Summary of Requirements

The Ph.D. in Quantitative Biosciences is designed to give graduates training in the quantitative analysis of problems in the biosciences – spanning foundational advances in dynamics, patterns, and interactions, alongside applications to challenges in human health, energy, and the environment. The requirements include:

1. a program of study in core biosciences and quantitative modeling courses;
2. a coherent interface "minor" course of study;
3. a minimum of two group rotations in the first year;
4. an English writing class;
5. a Thesis Proposal;
6. at least one scientific paper in which the student played a central role, accepted for publication or indexed on a preprint server (eg, bioRxiv);
7. a written Ph.D. thesis and public defense of that thesis.

There is no comprehensive qualifying exam and no foreign language requirement. Georgia Tech requires that all graduate students maintain a 3.0-grade point average.