Overview

Program in Computational Bioscience / Program in Computational Bioscience 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	2
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test in computer science (recommended) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Minimum of 30 semester credit hours each of course work and dissertation research

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

44

Applied

11

Accepted

5

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	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test in computer science (recommended)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Demonstrated adequate computational and biological backgrounds, interviews

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Student Body

20

Total Graduate Students

10%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	15%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	55%
American Indian or Alaska Native	5%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	15%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (30%)

Female (70%)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Physical simulations of biological macromolecules and their dynamics, gene expression array analysis and interpretation of expression data, natural language processing in the biomedical literature, metabolic and signaling pathway analysis, evolutionary reconstruction and disease gene finding
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address Mail Stop 8303, 12801 East 17th Avenue
RC1 South, L18 6101
Aurora, CO  80045-0511
United States

Contact Dr. Larry Hunter
Director
Email: larry.hunter@ucdenver.edu
Phone: -724-3574

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