Degree Requirements:

(See general College requirements in ‘Graduate Regulations ’.)

Non-thesis M.A. students must complete 32 semester hours of courses at least 20 of which must be numbered in the 600s, with a grade average of ‘B’ or better. As part of the 32 semester hours, M.A. students must successfully complete BIOL 601  during their first year in the program. Students must also register for at least one credit of Colloquium (BIOL 682 ).

M.A. students may take up to 3 credits of research, as BIOL 690  or BIOL 680 - Advanced Topics in Biology . M.A. students must also pass a Graduate Student Qualifying Examination.