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Molecular and Cellular Biology 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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ABC
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Required Core (6 credit hours)
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MCB 5553Advanced Molecular and Cellular Biology *Fall only
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MCB 5563Advanced Molecular and Cellular Biology II *Spring only
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Other Requirements (8 credit hours)
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MCB 501 4x *taken 4 times during program1 *4xSeminar: Molecular and Cellular Biology Colloquium
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BIO 5433Molecular Genetics and Genomics *Spring only
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BIO 6101
Introduction to Responsible Conduct of Research in Life Sciences *Spring only
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Research (6 credit hours minimum)
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MCB 592 *6 min required, beyond will apply as electives
1-12Research
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Open Electives (4 credit hours)
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SOLS Elective Options *prefixes: ANB, BIO, ELS, EVO, HPS, MCB, MIC, NEU, PLB
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MCB 5921-12Research
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BIO 5032Bioimaging Lab
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BIO 5042Bioimaging
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BIO/ASB 507 | BIO/ASB 4083Advanced Evolutionary Medicine
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BIO 510/ASM 503 | BIO/ASM 4033Evolution and Medicine
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BIO 514 | BIO 4154Statistical Models for Biology
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BIO 5153Science, Technology and Public Affairs
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BIO 5193Physiological Plant Ecology
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BIO 521 | BIO 4213Landscape Ecology
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BIO 522 | BIO 4223Populations: Evolutionary Ecology
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BIO/GCU/SOS 5263
Sustainability Science: Interactions Between Human and Env. Systems
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BIO/SOS 5273Environmental Ethics and Policy Goals
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BIO 5302Scientific Teaching
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BIO 5313Advanced Scientific Teaching
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BIO 5321Recent Papers in Discipline-Based Education Research
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BIO 533 | BIO 494 Same Class Title1K-12 STEM Education and Outreach
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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/ASM 546 | BIO/ASM 4463Principles of Human Genetics
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BIO/ASB 5483Maternal and Child Health
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BIO 5493Phylogenetic Biology and Analysis
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BIO 551 | BIO 4514Cell Biotechnology
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BIO 5523Developmental Genetics
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BIO/PSY 5683Stress and the Brain
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BIO/CAS 5703Fundamentals of CAS Science
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BIO 5723Applications of Complex Adaptive Systems
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BIO 5781-2Environmental Leadership and Communication
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BIO 579 | BIO 4791-2Data Analysis and Visualization in R
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BIO 584 *6 credits maximum toward degree 1-6
Internship *requires an internship position secured by student and Grad Office approval to enroll
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MCB 5901-12
Reading and Conference *requires formal proposal and Grad Office approval to enroll
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BIO/MBB/MCB/MIC/NEU 591 |
BIO/MBB/MIC 494: Same Class Title		3Biotechnology Viruses as Tools
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BIO 591 | BIO 498 Same Class Title2Biotic Evo Through Framework of Plant Paleobiology
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BIO/PLB 591 | BIO 498 Same Class Title1Botany
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BIO 5911Drylands in a Changing Earth
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BIO 59112-31Ecosystem Services Lab
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BIO/HPS 591 | BIO/HPS 498 Same Class Title3Embryo Project
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BIO HPS 5911-3Embryo Project Editing Seminar
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BIO/HPS 5913Embryo Project Illustration
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BIO/ELS/SOS 5911ESSA Reading and Reflection
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BIO 591 | BIO 494 Same Class Title1Innovations of Conservation Lab
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BIO 591 | BIO 494 Same Class Title4Lichenology
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BIO 5914Microbial Eukaryote Diversity & Evolution
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BIO 591 | BIO 494 Same Class Title3Molecular Evolution
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BIO 5911Papers in Inclusive Teaching in College Science
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BIO 591/EVO 598 | BIO/EVO 498 Same Class Title
3Population Genetic Reading Group
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BIO/MIC 591 | BIO/MIC 498 Same Class Title3Programming for Biologists
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BIO 5911Scientific Writing
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BIO/SOS 591 | BIO/SOS 494 Same Class Title3Social-Ecological Systems and Adaptation
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BIO/SOS 591/GCU 598 |
BIO/GCU/SOS 494 Same Class Title		3Society and Natural Resource Management
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BIO 591 | BIO 498 Same Class Title2Sociogenomics
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BIO 5911-2The Evo and Ecology of Cancer
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BIO 5981-3Advanced Study Practicum: Teaching Assistance
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BIO 5984Advanced Topics in Bioethics
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BIO 598 | BIO 498 Same Class Title1-2Applied Phylogenetics
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BIO 598/SOS 5913Biodiversity Conservation & Collaborative Management
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BIO/MCB 598 | BIO/MBB 494 Same Class Title3Bioenergy and Microbial Biotec
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BIO 598 | BIO 494 Same Class Title3Bioscience Data Carpentry in R
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BIO 598 | BIO 494 Same Class Title3Evolutionary Cell Biology
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BIO 598 | BIO 494 Same Class Title2Genetics and Genomics of Behavior
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BIO 598 | BIO 498 Same Class Title3The Immunological Origin of Diseases
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BIO 598 | BIO/MCB/MIC 494 Same Class Title3Innate Immunity
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BIO 598 | BIO 498 Same Class Title3Host Microbe Interactions
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BIO/MCB/MIC 598 | BIO/MIC 498 Same Class Title
1Introduction to Translational Biotechnology
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BIO 5983Advanced Evolutionary Biology
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BIO 598 | BIO 4383Marine Biology
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BIO 5981Microbial Eukaryotes Seminar
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BIO/MIC 598 | BIO/MIC 494 Same Class Title3Microbiome Data Science
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BIO 598 | BIO 494 Same Class Title3Obesity: Physiology to Pathophysiology to Treatment
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BIO/ASB 598 | BIO/ASB 494 Same Class Title3One Health
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BIO 598 | BIO 4233Population and Community Ecology
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BIO 5981Prep Course for Sustainable Wildlife Economy
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BIO 5983Reproductive Ecology
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BIO 598 | BIO 494 Same Class Title3The RNA World
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BIO 5981-1STS Reading Group
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BIO 598 | BIO 498 Same Class Title3Plant and Algal Biotechnology
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BIO 5981-2Biology of the Social Insects
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BIO 5983Proteins in Health and Disease
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BIO 5981-4Sustainability Challenges of Wildlife Economics in South Africa
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BIO 598 | BIO 494 Same Class Title3Tissue Regeneration and Stem Cell Biology
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BIO 5983Topics in Neuroscience
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BIO 598 | BIO 494 Same Class Title3Viral Dynamics