Toxicology and Environmental Health Cluster Curriculum 

Required Research Cluster Courses
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
PMC 650	Toxicology	3
PMC 655	Toxicology Reviews (x3)	1 each (3 total)

Qualifying Exam

• Written: Course work

• Oral: 
  • The student must first successfully complete the written exams. A written grant in the style of an NIH Predoctoral grant proposal format must be submitted on either the student’s research project or another topic. The grant must be submitted within two (2) months of completion of the written exam. The Oral examination is a defense of the grant application. The NIH instructions can be found at the following links: 
    • NIH F31 Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Grant Award - https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-19-195.html
    • NIH F Series grant instructions see F series - https://grants.nih.gov/grants/how-to-apply-application-guide.html
    • Sample Applications (see F31 in list) provided by NIH - https://www.niaid.nih.gov/grants-contracts/sample-applications#f31

Other Activities 

• Students are strongly urged to attend one national scientific meeting and present the results of their research.