Applicants with deficiencies in these background courses who are admitted to the program may be required to complete appropriate coursework without graduate credit. Submission of Graduate Record Examination scores on the general test is required. Each applicant to the graduate program must be sponsored by a faculty member in the department. Persons planning to apply to the program should contact the graduate program coordinator in microbiology to obtain information on the department. M.S. Degree Requirements Students admitted to the M.S. program are required to conduct an independent research project in conjunction with a faculty adviser and must submit a thesis based on this research to a faculty examining committee, which determines its acceptability.
Students also defend their completed thesis work in a formal departmental seminar.
Specific coursework is determined in conjunction with the faculty adviser. A minimum of 30 credits, including thesis credits, is required. Ph.D. Degree Requirements Students with appropriate academic training at the baccalaureate or master's level may be considered for admission to the doctoral program. Persons enrolled in the doctoral program are required to develop and execute an independent research project in conjunction with a faculty adviser, to complete and defend successfully a dissertation based on this research, to pass a written qualifying examination administered by the student's guidance committee, and to complete one semester of teaching. All graduate students are expected to enroll in MICR 997, Microbiology Seminar, each semester.