18 Required Characteristics of Texas Public Doctoral Programs

This page provides links to the 18 Characteristics of Doctoral Programs offered by UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, as required by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Doctoral Programs at UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Division of Basic Science

• Biological Chemistry
• Biomedical Engineering
• Cancer Biology
• Cell Regulation
• Genetics and Development
• Immunology
• Integrative Biology
• Molecular Biophysics
• Molecular Microbiology
• Neuroscience

Division of Clinical Science

• Clinical Psychology

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 18 Characteristics of Texas Doctoral Programs Requirement

In 2008, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) set a requirement for all State public institutions of higher education to publish eighteen specifically defined characteristics of each doctoral program offered. The definitions of the characteristics for the 2009 year can be found on the THECB website.