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Program overview

Main Subject

Biological Sciences

Study Level

PHD

The goal of the Biology Department is to train students at the highest level in one of three broad sub-fields within modern biology: cell and molecular biology, neurobiology, and marine biology and ecology. Upon completion of the PhD, students should be prepared for postgraduate training and to eventually assume teaching and/or research positions in academia, industry, government, or nonprofit agencies. The PhD is a research degree and normally necessitates at least four to five years of academic study, including summer work. Applicants to the MA or PhD programs must have completed a bachelor’s degree in biology or a closely related field. We favor applicants with both strong academic records and a demonstrated aptitude for research. Qualifying Examination The qualifying examination must be completed no later than six semesters after matriculation. In most graduate curricula in the department, this consists of a research proposal-often in the form of a grant application-which the student submits to his/her committee and subsequently defends in an oral presentation. In the cell and molecular biology and neurobiology curricula, this is preceded by a comprehensive written examination testing the student’s general background from coursework.

Program overview

Main Subject

Biological Sciences

Study Level

PHD

The goal of the Biology Department is to train students at the highest level in one of three broad sub-fields within modern biology: cell and molecular biology, neurobiology, and marine biology and ecology. Upon completion of the PhD, students should be prepared for postgraduate training and to eventually assume teaching and/or research positions in academia, industry, government, or nonprofit agencies. The PhD is a research degree and normally necessitates at least four to five years of academic study, including summer work. Applicants to the MA or PhD programs must have completed a bachelor’s degree in biology or a closely related field. We favor applicants with both strong academic records and a demonstrated aptitude for research. Qualifying Examination The qualifying examination must be completed no later than six semesters after matriculation. In most graduate curricula in the department, this consists of a research proposal-often in the form of a grant application-which the student submits to his/her committee and subsequently defends in an oral presentation. In the cell and molecular biology and neurobiology curricula, this is preceded by a comprehensive written examination testing the student’s general background from coursework.

Admission Requirements

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Applicants hold a four-year Bachelor’s degree from an accredited US institution or its international equivalent.  If you have earned a three-year degree that is the equivalent of a four-year degree in the US, it will be accepted in the admissions process.  Other English Language Requirements: TOEFL Paper Based score of at least 600.

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