• Medical Laboratory Scientist
• Biostatistician/Biological Data Analyst
• Environmental Scientist or Compliance Specialist
• Public Health Analyst or Technician
• Adjunct Faculty
• Science Educator/Outreach Specialist
• Lab Technician – Biology/Agriculture/Government
• Aquatic Field Research
• Wildlife Technician
• Science Writer or communicator
• Quality Control/Quality Assurance Specialist
• Zoo or Aquarium Curator
• Forensic Scientist

1. Complete the GradCAS application
2. Submit application fee ($49 for domestic; $69 for international)
3. Submit the following required documents:
   • Official e-transcripts from all US institutions attended are to be sent to GradCAS through their online order portal. If your institution does not have official e-transcripts available, they can be mailed to the GradCAS processing center.
   • International Students click here.
4. Personal statement outlining the reason for applying for this graduate degree, career goals, and research interests.
5. Curriculum Vitae (preferred) or résumé
6. Letters from three references
7. Supplemental Information Form:
   • We strongly encourage contacting potential faculty mentor(s) prior to applying to the program to ensure sufficient space in Faculty labs and compatibility of research interests. Please select up to three faculty members in ranking order of priority.
   • Thesis Track Applicants: This form will also be used to indicate if they would like to be considered for a Graduate Assistantship.

18 semester hours of undergraduate courses including: General Biology, General & Organic Chemistry,
Biostatistics, Genetics, Evolution, Ecology, Cell Biology, Cell/Animal Physiology, and/or Microbiology, and an undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.00* or higher.

OR

A combination of the above disciplines, including 12 advanced semester hours in these disciplines and an
undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.00* or higher.

The Department has the right to examine students’ prerequisites, accept equivalent hours, or require additional work.

*Students falling below the GPA minimum are encouraged to apply. Students are evaluated holistically based on several criteria.

Highlighted Courses (often co-taught by expert faculty)

• Research Methods Courses in laboratory & field-based disciplines
• Advanced Topics in Cellular & Molecular Biology
• Advanced Topics in Ecology and Evolution
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Bioinformatics
• Graduate Writing and Communication

Degree Tracks

• Thesis Track: 30 credit hours (CH)
  15 CH of required core courses, 6 CH comprised of Advanced Biology and Research Methods electives, and 9 CH of thesis and research.
• Non-Thesis Track: 36 CH
  15 CH of required core courses, 18 CH comprised of Advance Biology and/or Research Methods electives, and 3 CH of independent study.

American Association of University Women
Selected Professions Fellowships
https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/fellowships-grants/current-opportunities/selected-professions-fellowship-program/

Career Development Grants
https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/fellowships-grants/current-opportunities/career-development/

International Fellowships
https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/fellowships-grants/current-opportunities/international/

National Science Foundation
Graduate Research Fellowship Program
https://www.nsfgrfp.org

The BWH Group
BWH Women in STEM Academic Scholarship
https://thebhwgroup.com/scholarship

Other RESOURCES

Pathways to Science
https://www.pathwaystoscience.org/