIO 4154Statistical Models for Biology
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BIO 579 | BIO 4793Data Analysis and Visualization in R
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BIO 5983High-Throughput Genomics Analysis and Visualization
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BIO 5983General Linear Models for Biology
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Biology Area (6 credit hours)
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BIO 543 | BIO 498 Same Class Title3Molecular Genetics and Genomics
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BIO 544 | BIO 494 Same Class Title3Discovering Biodiversity
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BIO 598 | BIO 4233Population and Community Ecology
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EVO 6013Principles of Evolution
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MCB 540 | MBB/BIO 4403Functional Genomics
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Open Electives (24 credit hours)
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SOLS Elective Options
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BIO 514 | BIO 4154Statistical Models for Biology
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BIO 539 | BIO 4393Computing for Research
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BIO 543 | BIO 498 Same Class Title3Molecular Genetics and Genomics
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BIO 544 | BIO 494 Same Class Title3Discovering Biodiversity
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BIO 5453Populations: Evolutionary Genetics
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BIO 5493Phylogenetic Biology and Analysis
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BIO 551 | BIO 4514Cell Biotechnology
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BIO 579 | BIO 479 *BIO 514 is prerequisite3Data Analysis and Visualization in R
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BIO 5913Selected Topics in Ecological Modeling
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BIO 5913Dynamic Modeling of Social & Ecological Systems
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BIO 5913Programming for Biologists
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BIO 5913Molecular Evolution
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BIO 5911Computational Life Sciences Reading Group
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BIO 5983Software Carpentry
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BIO 598 | BIO 494 Same Class Title3Bioscience Data Carpentry in R
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BIO 5983Genomics Research Experience
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BIO 5983Medical Genetics and Genomics
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BIO/MIC 598 | BIO/MIC 494 Same Class Title
3Microbiome Data Science
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BIO 5983Statistical Programming for the Life Sciences
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BIO 5983Big Data in Context: Ethics, Policy, History, and Philosophy
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EVO 5983Principles of Programming for Biologists
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EVO 5983Meta-Analysis in Ecology and Evolution
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EVO 5983Current Topics in Systematics
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EVO 5983Advanced Programming for Biology
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EVO 5983Evolutionary Data Analysis
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EVO 5983The Human Genome
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EVO 6013Principles of Evolution
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MCB 540 | MBB/BIO 4403Functional Genomics
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NEU 5913Data Analysis in Neuroscience
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Non-SOLS Elective Options
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APM 5333Mathematical Population Biology I
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BMI 5153App Biostats Med & Informatics
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BMI 5173Adv Biostats Biomed Research
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BMI 5553Statistics Learning for Data Mining
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BMI 5983Biostatistics with Computational Applications
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BMI 6033Health Informatics Database
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BME 5243Systems Biology of Disease
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CHM 598 | CHM 494 Same Class Title3Unraveling the Noise: Data Driven Models and Analysis
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CHM 5983Quantitative Foundation of Modern Biochemistry
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CSE 598 | CSE 494 Same Class Title3Algorithms in Computational Biology
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CSE 5983Bio-Inspired Computing
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ERM 598 | ERM 494 Same Class Title3Algal Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering
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GIS 598 | GIS 494 Same Class Title4GIS methods for Non-Majors
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HCD 5013Biostatistics & Data Management
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HCR 5623Clinical Research Data Management & Technology
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SOS 5981Research Data Management
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Culminating Event (3 credit hours)
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BIO 5973Capstone *Fall and Spring only - requires Grad Office approval to enroll
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OR BIO 5933
Applied Project *Final semester - requires formal proposal and Grad Office approval to enroll