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 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 Handbook , which is available in hard copy from the office of the department chair. Other information may be obtained from the Graduate School . They also carry a full tuition waiver. Other Graduate Assistantships are available from the Department.