Purdue University Interdisciplinary Life Science (PULSe), MS or PHD

About the Program

As part of the Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs (OIGP), the Purdue University Interdisciplinary Life Science Program (PULSe) is comprised of training groups of motivated students who aim to tailor their PhD program with a life science discipline. Students have access to innovative curriculums and diverse research opportunities that provide maximum flexibility and span multiple disciplines, as well as world-class facilities and resources. The core requirements are a combination of general courses, Training Group specific survey courses, and laboratory rotations.

Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Website

PULSe Program Website

Program Requirements

16-19 Credits Required

Program Learning Outcomes

GPA Requirements

Additional Information

Participating programs:

• Biotechnology (BIOT):
  • Agricultural and Biological Engineering, MSABE & MS (residential, hybrid, online), MSENGR, PHD
• Biomolecular Structure and Biophysics (BIML)
  • Agronomy, MS & PHD
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MS & PHD
  • Biological Sciences, MS & PHD
  • Chemistry, MS & PHD
  • Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmaceutics, MS & PHD
• Biotechnology (BIOT)
  • Basic Medical Sciences, MS & PHD
  • Imaging Sciences, MS & PHD
  • Industrial and Molecular Pharmaceutics, MS & PHD
  • Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmaceutics, MS & PHD
  • Occupational and Environmental Health Science, MS & PHD
  • Toxicology, MS & PHD
• Cancer Biology (CBIO)
  • Agronomy, MS & PHD
  • Animal Science, PHD
  • Basic Medical Sciences, MS & PHD
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MS & PHD
  • Biological Sciences, MS & PHD
  • Chemistry, MS
  • Comparative Pathobiology, MS & PHD
  • Industrial and Molecular Pharmaceutics, MS & PHD
  • Nutrition, MS
  • Nutrition, PHD
• Chemical Biology (CBPL)
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MS & PHD
  • Biological Sciences, MS & PHD
  • Chemistry, MS & PHD
  • Entomology, MS & PHD
  • Industrial and Molecular Pharmaceutics, MS & PHD
  • Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmaceutics, MS & PHD
  • Nutrition, MS & PHD
• Chromatin Regulation of Gene Expression (CHRM)
  • Biological Sciences, MS & PHD
  • Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmaceutics, MS & PHD
  • Nutrition, MS & PHD
  • Technology, MS, MS OL, 
• Computational and Systems Biology (CSBP)
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MS & PHD
  • Biological Sciences, MS & PHD
  • Comparative Pathobiology, MS & PHD
  • Industrial and Molecular Pharmaceutics, MS & PHD
  • Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmaceutics, MS & PHD
• Immunology and Infectious Diseases (IMID)
  • Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmaceutics, MS & PHD
• Integrative Neuroscience (INPL)
  • Animal Science, MS & PHD
  • Basic Medical Sciences, MS & PHD
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, PHD
  • Biological Sciences, MS & PHD
  • Chemistry, MS & PHD
  • Entomology, PHD
  • Health and Kinesiology, MS & PHD
  • Imaging Sciences, MS & PHD
  • Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmaceutics, MS & PHD
  • Neuroscience and Behavior, MS & PHD
  • Occupational and Environmental Health Science, MS & PHD
  • Physics, MS & PHD
  • Speech, Language, and Hearing Science, MS & PHD
  • Toxicology, MS & PHD
• Integrative Plant Science (IPSP)
  • Forestry and Natural Resources, MS & PHD
  • Horticulture, MS & PHD
• Membrane Biology (MMBP)
  • Biological Sciences, MS & PHD
  • Chemistry, MS & PHD
  • Entomology, MS & PHD
  • Horticulture, MS & PHD
  • Nutrition, MS & PHD
• Microbiology (MPLS)
  • Agronomy, MS
  • Chemical Engineering, PHD
  • Civil Engineering, PHD
  • Food Science, MS & PHD
  • Horticulture, MS & PHD
  • Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmaceutics, PHD
  • Technology, MS, MS OL, & PHD
• Microbiology Immunology and Infectious Diseases (MIID)
  • Agronomy, PHD
  • Biological Sciences, MS & PHD
  • Botany and Plant Pathology, MS & PHD
  • Chemistry, MS
  • Comparative Pathobiology, MS & PHD
  • Earth, Atmosphere, and Planetary Science, MS & PHD
  • Entomology, MS & PHD
  • Industrial and Molecular Pharmaceutics, MS & PHD
• Molecular Evolutionary Genetics (MOEG)
  • Forestry and Natural Resources, MS & PHD
  • Horticulture, MS & PHD
  • Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmaceutics, MS & PHD
  • Statistics, PHD
• Molecular Signaling and Cancer Biology (MOSC)
  • Food Science, PHD
  • Forestry and Natural Resources, MS & PHD
  • Imaging Sciences, MS & PHD
  • Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmaceutics, MS & PHD
  • Nutrition, MS & PHD
  • Occupational and Environmental Health Science, MS & PHD
  • Toxicology, MS & PHD
• Molecular Virology (MOVP)
  • Chemistry, MS & PHD
  • Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmaceutics, MS & PHD
• Plant Biology (PLBP)
  • Agronomy, MS & PHD
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, PHD
  • Biological Sciences, MS & PHD
  • Botany and Plant Pathology, MS & PHD
  • Forestry and Natural Resources, MS, MSF, & PHD
  • Horticulture, MS & PHD

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