Applicants must submit both aptitude and advanced test GRE scores. All incoming graduate students are required to pass a course in statistics or biostatistics unless they have already passed such a course as an undergraduate. In such cases, the student must achieve the equivalent of a B.S. or B.A. degree in biology from Bucknell University. At least five of the eight courses must be in biology, and all must be at the 600 level. A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 is required, and not more than two courses of C work will be accepted toward the degree.
Facilities are available for graduate research in several areas of biology.
Laboratories are well instrumented for graduate research in drug metabolism, glycoprotein synthesis, spermatogenesis, genetics, immunobiology, plant physiology, molecular biology, and developmental biology. Recently, an electron microscopy laboratory was established. Extensive research projects in evolutionary biology and ecology are underway at Bucknell. Facilities are available for research in population genetics, fire ecology, primary productivity of streams and lakes, resource allocation in plant communities, and predator-prey studies of marine invertebrates. Roles in disease, food production, and colonizing extreme environments will be included.