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	:120 credit hours; available in biological/genomic, computational, and quantitative/statistical tracks		:120 credit hours; available in biological/genomic, computational, and quantitative/statistical tracks
	:Available online? ''No''		:Available online? ''No''
	:Program URL: [~~http~~://~~www.csbc~~.vcu.edu/~~bioinformatics-programs~~/undergraduate/ ~~http~~://~~www.csbc~~.vcu.edu/~~bioinformatics-programs~~/undergraduate/]		:Program URL: [https://cbds.vcu.edu/academics/undergraduate/ https://cbds.vcu.edu/academics/undergraduate/]


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	:132 credit hours (?); "...permits selected students majoring in bioinformatics to earn the bachelor of science and master’s degrees in a minimum of five years by taking certain graduate level courses during the senior year of their undergraduate program."		:132 credit hours (?); "...permits selected students majoring in bioinformatics to earn the bachelor of science and master’s degrees in a minimum of five years by taking certain graduate level courses during the senior year of their undergraduate program."
	:Available online? ''No''		:Available online? ''No''
	:Program URL: [~~http~~://~~bulletin~~.vcu.edu/~~undergraduate~~/~~vcu-life-sciences/center-study-biological-complexity/bioinformatics-accelerated-bachelors-masters~~/ ~~http~~://~~bulletin~~.vcu.edu/~~undergraduate/vcu-life-sciences/center-study-biological-complexity~~/~~bioinformatics-accelerated-bachelors-masters~~/]		:Program URL: [https://cbds.vcu.edu/academics/graduate/ https://cbds.vcu.edu/academics/graduate/]


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	:34 credit hours; available with both a thesis and non-thesis option, with non-thesis version leading to professional science master's.		:34 credit hours; available with both a thesis and non-thesis option, with non-thesis version leading to professional science master's.
	:Available online? ''No''		:Available online? ''No''
	:Program URL: [~~http~~://~~www.csbc~~.vcu.edu/~~bioinformatics-programs~~/graduate/ ~~http~~://~~www.csbc~~.vcu.edu/~~bioinformatics-programs~~/graduate/]		:Program URL: [https://cbds.vcu.edu/academics/graduate/ https://cbds.vcu.edu/academics/graduate/]


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	:See the [http://bulletin.vcu.edu/graduate/vcu-life-sciences/integrative-life-sciences-phd-concentration-bioinformatics-genome-sciences/#degreerequirementstext degree requirements] for more information.		:See the [http://bulletin.vcu.edu/graduate/vcu-life-sciences/integrative-life-sciences-phd-concentration-bioinformatics-genome-sciences/#degreerequirementstext degree requirements] for more information.
	:Available online? ''No''		:Available online? ''No''
	:Program URL: [~~http~~://~~www.csbc~~.vcu.edu/~~bioinformatics~~-~~programs~~/~~graduate~~/ ~~http~~://~~www.csbc~~.vcu.edu/~~bioinformatics~~-~~programs~~/~~graduate~~/]		:Program URL: [https://clse.vcu.edu/ils-doctoral-program/about/ https://clse.vcu.edu/ils-doctoral-program/about/]


	==Additional external links==		==Additional external links==
			* [https://cbds.vcu.edu/ Center for Biological Data Science]

	==References==		==References==

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'''Virginia Commonwealth University''' ('''VCU''') is a public research university located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. The university is organized into 13 schools and one college offering 62 bachelor’s, 72 master’s, 41 doctoral, 47 post-baccalaureate and post-master’s certificate, and three first-professional degree programs.<ref name="VCUFacts">{{cite web |url=https://www.vcu.edu/about/facts-and-rankings.html |title=Facts and Rankings |publisher=Virginia Commonwealth University |accessdate=14 December 2016}}</ref> VCU is classified as a research university with very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.<ref name="CGIHE">{{cite web |url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/standard.php |title=Standard Listings |work=Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education |publisher=Indiana University |accessdate=14 December 2016}}</ref> The university enrolled more than 31,000 students, and it ranked 164 among all national universities and 87 among "Top Public Schools" according to ''U.S. News & World Report'''s 2016 rankings.<ref name="USNWR_Udub">{{cite web |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/vcu-3735 |title=Virginia Commonwealth University |work=U.S. News & World Report - Best Colleges |publisher=U.S. News & World Report LLP |accessdate=14 December 2016}}</ref>

==Informatics programs==
===Bioinformatics===
The following [[bioinformatics]]-related options exist for potential students:

;B.S. in Bioinformatics (with three concentrations)
:120 credit hours; available in biological/genomic, computational, and quantitative/statistical tracks
:Available online? ''No''
:Program URL: [http://www.csbc.vcu.edu/bioinformatics-programs/undergraduate/ http://www.csbc.vcu.edu/bioinformatics-programs/undergraduate/]

;Accelerated B.S. to M.S in Bioinformatics
:132 credit hours (?); "...permits selected students majoring in bioinformatics to earn the bachelor of science and master’s degrees in a minimum of five years by taking certain graduate level courses during the senior year of their undergraduate program."
:Available online? ''No''
:Program URL: [http://bulletin.vcu.edu/undergraduate/vcu-life-sciences/center-study-biological-complexity/bioinformatics-accelerated-bachelors-masters/ http://bulletin.vcu.edu/undergraduate/vcu-life-sciences/center-study-biological-complexity/bioinformatics-accelerated-bachelors-masters/]

;M.S. in Bioinformatics
:34 credit hours; available with both a thesis and non-thesis option, with non-thesis version leading to professional science master's.
:Available online? ''No''
:Program URL: [http://www.csbc.vcu.edu/bioinformatics-programs/graduate/ http://www.csbc.vcu.edu/bioinformatics-programs/graduate/]

;Ph.D. in Integrative Life Sciences, Bioinformatics and Genomics Concentration
:See the [http://bulletin.vcu.edu/graduate/vcu-life-sciences/integrative-life-sciences-phd-concentration-bioinformatics-genome-sciences/#degreerequirementstext degree requirements] for more information.
:Available online? ''No''
:Program URL: [http://www.csbc.vcu.edu/bioinformatics-programs/graduate/ http://www.csbc.vcu.edu/bioinformatics-programs/graduate/]

==Additional external links==

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Higher education facilities]]
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[[Category:Bachelor's program - Bioinformatics]]
[[Category:Master's program - Bioinformatics]]
[[Category:Doctoral program - Bioinformatics]]

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