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130 College of Arts Sciences and Education Graduate Catalog 2018-2019 *Philip K. Stoddard, Professor Biological Sciences *Jamie Theobald, Assistant Professor *Joel C. Trexler, Professor and Marine Sciences Program *Steven F. Oberbauer, Professor and Chairperson Director *Christopher Baraloto, Associate Professor and Director, *Tiffany Troxler, Director, SLSC ICTB Maureen Walter, University Lecturer *M. Alejandro Barbieri, Professor *Jeffrey D. Wells, Associate Professor Ana Paula Benaduce, Instructor *Yuying Zhang, Associate Professor *Bradley C. Bennett, Professor *Kevin Boswell, Associate Professor *Holds Dissertation Advisor Status *Heather D. Bracken-Grissom, Assistant Professor Lisa Brinn, Senior Instructor Master of Science in Biology Richard P. Brinn, University Lecturer Justin E. Campbell, Assistant Professor To be admitted into the Master’s degree program in *Alessandro Catenazzi, Assistant Professor Biology, a student must: *Demian Chapman, Associate Professor 1. Hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline from *Ligia Collado-Vides, Senior Lecturer an accredited college or university. *Laurel S. Collins, Professor 2. Have a 3.0 average or higher during the last two *Timothy M. Collins, Professor and Graduate Program years of the undergraduate program and submission Director of Graduate Record Exam scores. John Cozza, Senior Instructor 3. Two letters of recommendation of the student’s *Todd Crowl, Professor and Director, SERC academic potential. *Matthew DeGennaro, Assistant Professor 4. Be accepted by a faculty sponsor. *Maureen A. Donnelly, Professor and Associate Dean 5. Receive approval from the Departmental Graduate for Graduate Studies, Colleges of Arts, Sciences and Committee. Education 6. International graduate student applicants whose *Sarah Eddy, Assistant Professor native language is not English are required to submit *Jose Maria Eirin-Lopez, Assistant Professor a score for the Test of English as a Foreign Language *Niclas Engene, Assistant Professor (TOEFL) or for the International English Language Sian Evans, Instructor Testing System (IELTS). A total score of 80 on the iBT TOEFL or 6.5 overall on the IELTS is required. *James W. Fourqurean, Professor and Director, CCOR *Javier Francisco-Ortega, Professor Degree Requirements *Evelyn E. Gaiser, Professor and Director of the School of Environment, Arts, and Society The Master of Science in Biology consists of a minimum *Miroslav Gantar, Senior Instructor 36 credits, including a thesis based upon the student’s Sat Gavassa, Senior Instructor original research. A maximum of six credits of post John Geiger, Instructor baccalaureate course work may be transferred from other Alastair Harborne, Assistant Professor institutions, subject to the approval of the Graduate Committee. *Michael Heithaus, Professor and Dean, College of Arts, Sciences and Education Required Courses *Lou Kim, Associate Professor and Director of BSC 6457 Introduction to Biological Research 3 Undergraduate Studies BSC 5931 Thesis Proposal Seminar 1 *John S. Kominoski, Associate Professor Workshops and Laboratories1 4 *Suzanne Koptur, Professor BSC 6971 Master’s Thesis2 6 *Lidia Kos, Professor and Associate Dean, University Electives3 22 Graduate School and Associate Vice President, Quantitative Skills Requirement4 Research and Economic Development Marcy Kravec, Senior Lecturer and Associate 1 Following graduate committee approval, students may Chairperson fulfill this requirement with any combination of graduate *Jun Li, Associate Professor workshops, graduate laboratories, and graduate *Jessica Liberles, Assistant Professor techniques courses (minimum of three separate courses). *Sparkle Malone, Assistant Professor 2 To be taken after qualifying exam is passed. *Melissa McCartney, Assistant Professor 3 These must include at least 16 credits of courses in the *DeEtta K. Mills, Associate Professor and Director, IFRI Department of Biological Sciences. No more than six David McNutt, Instructor credits can be transferred from another graduate program, *Fernando G. Noriega, Professor subject to the approval of the Graduate Committee. At *Yannis Papastamatiou, Assistant Professor least six credits must be at the 5000- or 6000-level Thomas R. Pitzer, University Lecturer Laboratory (excluding thesis credits). Credits taken at the 4000-level Coordinator beyond six, or at lower levels, will not count towards *Jennifer H. Richards, Professor graduation. *Mauricio Rodriguez-Lanetty, Associate Professor 4 Two semesters of graduate courses in quantitative skills *Diego Salazar, Assistant Professor (e.g., statistics, mathematics, computer programming), or Helena Schmidtmayerova, Senior Instructor demonstrated equivalence of such, is required for the *Laura Serbus, Assistant Professor Master of Science in Biology. Paul R. Sharp, Senior Instructor Graduation Requirements Graduate Catalog 2018-2019 College of Arts Sciences and Education 131 A grade of ‘C’ or higher must be obtained in all courses 1Following graduate committee approval, students may with a cumulative average of 3.0 or higher in the 36 fulfill this requirement with any combination of graduate credits, and a thesis must be completed and accepted by workshops, graduate laboratories, and graduate courses the University. (minimum of three separate courses) 2No more than 36 credits may be transferred from a Non-Thesis Track: Requirements completed graduate program, subject to the approval of Doctoral candidates in the Biological Sciences Major who the Graduate Committee. have filed the D-2 and D-3 forms that are accepted by the 3Two semesters of graduate courses in quantitative skills University Graduate School can receive a Master of (e.g. statistics, mathematics, computer programming), or Science in Biology en route to the PhD with “non-thesis demonstrated equivalence of such, is required for the track” appearing in the transcript. Ph.D. in Biology. Non-Thesis Track: Graduation Requirements: Graduation Requirements A minimum GPA of 3.0 in all Graduate course work is A grade of 'C' or higher must be obtained in all courses required for the Master’s degree. with a cumulative average of 3.0 or higher in the 90 credits; two semesters of quantitative skills courses must Doctor of Philosophy in Biology be completed, and a dissertation completed and accepted by the University. To be admitted into the Ph.D. program in Biology, a student must: Combined MS in Forensic Science/PhD 1. Hold a Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from in Biology an accredited college or university 2. Have a 3.0 grade point average during the last two The MSFS/PhD in Biology combines the Master of years of the undergraduate program or a Master's Science in Forensic Science with a PhD in Biology. degree in a relevant discipline; Student who pursue this degree will be enrolled in a 3. Submission of official Graduate Record Exam (GRE) continuous program; however, upon completion of all the scores. requirements of the MSFS program (report option), 4. Be sponsored by a Biology faculty member with students will be awarded a MSFS degree as they Dissertation Advisor Status (see list of graduate transition towards their PhD. faculty with DAS). MSFS/PhD in Biology Degree Requirements 5. Arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to the Biology Graduate Program Director evaluating For admission into the MSFS/PhD program, students must the applicant's potential for graduate work. meet the admission criteria of a PhD student with the 6. Receive approval from the Department Graduate understanding that they will have an increased class load Committee. of 2-3 classes, e.g., Forensic Biology, Forensic Chemistry, 7. International graduate students applicants whose and Forensic Analysis, when compared to the normal PhD native language in not English are required to submit applicant but will graduate with two degrees. The a score for the Test of English as a Foreign Language requirements will be as follows: (TOEFL) or for the International English Language 1. Hold a Bachelor’s degree in a natural science from a Testing System (IELTS). A total score of 80 on the relevant university. iBT TOEFL or 6.5 overall on the IELTS is required. 2. Have a 3.0 GPA during the last two years of the Degree Requirements undergraduate program and submission of official GRE scores. The Ph.D. in Biology is conferred on individuals in recognition of their demonstrated ability to master a 3. Arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent specific field of knowledge and to conduct significant to the Biology graduate program director evaluating independent, original research. A minimum of 90 semester the applicant’s potential for graduate work. credits of graduate work beyond the baccalaureate are 4. Be sponsored by a Biology faculty member with required, including a dissertation based upon the student's Dissertation Advisor Status. original research. A maximum of 36 credits may be 5. Receive approval from the Department Graduate transferred from a completed graduate program with the program committee. approval of the Advisory Committee. 6. International graduate student applicants whose Required Courses native language is not English are required to submit BSC 7961 Dissertation Proposal Seminar 1 a score for Test of English as a Foreign Language BSC 7982 Dissertation Defense Seminar 1 (TOEFL) or for the International English Language BSC 5945 Supervised Teaching in Biology 2 Testing System (IETLS). A score of 80 on the iBT 1 TOEFL or 6.5 overall on the IETLS is required. Workshops and Laboratories