Bridge Program Course Requirements

To complete the program, MS2PhD BRIDGE Fellows enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh are required to complete the following:

24 Didact Credits:

• Life science (3 credits)
• Math (3 credits)
• Statistics (3 credits)
• Ethics (3 credits) - BIOENG 2241 - To be taken in the second semester of the second year
• Professional Development (3 credits):
  • Scientific Writing (1 credit) 1st or 2nd year Spring-BIOENG 2901 at Pitt
  • Grant Writing (1 credit) only offered at Pitt in Fall of 2nd Year: BIOENG 2900
  • Oral Communication (1 credit) only offered at CMU in Spring: CMU 24-696
• Three Track Courses  (3 credits each):
  • Students will choose a professional track and will complete 9 credits worth of courses that are approved for their track 
  • A list of track options and courses can be found here: Approved Track List - University of Pittsburgh - Acalog ACMS™
  • Students can enroll in up to two special project classes (BIOENG 2095), this option requires the mentor and BRIDGE co-director approval.

3 Semesters of seminars 

A list of approved math, life science, statistics, and seminar courses can be found here: Approved Courses (pitt.edu)