The Department of Biological Sciences offers programs leading to the Master of Sciences and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The Department is involved in several special graduate programs taking advantage of other researchers, faculty, and facilities at GW and elsewhere in the Washington area.
Financial support is available on a competitive basis.
Applications for the Fall semester are due January 2. Students interested in applying to our graduate program should consult the Frequently Asked Questions web page. For detailed information on procedures for fulfilling graduate degree requirements see the Biology Graduate Student Handbook and the Columbian School's Graduate Student Handbook . Faculty with research interests in this area include Allard, Brown, Donaldson, Johnson, Morris, Turano, and Smith. Graduate research in systematics and evolution includes comparative studies of many different kinds of organisms.