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The Graduate Program in the Department of Biology offers two Certificate programs
for students who initially do not wish to pursue the full Master's degree. These
programs are suitable for either full- or part-time students, and include coursework
primarily in one of two areas - Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology or Ecology,
Evolution and Organismal Biology. Qualified students in a certificate program may
apply for acceptance to either the M.A. or the M.S. degree programs.
Requirements for Certificates
A Certificate of Graduate Study in Biology requires:
- a minimum of 16 credit hours of course
- at least three lab courses from the list associated with the subject area.
A Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Biology
requires:
- a minimum of 24 credit hours of courses
- at least four lab courses from the list associated with the subject area.
Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in their program courses in order to receive
a certificate.
Graduate Courses by Subject Areas
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Cell, Molecular and Developmental
Biology (CMDB)
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Ecology, Evolution and Organismal
Biology (EEOB)
Other Courses
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Transfer to and from certificate programs
Those with special student status wishing to continue in one of the certificate
programs must petition the Biology Graduate Committee for a reevaluation of their
status (and should provide transcripts if they have not done so already). Students
in a certificate program may apply for acceptance to either the M.A. or the M.S.
degree programs. This is dependent upon approval of matriculated status. Students
who have successfully completed a basic or advanced certificate program and have
achieved a grade of 3.0 or higher in each course taken will, upon request, automatically
be accepted into the M.A. program and may apply for the M.S. degree option. Students
enrolled in the M.A. or M.S. program who do not want to complete the degree program
but have completed the requirements for a certificate, will receive that certificate.
Departmental or University support in the form of teaching or research fellowships
or other awards is open only to those students enrolled as matriculated students
in the M.A. or M.S. programs.
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