Admission to Program
Ecology majors may apply to the dual degree program with CBS in the fall of year 3 of their undergraduate program. Students who meet the following eligibility requirements should submit documentation thereof to Misha Boyd (mlboyd@uga.edu).
Applicants must have a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0. Applicants should be on track to have completed at least 60 credit hours by the end of the semester for which they seek admission to the Dual Degree Pathway.
Curriculum
Graduate-level courses that may be used to satisfy undergraduate and graduate program requirements.
Courses that can satisfy 3-7 hours of B.S. Ecology major requirements:
BIOS 7010 Introductory Biostatistics I (3) or POPH 8310L Population Health Statistics (3)
CBIO 8500 Biology of Parasitism (4)
ECOL 8510 Fundamentals of Disease Biology I (1-4)
ECOL 8515 Modeling Infectious Diseases (4)
ECOL 8520 Fundamentals of Disease Biology II (1-4)
IDIS 8010 Advanced Studies in Infectious Diseases (4)
IDIS 8030 Parasites and Parasitic Diseases (3) (Fall of even years)
POPH 7100 Principles and Management of Wildlife Diseases (3)
VPAT 7050 Fundamentals of Fish Disease and Pathology (3)
Courses that may be used to fulfill up to a total of 5 hours of undergraduate general elective requirements:
IDIS (CBIO/MIBO) 6100 Immunology (3)
IDIS (MIBO/POPH) 6450 Microbial Genetics and Genomics (4)
IDIS 8080L Advanced Molecular Techniques (3)
POPH 8050/L Avian Virus Diseases (3)
POPH 6050 Avian Diseases (3)
POPH 6110 Problems in Food Animal Infectious Disease (2)
VPAT 7200/L General Animal Pathology (3.7)
VPAT (POPH) 8220 Avian Histopathology (3)
VPHY 6090 Comparative Mammalian Physiology (3)
VPHY 6100 Comparative Mammalian Physiology (3)
VPHY 6910 Introductory Toxicology (3)
GRSC 8550 Responsible Conduct of Research (1)
IDIS 8170 or VETM 8001 Research Communications (1)
IDIS 8250 Special Topics in Parasitology (1)
IDIS 8540 Special Topics in Bacterial Pathogenesis (1)
IDIS 8550 Special Topics in Immunology (1)
IDIS 8590 Special Topics in Disease Intervention (1)
POPH 8230 Special Topics in Population Health (2)
POPH 8580 Current Topics in Wildlife Health (1)
IDIS 8160 Seminar in Infectious Diseases (1)
POPH 8150 Avian Medicine Seminar (1)
VPAT 8140 Research Seminar (1)
ECOL 4150/6150L Population Biology of Infectious Diseases (4)
Additional requirements that are unique to this Double Dawgs program:
BIOS 7010 Introductory Biostatistics I (3) or POPH 8310L Population Health Statistics (3)
GRSC 8550 Responsible Conduct of Research (1)
IDIS 8170 or VETM 8001 Research Communications (1)
One of the following journal clubs:
IDIS 8250 Special Topics in Parasitology (1)
IDIS 8540 Special Topics in Bacterial Pathogenesis (1)
IDIS 8550 Special Topics in Immunology (1)
IDIS 8590 Special Topics in Disease Intervention (1)
POPH 8230 Special Topics in Population Health (2)
POPH 8580 Current Topics in Wildlife Health (1)
One of the following seminar series:
IDIS 8160 Seminar in Infectious Diseases (1)
POPH 8150 Avian Medicine Seminar (1)
VPAT 8140 Research Seminar (1)
Admission to Graduate Program
o At least 60 credits completed prior to the semester for which you are seeking admission
o 3.5 or higher undergraduate GPA (including any graduate courses used to satisfy undergraduate requirements)
o Three letters of recommendation from faculty or staff who have interacted with the student in a research setting
o Statement of purpose