The summer sessions provide an opportunity for graduate students to take formal graduate courses and to be actively engaged in thesis research. Time allowed for completion of degree for those awarded an assistantship Graduate students awarded assistantships will normally be supported for two years. It is expected that a student should be able to complete all of the requirements for a Master's Degree within two years. Our department shares in the use of this facility with other departments on campus. This facility allows for the housing of a number of different species of experimental animals and also contains an animal surgical suite and five research laboratories.
Numerous microcomputers are available within the department.
The university has mainframe computers and the ability to tie into the Indiana University mainframe computer system in Indianapolis and Bloomington. Access to the Purdue University Cyber and mainframe system is also available. Several computer laboratories allow ready access to microcomputers. The Crooked Lake Field Station is located about 30 miles northwest of Fort Wayne, on the shores of Crooked Lake. Among the most oligotrophic lakes in Indiana, Crooked Lake is approximately a mile long and over 100 feet deep in some areas.