Admissions
Applicants who satisfy the general admission requirements of the Graduate School will be considered for admission to the master's program in biological sciences. Applicants should submit scores (verbal, quantitative, analytical) from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) to the Department of Biological Sciences. Under exceptional circumstances, applicants with an unusually strong academic record or with high scores on other standardized tests may be admitted to the program before the results of the GRE scores are received. In these cases, the GRE must be taken and the scores submitted during the first term of the student's master's level work.
Graduate students are expected to maintain at least a B average (3.0) in course work; therefore, applicants with less than a B average as undergraduate students and/or GRE combined verbal/quantitative scores lower than 1050 should present evidence that they can do graduate level course work in an acceptable manner. Upon admission to the program, the Biological Sciences Graduate Committee will inform the student of any undergraduate deficiencies and how they can be corrected.Applicants should also submit a short statement of goals and interests to the Department of Biological Sciences. The statement should include special qualifications and a description of relevant professional experiences. Reprints of publications, letters of recommendation, and other documents should be submitted to the department to assist the Graduate Committee in evaluating the applicant's qualifications. Applicants are encouraged to contact the Graduate Committee Chair for assistance in identifying faculty members who might serve as graduate mentors.
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