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Bioinformatics and Genomics undergraduate certificate
Bioinformatics and Genomics undergraduate certificate

Bioinformatics and Genomics undergraduate certificate

  • ID:GVST10004
  • Level:1-Year Post-Secondary Certificate
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirement

  • Students will need to submit official copies of external exam scores, as well as official copies of internal grades. We generally advise applicants to submit secondary school (high school) official transcripts for grades 9 through 12, in order to ensure prompt processing.

  • Original, attested, or certified copy of all academic records from all secondary schools and/or universities you have attended

  • Diplomas or graduate certificates from all high schools or universities where you have earned a degree

  • National exit test results (if applicable)

  • Students taking the WAEC will need to submit an unused scratch card with their application.

English Requirement

For admission, all international students must take one of the approved English proficiency exams, complete level 112 at ELS Language Center or take the ACT or SAT.

Send exam test results directly to Grand Valley. 

  • TOEFL: 80 (we do not accept "My Best" score for admission)

  • IELTS: 6.5

  • MELAB: 77

  • PTE: 53

Send official SAT and/or ACT test scores directly to Grand Valley

If you are from a TOEFL/IELTS waiver country, you must submit an SAT/ACT instead of an English proficiency test.

TOEFL/IELTS waiver countries:

Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Grand Cayman Islands, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, North Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, New Zealand, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, St. Christopher-Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Course Information

Bioinformatics and genomics have become crucial components of life science research and industry, including biotechnology, medicine, and the pharmaceutical industry.

Career options are already numerous and will become more plentiful in the future as part of the big data analytics field. Students trained in these novel techniques will be more competitive in their applications for jobs and graduate programs.

Students must be degree-seeking students to receive the certificate. The certificate will be awarded at the same time as the degree is awarded.

WHY STUDY BIOINFORMATICS AND GENOMICS AT GRAND VALLEY?

  • Courses provide knowledge and hands-on experience with computer and mathematical models helping to solve diverse problems in biology or medicine.

  • Located in a region quickly developing into an important center for biotechnology research, industry, and education.

  • Faculty members are actively engaged in research, much of it carried out with students.

  • Students use state-of-the-art research equipment.

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Coursework

The certificate in bioinformatics and genomics requires a minimum of 12 credits - nine credits in the core and at least three credits of electives.

  • CMB 351 - Bioinformatics: Tools and Techniques for Life Scientists

  • CMB 452 - Computer Modeling of Biomolecules

  • CMB 460 - Genomics and Molecular Diagnostics

Elective courses (choose at least one):

  • CIS 160 - Programming with Visual Basic

  • CIS 161 - Computational Science

  • CIS 162 - Computer Science I

  • CMB 440 - Research Applications in Drosophila Genomics

  • CMB 485 - Molecular Ecology

  • STA 312 - Probability and Statistics

  • STA 216 - Intermediate Applied Statistics

  • STA 318 - Statistical Computing

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Overseas Student Health Cover

Medical insurance: 1,999 $ USD per year

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