MASTERS DEGREE Admission and Entry:
Application deadline: January 31 (U.S. and international)
Entrance examinations:
GRE general test
Foreign students must submit TOEFL scores Prerequisite: Baccalaureate degree in applicable field of
study or equivalent Typical Acceptance Criteria:
Minimum GPA of 3.0 in last 60 semester credit hours
GRE combined score of 1200 or above
Requirements for Degree:
Credit hours (30 minimum):
24 approved course work hours
Project (InBio 698R) or 6 thesis hours (InBio 699R)
Required courses: - Biol 503
- No more than 9 hours of 300 or 400 level course credit can apply toward
Master's degree
- No more than 9 credit hours can be transferred from an accredited
university
- The residency requirement for M.S. students is two full-time, consecutive
semesters (at least 6 credit hours per semester)
- The minimum registration requirement is six credit hours per year. Students
not meeting this requirement will be dropped from the graduate program.
- Thesis or project:
- Standard university thesis format or journal publication format
- Project format must satisfy committee requirements
Examinations:
Oral examination on course work
Defense of research
Oral defense of thesis or project
| PH. D. Admission and Entry:
Application deadline: January 31 (U.S. and international)
Entrance examinations:
GRE general test
Foreign students must submit TOEFL scores Typical Acceptance Criteria:
Minimum GPA of 3.0 in last 60 semester credit hours
GRE combined score of 1200 or above
Requirements for Degree:
Credit hours (54 minimum):
36 course work hours plus
18 hours of dissertation (InBio 799R)
Required courses: - Biol 503
- No 100-400 level course credit can apply toward Doctorate degree
- All coursework credit hours must be completed at BYU or at some other
accredited Ph.D.-granting University. A maximum of 9 hours can be transferred
from another Ph.D.-granting University. Credit from institutions other than BYU
must be approved by the Advisory Committee, the Graduate Coordinator, and the
Graduate School.
- The residency requirement for Ph.D. students is two full-time, consecutive
semesters (at least 6 credit hours per semester)
- The minimum registration requirement is six credit hours per year. Students
not meeting this requirement will be dropped from the graduate program.
- One semester of teaching experience in the department is required for all
Ph.D. students
- Dissertation:
- Standard university dissertation format or journal publication format
Examinations:
Comprehensive written and oral examinations
Defense of research
Oral defense of dissertation
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