2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Biological Sciences
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Professor William Orr, Department Chair
Professors: Santosh R. D’Mello, Richard Jones, Paul Ludden, William Orr, Steven Vik, Pia Vogel
Associate Professors: Robert Harrod, John Wise
Assistant Professor: Adam Norris
Professor of Practice: Bianca Batista
Senior Lecturers: Eva Oberdörster, Teresa Strecker
Research Associate Professor: Svetlana Radyuk
Admission Requirements
In addition to meeting the minimum requirements described under Dedman College: Admission in the General Information section of this catalog, an applicant’s preparation should include six credit hours of calculus or statistics, 16 credit hours of chemistry (including eight credit hours of organic chemistry) and at least four advanced courses in biology. Applicants are required to take the GRE graduate school admission test. Three letters of recommendation from individuals who know the candidate well and can speak to the candidate’s ability for graduate study should be submitted before the candidate is admitted to the program.
Good Standing
A student must maintain a B average (3.000 on a 4.000 scale) and receive no more than two grades at or below the grade of C. Failure to meet these requirements will result in either probationary status or in dismissal from graduate study. Enrollment in graduate seminar is required of students each term during their first two years in residence. Courses in biochemistry and molecular biology are also required of most beginning students.
Requirements with respect to proficiency in a second language, computer programming and statistical methodology or in other cognate fields will be determined for each candidate by a departmental advisory committee.
ProgramsDoctoral
Master
Dual Degree
CoursesBiological Sciences
| Special Courses |
| Graduate Seminar |
BIOL 6120–6129 |
| Concepts in the Biological Sciences |
BIOL 6114, 6214, 6314 |
| Research in the Biological Sciences |
BIOL 6170, 6270, 6370–6373, 7000 |
| Thesis |
BIOL 6398, 6399 |
| Selected Topics in the Biological Sciences |
BIOL 7315, 7316 |
| Full-Time Status |
BIOL 8049 |
| Dissertation |
BIOL 8398, 8399, 8698, 8699, 8998, 8999 |
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