Graduate Degree Programs

The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences has four degree programs: Biotechnology (master's only); Pharmaceutical Sciences; Public Health (master's only); and Biomedical Sciences. The Biomedical Sciences program consists of five concentrations which are defined as the research areas within the program. Students entering into the Biomedical Sciences Program are required to select a concentration at the end of their first year.

GSBS programs leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are:

Doctoral Degrees:

• Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences*

Master Degrees:

• Biotechnology
• Biomedical Sciences*
• Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Public Health

*Biomedical Sciences:
Areas of Concentrations include:

• Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology (Ph.D. only)
• Graduate Medical Sciences (Master's only)
• Immunology and Infectious Diseases (Ph.D. only)
• Molecular Biophysics (Ph.D. only)
• Translational Neuroscience and Pharmacology (Ph.D. only)

Campuses

Dual Degree Programs

Students in good academic standing may be eligible to apply to the following dual degree programs:

Students must apply to each school or program separately. For more information regarding the dual degree program application process, email graduate.school@ttuhsc.edu.

Graduate Certificate Programs

Graduate certificates are intended to meet the supplemental post-baccalaureate education needs of professionals. A graduate certificate program is a set of courses that provides in-depth knowledge in a subject matter and a coherent knowledge base.

A student applying for a graduate certificate program will be admitted with a “GB-CER” designation. Some certificate programs require the GRE, and some do not. To take any graduate course, all prerequisite courses (including undergraduate courses) must be taken and necessary background obtained before attempting the course. A student will be required to have a baccalaureate degree to start a graduate certificate program. There is only one exception to having a baccalaureate degree: if an undergraduate student from Texas Tech University has a 3.0 GPA or better and is within 12 hours of completion of a baccalaureate degree, the student may start taking graduate courses toward a graduate certificate. The student must have a baccalaureate degree to receive a graduate certificate. Graduate credits earned while the student is enrolled in a graduate certificate program may not be applied toward a graduate degree unless the student completes the GRE and enrolls as a fully accredited graduate student. After taking the GRE and fulfilling all other admission requirements, a student may use the courses taken for a graduate certificate degree if the courses fulfill the requirements of the program of study for the degree.

Graduate students may pursue a graduate certificate that is outside their graduate program of study. No more than one transfer course (if approved by the advisor of the graduate certificate program and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences) will be allowed for a graduate certificate program. If a graduate student is in good standing and dropping out of the graduate program, the student may receive a graduate certificate if the necessary courses have been taken. To receive a graduate certificate, a student must have a GPA of 3.0 or better. No grade lower than a C will be accepted.

Certificates:
• Certificate in Public Health

For additional information please contact the GSBS Admissions Office at: graduate.school@ttuhsc.edu.

For a complete list of courses and course descriptions, please see the COURSE LISTING SECTION.