Degrees Offered: Biology
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Overview
The Biology MS and Ph.D. programs complements other more specialized Life Science degree programs at Arizona State University. It offers individualized courses of study that include laboratory, field and theoretical work. The Biology degrees allow interdisciplinary as well as more traditional disciplinary approaches. The program of study is tailored to individual needs and interests in consultation with the students committee.
Accelerated Bachelor and Master of Science in Biology
This program allows students to pursue a joint M.S. degree and B.S. degree in Biology (including those students in the biology and society concentration). Students admitted to the program are concurrently enrolled in both the undergraduate and graduate classes and seminars. The students are not eligible for graduate benefits, including teaching and research assistantships, related health insurance, financial aid, or graduate award programs until the B.S. degree is complete. The graduate program requires a minimum of 30 semester hours above the 120 required for the undergraduate degree. Consistent with Graduate College guidelines, no more than six semester hours of 400-level courses may be applied to the M.S. degree.
Students follow the guidelines provided in the M.S. in Biology summary. A thesis and final oral examination are required at the same level as students in the regular M.S. program. Students must be in the B.S. program in Biology with a GPA of 3.40 or greater at time of admission and should have completed 90 semester hours toward the B.S., including at least 16 semester hours in BIO courses, three semester hours of calculus, and 11 semester hours of physical sciences (chemistry or physics preferred).
It is recommended that, by the time of admission, students complete a 300- or 400-level course in the area of the proposed thesis, a biometry or equivalent statistics course, and an upper-division chemistry course.
For Biology students interested in the BS/MS Option, contact: Wendi Simonson, wendi.simonson@asu.edu