Students are expected to have taken the following courses prior to entering the CBB program: Mathematics through at least differential equations and linear algebra A course in probability and at least one other course in statistics Courses in programming, data structures, and algorithms A course in genetics A course in cell and molecular biology A course in biochemistry or organic chemistry Otherwise competitive students lacking one or more of these requirements will be expected to satisfy these prerequisites prior to or during their first year.

本科

如果你只对生物学感兴趣，认为它只是计算机科学的许多潜在应用之一，那么也许你应该申请一个计算机科学课程。作为杜克大学计算机科学博士生，你仍然有机会完成计算生物学和生物信息学的证书。另一方面，如果你有生物学的背景，并且有兴趣将计算机科学应用于生物学问题，那么CBB就是为你准备的。

All CBB students are guaranteed at least five years of funding that includes tuition, fees and a generous stipend.