Cancer Biology PhD
PCOM
PhD in Cancer Biology Program
The PhD in Cancer Biology program is designed to be completed in 5-7 years of full-time study. The program is offered on PCOM's main campus in Philadelphia, PA and requires 99-121 credit hours to complete. All full-time students will receive a full scholarship, health insurance through PCOM and a stipend while they are in the program.
Program Requirements
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Hours | |
| Fall | ||
| BIOM 611 | Vaccines and Immune Therapies | 4 |
| BIOM 651 | Pre-Thesis Lab Work | 3 |
| BIOM 690 | Research Methods | 2 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| Winter | ||
| BIOM 501 | Molecular Basis of Medicine | 7 |
| BIOM 651 | Pre-Thesis Lab Work | 3 |
| Hours | 10 | |
| Term 3 | ||
| Spring | ||
| BIOM 506 | Medical Pharmacology | 3 |
| BIOM 507 | Physiology | 3 |
| BIOM 651 | Pre-Thesis Lab Work | 4 |
| Hours | 10 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Term 1 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Students take courses at the Wistar Institute and choose a thesis lab | 9 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| Spring | ||
| Students take courses at the Wistar Institute and choose a thesis lab | 10 | |
| Hours | 10 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Term 1 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Doctoral Research | 9 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| Spring | ||
| Doctoral Research | 9 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Term 1 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Doctoral Research | 9 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| Spring | ||
| Doctoral Research | 9 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Term 1 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Doctoral Research | 9 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| Spring | ||
| Doctoral Research | 9 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Sixth Year | ||
| Term 1 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Doctoral Reaearch | 9 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| Spring | ||
| Doctoral Research | 9 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |