MCO对生物科学博士学位的独特方法。通过将学生暴露于现代生物学的全方位知识，培养多功能性和专业知识的深度。在第一年中，学生将完成最多四个为期5周的实验轮换中的三个，然后在第二学期早期选择论文实验。实验室轮换为学生提供了探索科学研究领域的机会，并与五个系和工程与应用科学学院的附属学院合作，提供了旨在为最终研究道路提供信息的跨学科基础。除实验室轮换外，学生还将完成一系列严格的基础课程以及两个选修课。参加MCO学生教师期刊俱乐部，并担任教职一学期，以磨练对科学事业的成功至关重要的沟通技巧和批判性思维。学生在第二
MCO's unique approach to the Biological Sciences Ph.D. cultivates versatility as well as depth of expertise by exposing its students to the full spectrum of modern biology. During the first year, students will complete three of up to four possible 5-week lab rotations before selecting a thesis lab early during the second semester. Lab rotations offer students the opportunity to explore divergent fields of scientific research and collaborate with faculty affiliated with five departments and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, providing an interdisciplinary foundation intended to inform ultimate paths of research. In addition to lab rotations, students complete a series of rigorous foundation courses as well as two electives. Participation in the MCO Student-Faculty Journal Club and one term as a Teaching Fellow hone the communication skills and critical thinking vital to a successful career in the sciences. Students take the Candidacy Examination at the beginning of the second year and conclude their preparatory studies by proposing their dissertation subjects to a committee of faculty members. Candidates devote the following years to full-time laboratory research, completing their dissertation, and earning their doctoral degree by the end of the sixth year.