A full course load for a student who does not hold an assistantship or fellowship is considered to be 15 semester hours.  Course loads exceeding 17 semester hours require written approval of the major professor, the graduate coordinator, and the Dean of the Graduate School.  A student on assistantship may not exceed a 15 hour maximum course load without approval of the graduate coordinator and the Dean of the Graduate School.  If the student’s assistantship exceeds 4/9 time, the student’s course load may be reduced accordingly.  Students who have completed all coursework, fulfilled the residence requirement and are engaged only in research, will have their academic load assessed on an individual basis.  Graduate students will not be considered as carrying a full course load if registered for less than 15 semester hours (12 semester hours in summer).  Students using University facilities and/or staff time are required to register for a minimum of 3 semester hours.

Required Ph.D. Core Courses: (8000 and 9000 level or the equivalent)

Laboratory Rotation (minimum of 3 different laboratories)

Suggested course schedule:

First Year

Fall semester core courses (Year 1)

Biochemistry (AU equivalent SGS8021 Biochemistry & Gene Regulation 5 credit hours)

Molecular/Cell Biology (AU equivalent SGS8022 Molecular Cell Biology 5 credit hours)

Introduction to Research in CET- (first Lab rotation) (UGA PHRM 8740, 4 credit hours)

Clinical Seminar/Journal Club (UGA PHRM 8730)

Doctoral Research (PHRM 9000)

Spring semester core courses (Year 1)

Advanced Therapeutics I * (UGA PHRM8700 4 credit hours)

Clinical Seminar/Journal Club (UGA PHRM 8730)

Doctoral Research (PHRM 9000), second and 3^rd lab rotation

Summer semester core courses (Year 1)

Biomedical Statistics – (AU equivalent STAT 7070 3 credit hours)

Doctoral Research (PHRM 9000), (4^th Lab rotation or declaring your major advisor).

Electives:

1 semester (select from list below)

Cardiovascular Physiology and Pharmacology (AU equivalent SGSS 8120, 3 credit hours)

Experimental Therapeutics (AU PHRM8130, 3 credit  hours)

Fundamentals of Vision Research (AU ANAT8030, 3 credit hours)

Drug Targets and Cell Signaling PHRM8600 (3 credit  hours)

Additional courses may be required depending on a student’s academic and professional background and the discretion of the student’s advisory committee.  Students not exhibiting excellent written and/or oral communication skills will be required to take various courses to correct these deficiencies.

* Courses identified with a * may be exempted by those holding a Pharm.D. degree.

Second Year

Fall semester core courses (Year 2)

Advanced Therapeutics II* (UGA PHRM 8710 4 credit hours,

Clinical Seminar/Journal Club (UGA PHRM 8730, 1 credit hour)

Spring semester core courses (Year 2)

Advanced Therapeutics III* (UGA PHRM 8720 3 credit hours)

Research Ethics& Grant writing – (UGA PHRM7210, 3 credit hours)

Clinical Seminar/Journal Club (UGA PHRM 8730, 1 credit hour)

Clinical Rotation / Clinical Trial Certification* (UGA PHRM 7500 2 credit hours, 1 semester after core courses are completed)

The CET lab pages and principal investigators’ faculty bios are linked below:

Atherosclerosis Lab
Principal Investigator:  Dr. Lakshman Segar

Cancer and Vascular Biology Lab
Principal Investigator:  Dr. Somanath Shenoy

Diabetes and Vascular Function Lab
Principal Investigator:  Dr. Adviye Ergul

Stroke Lab
Principal Investigator:  Dr. Susan Fagan

CET Program Handbook

CET Program Brochure

Student Plan of Action Form

Permission to be Absent Form

CET Graduate Student Activity Report

If you are interested in applying to the CET graduate program, please visit our Future Graduate Students page for information on the application process, rquirements and deadlines.

Somanath P. R. Shenoy, Ph.D., FAHA
Email: sshenoy@augusta.edu
Phone: 706-721-4250