The program also facilitates student entry into health-related professional programs. Some biology graduate students participate in research in the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
- Approximately 25-30 students are enrolled in the program.
- Graduate studies cover molecular and cellular biology, physiology, microbiology, ecology, paleontology and plant and animal systematics.
- Full-time students can complete the M.S. degree requirements in two years.
- Students actively perform research during the academic year and summer.
- Students who remain on track write and defend their thesis during the fourth semester of the program.
