What degrees does UCSC offer?
We offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in bioinformatics: • A B.S. in Bioinformatics. Appropriate high school preparation includes mathematics, biology, and chemistry. • A minor in Bioinformatics. This minor is suitable for biology and chemistry majors or for computer science and computer engineering majors. • M.S. in Bioinformatics. Our master’s students are generally accepted without financial support. • Ph.D. in Bioinformatics. Our Ph.D. students usually receive full support. • Our combined B.S. and graduate program in Bioinformatics allows our undergraduate majors to complete their graduate degrees in a somewhat condensed timeframe. • The Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Science and Engineering has a Bioinformatics and Computational Biology track that is very similar to our Ph.D. program (essentially the same faculty and courses). There are some very minor differences in admissions and requirements. There are some cultural differences, as PBSE is dominated by MCD biologists, but th
