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On February 3, 2024, the Women’s Center will host the fourth annual Elect Her event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the May 4 Visitors Center at Kent State University. The event is an interactive one-day training program that educates college students on the value of having women and marginalized voices in politics.Many students hesitate to get involved in student government because they feel unprepared or misunderstood. Through this program, students learn how to run for political office, have confidence in their voice, and trust themselves as leaders. Elect Her will discuss the present dispar...
The Master of Arts degree in Biology is for students wishing to gain additional knowledge in any area of the biological sciences. This is a non-thesis master's degree designed for secondary school science teachers, individuals looking for additional background or preparation for professional school (e.g. medicine, dentistry or Ph.D. programs) and those seeking employment in life science industries in a non-research capacity.
The Biology major includes the following optional concentrations:
Students who declare the Biology major with no concentration will select their area of specialization in consultation with an academic faculty advisor.
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
International applicants who do not meet the above test scores will not be considered for admission.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Major Requirements | ||
BSCI 60104 | BIOLOGICAL STATISTICS | 4 |
BSCI 60110 | CAREERS AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS FOR BIOLOGISTS | 2 |
BSCI 60184 | RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | 2 |
BSCI 60191 | SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY (repeated for 2 credit hours total) 2 | 2 |
BSCI 60196 | INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION | 6 |
Additional Requirements or Concentration | ||
Choose from the following: | 15 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 31 |
Students must enroll for 1-3 credit hours of BSCI 60196 each semester.
Students must enroll for 1 credit hour of BSCI 60191 each semester.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Major Requirements | ||
Courses selected in consultation with academic faculty advisor 1 | 15-16 | |
Students interested in cell-/molecular-/biomedical-/biotechnology-related areas are encouraged to choose from the following: | ||
BSCI 50142 | BIOENERGETICS | |
BSCI 50143 & BSCI 60144 | EUKARYOTIC CELL BIOLOGY and SELECTED READINGS IN EUKARYOTIC CELL BIOLOGY | |
BSCI 50158 | MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | |
BSCI 50174 | IMMUNOLOGY | |
BSCI 50432 | ENDOCRINOLOGY | |
Students interested in ecology are encouraged to choose from the following: | ||
BSCI 50163 | EVOLUTION | |
BSCI 50363 | MICROBIAL ECOLOGY | |
BSCI 50364 | LIMNOLOGY | |
BSCI 50368 | WETLAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | |
BSCI 50374 | CONSERVATION BIOLOGY | |
BSCI 50556 | VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY | |
BSCI 60371 | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY | |
Teachers holding or pursuing K-12 licensure are encourged to choose from the following: | ||
BSCI 50141 | EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | |
BSCI 50163 | EVOLUTION | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Students may not use BSCI 50104 to fulfill degree requirements.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Concentration Requirements | ||
BSCI 50218 | INTRODUCTION TO GENOMICS | 3-4 |
or BSCI 50220 | BIOINFORMATICS | |
or BSCI 60107 | REPRODUCIBLE QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR ECOLOGICAL DATA | |
Concentration Electives, choose from the following: | 12-13 | |
BSCI 50141 | EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | |
BSCI 50158 | MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | |
BSCI 50159 | MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY | |
BSCI 50218 | INTRODUCTION TO GENOMICS | |
BSCI 50220 | BIOINFORMATICS | |
BSCI 60107 | REPRODUCIBLE QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR ECOLOGICAL DATA | |
BSCI 60145 | MEDICAL GENOMICS | |
BSCI 60371 | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY | |
BSCI 60372 | COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS | |
BSCI 60373 | POPULATION AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGY | |
CS 54202 | MACHINE LEARNING AND DEEP LEARNING | |
CS 63015 | DATA MINING TECHNIQUES | |
CS 63016 | BIG DATA ANALYTICS | |
CS 63017 | BIG DATA MANAGEMENT | |
CS 63018 | PROBABILISTIC DATA MANAGEMENT | |
LIS 60030 | PEOPLE IN THE INFORMATION ECOLOGY | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Concentration Requirements | ||
BSCI 50143 | EUKARYOTIC CELL BIOLOGY | 3 |
BSCI 50158 | MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 3 |
Concentration Electives, choose from the following: | 9-10 | |
BMS 60729 | CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE | |
BSCI 50141 | EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | |
BSCI 50148 | PRINCIPLES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE | |
BSCI 50150 | MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF DISEASE: CANCER | |
BSCI 50151 | MECHANISMS OF DISEASE: OBESITY AND RELATED METABOLIC DISEASES | |
BSCI 50152 | MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF DISEASE: NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS | |
BSCI 50154 | DIABETES AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE | |
BSCI 50159 | MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY | |
BSCI 50174 | IMMUNOLOGY | |
BSCI 50220 | BIOINFORMATICS | |
BSCI 60145 | MEDICAL GENOMICS | |
BSCI 60200 | FOUNDATIONS OF NEUROSCIENCE | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Concentration Requirements | ||
BSCI 50374 | CONSERVATION BIOLOGY | 4 |
or BSCI 50375 | ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | |
Concentration Requirements, choose from the following: | 11-12 | |
BSCI 50160 | MARINE BIOLOGY | |
BSCI 50162 | SOIL BIOLOGY | |
BSCI 50163 | EVOLUTION | |
BSCI 50170 | STREAM BIOLOGY | |
BSCI 50222 | INVASION BIOLOGY | |
BSCI 50363 | MICROBIAL ECOLOGY | |
BSCI 50364 | LIMNOLOGY | |
BSCI 50365 | FIELD METHODS IN ORNITHOLOGY | |
BSCI 50368 | WETLAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | |
BSCI 50374 | CONSERVATION BIOLOGY | |
BSCI 50375 | ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | |
BSCI 50376 | TROPICAL FIELD BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | |
BSCI 50380 | BIOGEOCHEMISTRY | |
BSCI 50556 | VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY | |
BSCI 60370 | ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS | |
BSCI 60371 | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY | |
BSCI 60372 | COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS | |
BSCI 60373 | POPULATION AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGY | |
ESCI 53042 | ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY | |
GEOG 51077 | WATER AND SOCIETY | |
GEOG 56080 | URBAN SUSTAINABILITY | |
GEOG 59070 | GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE | |
GEOG 59230 | REMOTE SENSING | |
or ESCI 52030 | REMOTE SENSING | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Concentration Requirements | ||
Medical Biology Electives, choose from the following: | 6 | |
BSCI 50148 | PRINCIPLES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE | |
BSCI 50150 | MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF DISEASE: CANCER | |
BSCI 50151 | MECHANISMS OF DISEASE: OBESITY AND RELATED METABOLIC DISEASES | |
BSCI 50152 | MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF DISEASE: NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS | |
BSCI 50154 | DIABETES AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE | |
BSCI 50460 | ADVANCED HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY | |
Concentration Electives, choose from the following: | 9-10 | |
BSCI 50143 | EUKARYOTIC CELL BIOLOGY | |
BSCI 50146 | DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY | |
BSCI 50147 | DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROBIOLOGY | |
BSCI 50148 | PRINCIPLES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE | |
BSCI 50150 | MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF DISEASE: CANCER | |
BSCI 50151 | MECHANISMS OF DISEASE: OBESITY AND RELATED METABOLIC DISEASES | |
BSCI 50152 | MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF DISEASE: NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS | |
BSCI 50154 | DIABETES AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE | |
BSCI 50157 | NEUROBIOLOGY OF DRUG ADDICTION | |
BSCI 50174 | IMMUNOLOGY | |
BSCI 50431 | NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY | |
BSCI 50432 | ENDOCRINOLOGY | |
BSCI 50450 | BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS | |
BSCI 50460 | ADVANCED HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY | |
BSCI 50462 | ADVANCED HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY: READINGS AND CASE STUDIES | |
BSCI 50517 | MEDICAL HISTOLOGY | |
BSCI 50519 | HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR | |
BSCI 60145 | MEDICAL GENOMICS | |
BSCI 60200 | FOUNDATIONS OF NEUROSCIENCE | |
HED 64050 | HEALTH BEHAVIOR | |
PHIL 50005 | HEALTH CARE ETHICS | |
SOC 62332 | SOCIAL CONTROL OF MENTAL ILLNESS | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
---|---|
- | 3.000 |
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slower than the average
44,700
number of jobs
$85,290
potential earnings
4.9%
about as fast as the average
87,500
number of jobs
$46,340
potential earnings
4.4%
about as fast as the average
14,200
number of jobs
$73,450
potential earnings
3.8%
about as fast as the average
1,050,800
number of jobs
$62,870
potential earnings
Graduates of this program will be able to:
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
Student deficiencies in these areas at the time of admission shall be rectified during the first year of graduate study.
International applicants who do not meet the above test scores will not be considered for admission.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Major Requirements | ||
BSCI 70104 | BIOLOGICAL STATISTICS 1 | 4 |
BSCI 70184 | RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2 | 2 |
BSCI 70191 | SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY (taken 2-4 times) | 2-4 |
Additional Electives 3 | 20-22 | |
Student Seminar Presentation 4 | ||
Culminating Requirement | ||
BSCI 80199 | DISSERTATION I 5 | 30 |
Minimum Total Credit Hours for Post-Baccalaureate Students | 90 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours for Post-Master's Students | 60 |
Students may substitute a different graduate-level statistics course for BSCI 70104, if deemed appropriate by the students' advisor/guidance committee.
Students are required to take BSCI 70184 their first semester (or the following fall semester for those starting their studies in the spring semester).
Students are to select courses in consultation with their academic faculty advisor. It is recommended that students enroll in BSCI 70142 and BSCI 70195 for selected current topics. Additional coursework should provide the necessary skills and/or knowledge base to aid in the completion of the student's research project and be beneficial for their professional development.
Students are required to present at least one departmental seminar about their work.
Doctoral candidates, upon admission to candidacy, must register for BSCI 80199 for a total of 30 hours. It is expected that doctoral candidates will continuously register for BSCI 80199, and thereafter BSCI 80299, each semester, until all requirements for the degree have been met. It is expected that candidates will present the results of their research in a defense open to students and faculty, at which the dissertation will be presented and defended before the dissertation committee, with not more than one negative vote, in order to be recommended to the Department of Biological Sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences for degree conferral.
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
---|---|
- | 3.000 |
After completing the required coursework, students complete the doctoral program by being admitted to candidacy, by proposing a research project to the faculty and by completing and defending that research with a written dissertation before a faculty committee.
Candidacy Exams: Students are admitted to doctoral candidacy following successful completion of both written and oral candidacy examinations. These exams are based on prior coursework and coursework taken in this graduate program as determined by students' academic Guidance Committee, which must consist of at least three eligible faculty members. The advisor(s) and a majority of members of the Guidance Committee must be members of the appropriate graduate program. This committee is responsible for determining the student's academic curriculum and for administering the candidacy exams. Following successful completion of candidacy exams, students register for dissertation - BSCI 80199 for two semesters and, thereafter, for BSCI 80299 continually until complete.
Prospectus: Following completion of the candidacy exam, students must successfully prepare, present and defend a formal prospectus of the research project before their dissertation committee.
Dissertation and Final Defense: Doctoral candidates must complete a dissertation. It is expected that candidates will present the results of their research in a defense open to students and faculty, during which they will present and defend before the dissertation committee, with not more than one negative vote, in order to be recommended to the department and College of Arts and Sciences for degree conferral.
2.2%
slower than the average
44,700
number of jobs
$85,290
potential earnings
9.3%
much faster than the average
64,700
number of jobs
$85,600
potential earnings
6.1%
faster than the average
138,300
number of jobs
$91,510
potential earnings
Graduates of this program will be able to:
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
International applicants who do not meet the above test scores will not be considered for admission.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Major Requirements | ||
BSCI 60104 | BIOLOGICAL STATISTICS 1 | 4 |
BSCI 60184 | RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2 | 2 |
BSCI 60191 | SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY (taken 2-4 times) | 2-4 |
Major Electives 3 | 16-18 | |
Student Seminar Presentation 4 | ||
Culminating Requirement | ||
BSCI 60199 | THESIS I 5 | 6 |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 32 |
Students may substitute a different graduate-level statistics course for BSCI 60104 if deemed appropriate by the students' advisor/guidance committee.
Students are required to take BSCI 60184 their first semester (or the following fall semester for those starting their studies in the spring semester).
Students are to select courses in consultation with their academic faculty advisor. It is recommended that students enroll in BSCI 50142 and BSCI 50195 for selected current topics. Additional coursework should provide the necessary skills and/or knowledge base to aid in the completion of the student's research project and be beneficial for their professional development.
Students are required to present at least one departmental seminar about their research.
After completing 6 credit hours of BSCI 60199, students must register continually for BSCI 60299 until the degree is earned. Students begin research by successfully preparing, presenting and defending a formal prospectus for their research project to their committee. For the thesis and final defense, it is expected that students will present the results of their study in a defense open to students and faculty. The thesis must be presented and defended before the Guidance Committee with not more than one negative vote in order to be recommended to the Department of Biological Sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences for degree conferral.
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
---|---|
- | 3.000 |
2.2%
slower than the average
44,700
number of jobs
$85,290
potential earnings
4.9%
about as fast as the average
87,500
number of jobs
$46,340
potential earnings
9.3%
much faster than the average
64,700
number of jobs
$85,600
potential earnings
6.1%
faster than the average
138,300
number of jobs
$91,510
potential earnings
The Ph.D. degree in Biological Sciences - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology provides opportunities to study in areas such as animal behavior, entomology, limnology, microbial ecology, ornithology, systems ecology, systematic and evolutionary biology, environmental physiology, vertebrate ecology and population and community ecology. Although courses of study are tailored to students’ interests and needs, the program for all students normally includes training in population, community, ecosystems and evolutionary ecology and statistical theory. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of ecology, students are encouraged to take courses in geology, mathematics, chemistry and other disciplines.
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
Student deficiencies in these areas at the time of admission shall be rectified during the first year of graduate study.
International applicants who do not meet the above test scores will not be considered for admission.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Major Requirements | ||
BSCI 70104 | BIOLOGICAL STATISTICS | 4 |
BSCI 70184 | RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 1 | 2 |
BSCI 70191 | SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY (taken 2-4 times) | 2-4 |
Additional Electives | 14-16 | |
Student Seminar Presentation 2 | ||
Majors Electives, choose from the following: | 6 | |
BSCI 70370 | ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS | |
BSCI 70371 | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY | |
BSCI 70372 | COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS | |
BSCI 70373 | POPULATION AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGY | |
Culminating Requirement | ||
BSCI 80199 | DISSERTATION I 3 | 30 |
Minimum Total Credit Hours for Post-Baccalaureate Students | 90 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours for Post-Master's Students | 60 |
Students are required to take BSCI 70184 their first semester (or the following fall semester for those starting their studies in the spring semester).
Students are required to present at least one departmental seminar about their work.
Each doctoral candidate, upon admission to candidacy, must register for BSCI 80199 for a total of 30 credit hours. It is expected that a doctoral candidate will continuously register for BSCI 80199, and thereafter BSCI 80299, each semester, until all requirements for the degree have been met. It is expected that candidates will present the results of their research in a defense open to students and faculty, at which the dissertation will be presented and defended before the dissertation committee, with not more than one negative vote, in order to be recommended to the Department of Biological Sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences for degree conferral.
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
---|---|
- | 3.000 |
After completing the required coursework, students complete the doctoral program by being admitted to candidacy, by proposing a research project to the faculty and by completing and defending that research with a written dissertation before a faculty committee.
Candidacy Exams: Students are admitted to doctoral candidacy following successful completion of both written and oral candidacy examinations. These exams are based on prior coursework and coursework taken in this graduate program as determined by students' academic Guidance Committee, which must consist of at least three eligible faculty members. The advisor(s) and a majority of members of the Guidance Committee must be members of the appropriate graduate program. This committee is responsible for determining the student's academic curriculum and for administering the candidacy exams. Following successful completion of candidacy exams, students register for dissertation - BSCI 80199 for two semesters and, thereafter, for BSCI 80299 continually until complete.
Prospectus: Following completion of the candidacy exam, students must successfully prepare, present and defend a formal prospectus of the research project before their dissertation committee.
Dissertation and Final Defense: Doctoral candidates must complete a dissertation. It is expected that candidates will present the results of their research in a defense open to students and faculty, during which they will present and defend before the dissertation committee, with not more than one negative vote, in order to be recommended to the department and College of Arts and Sciences for degree conferral.
9.3%
much faster than the average
64,700
number of jobs
$85,600
potential earnings
2.2%
slower than the average
44,700
number of jobs
$85,290
potential earnings
3.7%
about as fast as the average
7,600
number of jobs
$84,740
potential earnings
4.8%
about as fast as the average
71,400
number of jobs
$137,940
potential earnings
The Master of Science degree in Biological Sciences - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology provides opportunities to study in areas such as animal behavior, entomology, limnology, microbial ecology, ornithology, systems ecology, systematic and evolutionary biology, environmental physiology, vertebrate ecology and population and community ecology. Although courses of study are tailored to students’ interests and needs, the program for all students normally includes training in population, community, ecosystems and evolutionary ecology and statistical theory. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of ecology, students are encouraged to take courses in geology, mathematics, chemistry and other disciplines.
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
International applicants who do not meet the above test scores will not be considered for admission.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Major Requirements | ||
BSCI 60104 | BIOLOGICAL STATISTICS | 4 |
BSCI 60184 | RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 1 | 2 |
BSCI 60191 | SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY (taken 2-4 times) | 2-4 |
BSCI 60370 | ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS | 2 |
or BSCI 60371 | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY | |
BSCI 60372 | COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS | 2 |
or BSCI 60373 | POPULATION AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGY | |
Additional Electives | 12-14 | |
Student Seminar Presentation 2 | ||
Culminating Requirement | ||
BSCI 60199 | THESIS I 3 | 6 |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 32 |
Students are required to take BSCI 60184 their first semester (or the following fall semester for those starting their studies in the spring semester).
Students are required to present at least one departmental seminar about their research.
After completing 6 credit hours of BSCI 60199, students must register continually for BSCI 60299 until the degree is earned. Students begin research by successfully preparing, presenting and defending a formal prospectus for their research project to their committee. For the thesis and final defense, it is expected that students will present the results of their study in a defense open to students and faculty. The thesis must be presented and defended before the Guidance Committee with not more than one negative vote in order to be recommended to the Department of Biological Sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences for degree conferral.
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
---|---|
- | 3.000 |
9.3%
much faster than the average
64,700
number of jobs
$85,600
potential earnings
2.2%
slower than the average
44,700
number of jobs
$85,290
potential earnings
3.7%
about as fast as the average
7,600
number of jobs
$84,740
potential earnings
4.8%
about as fast as the average
71,400
number of jobs
$137,940
potential earnings
Graduates of this program will be able to:
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
Student deficiencies in these areas at the time of admission shall be rectified during the first year of graduate study.
International applicants who do not meet the above test scores will not be considered for admission.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Major Requirements | ||
BSCI 70104 | BIOLOGICAL STATISTICS 1 | 4 |
BSCI 70142 | BIOENERGETICS | 3 |
BSCI 70143 | EUKARYOTIC CELL BIOLOGY | 3 |
BSCI 70144 | SELECTED READINGS IN EUKARYOTIC CELL BIOLOGY | 1 |
BSCI 70184 | RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2 | 2 |
BSCI 70191 | SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY (taken 2-4 times) | 2-4 |
Additional Electives 3 | 13-15 | |
Student Seminar Presentation 4 | ||
Culminating Requirement | ||
BSCI 80199 | DISSERTATION I 5 | 30 |
Minimum Total Credit Hours for Post-Baccalaureate Students | 90 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours for Post-Master's Students | 60 |
Students may substitute a different graduate-level statistics course for BSCI 70104, if deemed appropriate by the students' advisor/guidance committee.
Students are required to take BSCI 70184 their first semester (or the following fall semester for those starting their studies in the spring semester).
Students are to select courses in consultation with their academic faculty advisor. It is recommended that students enroll in BSCI 70195 for selected current topics. Additional coursework should provide the necessary skills and/or knowledge base to aid in the completion of the student's research project and be beneficial for their professional development.
Students are required to present at least one departmental seminar about their work.
Doctoral candidates, upon admission to candidacy, must register for BSCI 80199 for a total of 30 hours. It is expected that doctoral candidates will continuously register for BSCI 80199, and thereafter BSCI 80299, each semester, until all requirements for the degree have been met. It is expected that candidates will present the results of their research in a defense open to students and faculty, at which the dissertation will be presented and defended before the dissertation committee, with not more than one negative vote, in order to be recommended to the Department of Biological Sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences for degree conferral.
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
---|---|
- | 3.000 |
Following completion of the candidacy exam, doctoral students must successfully prepare, present and defend a formal prospectus of the research project before the dissertation committee.
Candidacy Exams: Students are admitted to doctoral candidacy following successful completion of both written and oral candidacy examinations. These exams are based on prior coursework and coursework taken in this graduate program as determined by students' academic Guidance Committee, which must consist of at least three eligible faculty members. The advisor(s) and a majority of members of the Guidance Committee must be members of the appropriate graduate program. This committee is responsible for determining the student's academic curriculum and for administering the candidacy exams. Following successful completion of candidacy exams, students register for dissertation - BSCI 80199 for two semesters and, thereafter, for BSCI 80299 continually until complete.
Prospectus: Following completion of the candidacy exam, doctoral students must successfully prepare, present and defend a formal prospectus of the research project before their dissertation committee.
Dissertation and Final Defense: Doctoral candidates must complete a dissertation. It is expected that candidates will present the results of their research in a defense open to students and faculty, during which they will present and defend their dissertation before their dissertation committee, with not more than one negative vote, in order to be recommended to the department and College of Arts and Sciences for degree conferral
9.3%
much faster than the average
64,700
number of jobs
$85,600
potential earnings
2.2%
slower than the average
44,700
number of jobs
$85,290
potential earnings
6.1%
faster than the average
138,300
number of jobs
$91,510
potential earnings
3.1%
about as fast as the average
20,200
number of jobs
$84,400
potential earnings
Graduates of this program will be able to:
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
International applicants who do not meet the above test scores will not be considered for admission.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Major Requirements | ||
BSCI 50142 | BIOENERGETICS | 3 |
BSCI 50143 | EUKARYOTIC CELL BIOLOGY | 3 |
BSCI 60104 | BIOLOGICAL STATISTICS 1 | 4 |
BSCI 60144 | SELECTED READINGS IN EUKARYOTIC CELL BIOLOGY | 1 |
BSCI 60184 | RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2 | 2 |
BSCI 60191 | SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY (taken 2-4 times) | 2-4 |
Major Electives 3 | 9-11 | |
Student Seminar Presentation 4 | ||
Culminating Requirement | ||
BSCI 60199 | THESIS I 5 | 6 |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 32 |
Students may substitute a different graduate-level statistics course for BSCI 60104, if deemed appropriate by the students' advisor/guidance committee.
Students are required to enroll in BSCI 60184 their first semester (or the following fall semester for those starting their studies in the spring semester).
Students are to select courses in consultation with their academic faculty advisor. It is recommended that students enroll in BSCI 50195 for selected current topics. Additional coursework should provide the necessary skills and/or knowledge base to aid in the completion of the student's research project and be beneficial for their professional development.
Students are required to present at least one departmental seminar about their work.
After completing 6 credit hours of BSCI 60199, students must register continually for BSCI 60299 until the degree is earned. Students begin research by successfully preparing, presenting and defending a formal prospectus for their research project to their committee. For the thesis and final defense, it is expected that students will present the results of their study in a defense open to students and faculty. The thesis must be presented and defended before the Guidance Committee with not more than one negative vote in order to be recommended to the Department of Biological Sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences for degree conferral.
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
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- | 3.000 |
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much faster than the average
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number of jobs
$85,600
potential earnings
2.2%
slower than the average
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number of jobs
$85,290
potential earnings
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about as fast as the average
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number of jobs
$46,340
potential earnings
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about as fast as the average
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number of jobs
$84,400
potential earnings
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