Program Description

Join us as we continue the search for answers. Our faculty and graduate students share a breadth of interests. Their individual expertise results in a department with two primary areas of research interest:

• Environmental/ecological science
• Basic biomedical science

We maintain 15 to 16 full-time students and 16 full-time faculty members. The M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are awarded. The success of our program lies with a strong orientation toward bioinstrumentation and the individualized treatment of each graduate student. Graduates from the program are in high demand and are readily employed by academic institutions, industry, government agencies, research institutions and hospitals.

Whether you are pursuing your master's degree or your doctorate, our focus results in your expertise. You have the opportunity to develop advanced knowledge in diverse areas of speciality: molecular biology, immunology, genetics, cell biology, biochemistry, applied and environmental biology, developmental biology, microbial metabolism, physiological ecology, plant metabolism, reproductive physiology, endocrinology, regulation of plant growth, medical microbiology, population biology and behavioral ecology.

Admission Requirements

• A GPA of 3.0 is preferred for all transcripts.
• Official GRE test score. Candidates are encouraged to obtain a score of 150 or more in the verbal and quantitative sections and a score of 3.0 or better in the written section.

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5

Remarks:

• Official Transcript Required
• Total 30 credit program, per credit USD $1,005.
• I20(Visa Letter) can be obtained only after submitting a bank statement with a balance of USD $51,000.