ADMISSION DEFICIENCIES

Some students admitted to the Ph.D. program have not met all of the admission requirements. Such deficiencies are noted in the letter of admission from the Dean. Students are strongly encouraged to repair these deficiencies prior to enrollment so they will not be delayed in completing GSBS degree requirements. If that is impossible, students are encouraged to repair admission deficiencies during their first year at GSBS.

BIOCHEMISTRY

Students may repair a deficiency in biochemistry by passing Introductory Biochemistry at GSBS.

BIOLOGY

Students may repair a deficiency in biology by passing two semesters of any biology course at The University of Houston, Rice University and/or Houston Community College. Contact Dr. Vicki Knutson at 713-500-9860 or Victoria.P.Knutson@uth.tmc.edu to confirm appropriateness of the courses.

CALCULUS

Students may repair a deficiency in Calculus by passing the following course offered at the HSC School of Health Information Science:

• HI 5001 Applied Mathematics in Biomedicine (3 credits) directed by Dr. Claudio Cavasotto

Alternatively, students may repair a deficiency in Calculus by passing the following courses:

The University of Houston

• Math 1431 Calculus I (4 credits)

Rice University

• Math 101 Calculus for Functions of One Variable I (3 credits)

Houston Community College

• Math 2413 Calculus I (4 credits)

Competency in Calculus I can also be demonstrated by passing the HCC advanced placement test for Calculus II. Please refer to the HCC-Central Mathematics Department Home Page at http://ccollege.hccs.edu/instru/math/index.htm under “Course Information” for details.

PHYSICS

Students may repair a deficiency in physics by passing the following courses:

University of Houston

• Physics 1301 Introductory General Physics I (3 credits)
• Physics 1302 Introductory General Physics II (3 credits)

Rice University

• Physics 101 Mechanics (3 credits)
• Physics 102 Electricity and Magnetism (3 credits)

Houston Community College

• Phys 1401 General Technical Physics I (4 credits)
• Phys 1402 General Technical Physics II (4 credits)

Competency in Physics I or Physics II can be demonstrated by passing the final exams for these courses at Rice University or HCC. Please contact Dr. Vicki Knutson at 713-500-9860 or Victoria.P.Knutson@uth.tmc.edu for details.

Call Dr. Vicki Knutson at 713-500-9860 to get more information about how to register for courses at the University of Houston or Rice University. GSBS does not have an enrollment agreement with Houston Community College, so students who wish to take courses there should register independently of the Graduate School.