Overview

Program in Human Medical Genetics and Genomics / Program in Human Medical Genetics and Genomics is located in Aurora, CO, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	0
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (minimum combined score of 1205) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required At least 30 semester hours in course work (rotations and research courses taken prior to the completion of the comprehensive examination) and 30 semester hours of thesis/didactic credits prior to defending

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

32

Applied

6

Accepted

6

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

75

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	January 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test (minimum combined score of 1205)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, 4 letters of recommendation; prerequisite courses in biology, chemistry (general and organic), physics, genetics, calculus, and statistics (recommended)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 570 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

21

Total Graduate Students

9%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	9.52%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	66%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	9.52%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	4.76%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (23%)

Female (76%)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Mapping, discovery, and function of disease genes affecting skin and craniofacial development and autoimmunity; genetics of colon cancer; clinical proteomics; biochemical markers of disease, including cancer; modeling human genetic diseases with patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells; cell cycle control of DNA replication and mutagenesis in yeast and human cancer cells; mechanisms of cancer chemoprevention

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

0

Location & Contact

Address Mail Stop 8300
12800 East 19th Avenue
Aurora, CO  80217-3364
United States

Contact Dr. Richard A. Spritz
Director
Email: richard.spritz@ucdenver.edu
Phone: -724-3107

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