Trainees will be expected to have in-depth knowledge of cellular and molecular biology and pathology. Courses are chosen to provide each student with a background in the four focus group areas and in basic areas of biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, and genetics in preparation for in-depth study of the cellular and molecular pathogenesis of disease.
Required Core Courses for CMP include the following:
| Course | Semester Offered | Professor | Credits |
| Path 802 Histology for Translational Scientists | Fall 1st year | Jefree Schulte (Clinical contributor) | 3 |
| Path 750 – Cellular & Molecular Biology/Pathology | Spring 1st year | Dan Matson | 2 |
| Path 752 – Cellular & Molecular Biology/Pathology Seminar | Spring 1st year | Dan Matson | 1 |
| Path 755- RCR/Rigor and Reproducibility | Fall 1st yearst year | Tyler Ulland and Mariana Pehar | 2 |
| Path 803 – Pathogenesis of Major Human Diseases | Fall 2nd year | Zsuzsanna Fabry and Matyas Sandor | 3 |
| Pathology 809 – Prelim A course Cellular & Molecular Mechanisms of Disease |
Spring 2nd year | David Evans | 2 |
| Pathology 901 – Student Seminar Course | Fall/Spring | Student-run | 1 |
| Pathology 900 – Pathology Seminar Series | Fall/Spring | Matyas Sandor | 0 |
| Professional Development Courses and workshops, Ethics | continuous | Varies | |
| RCR: advanced | Spring 3rd year | CMP Trainers | 1 |
| Beg 2021 – Statistics no longer required | Spring 1st year | Varies | 2 |
Students must also take at least one of the following courses or equivalent courses approved by the student’s mentoring committee:
| Course | Semester Offered | Professor | Credits |
| Pathology 751 – Cell & Molecular Biology of Aging | Spring | Rozalyn Anderson | 3 |
| Pathology 807 – Immunopathology | Spring | Matyas Sandor and William Karpus | 2 |
| Path 970 – genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics: a deep dive into omics data analysis | Spring | Open | 2 |