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Master of Science in Biology
Current Graduate Students / Secondary School Teachers
The graduate program in biology provides flexibility
to students seeking advanced study in such areas as biology, botany,
conservation biology, ecology, fisheries biology, physiology, rangeland
biology, systematics, wildlife biology, and zoology. Graduate curricula are not specified as such; rather programs are
designed and approved by the student's committee, according to the
needs and career objectives of the individual student.
Graduate programs are available both for those seeking a terminal
M.S. degree and for those who may seek acceptance into a doctoral
program at another university. All graduate programs designed for
research professions or doctoral programs require a thesis. Students
wishing to pursue a thesis option require a major
professor to supervise their thesis research.
Degree options and other details are covered in the Graduate Student Guidelines for students starting
in Fall 2005 or later (students who started before Fall 2005 may
follow the previous protocols). Other information may be obtained
from the Graduate
School.
Students preparing for a secondary teaching career or desiring a
"general" M.S. degree may select the non-thesis option,
which requires additional coursework and a research paper in lieu
of a thesis. For information on a summer-only program for secondary
teachers, contact the department chair.
The Graduate School currently provides Biology with 8 Graduate Teaching
Assistantships (GTAs) of $7,000 per 9 months on a competitive basis.
GTAs also receive a full tuition waiver on 6-9 credit hours, but
GTAs must pay other fees assessed per credit hour (e.g., student
health fee, student activity fee), which vary each year (usually
about $15-25 per credit hour). Other Graduate Assistantships are
available from the Sternberg Museum or through external research
funds, but these assistantships do not carry a tuition waiver (they
might include a higher salary to compensate for the cost of tuition).
The Fleharty
Fellowship (a partially endowed research assistantship
with a full tuition waiver on 6-9 credit hours) also is available.
In addition, graduate and undergraduate students may apply for student
honoraria to help cover the costs of participating
in professional meetings.
Applications
for admission to graduate school and for graduate assistantships
are due in the Graduate School by 15 March. The application deadline
for the Fleharty fellowship is 12 February (Charles Darwin's birthday).
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