Non-Thesis Option

Forty Hours of Classroom Coursework

Forty hours of classroom coursework, to be selected from 6000 and 8000-level courses, must include:

One course in biochemistry. This requirement may be waived if the student has taken and successfully completed an equivalent undergraduate course with a grade of B or higher.

Two Hours of Seminar

Students may take one BIOL 6960 /BIOL 6970 and one 2 hour section of BIOL 8700 or two 2 hour sections of BIOL 8700 . Each 2 hour section is equivalent to one credit hour.

BIOL 6960 - Biology Careers Seminar 1 Credit Hours and
BIOL 6970 - Biology Seminar 1 Credit Hours
or
BIOL 8700 - Biology Seminar 2 Credit Hours

Laboratory or Literature-Based Research Paper

The successful completion of a laboratory or literature-based research paper. In order to satisfy this requirement, the student must select a major professor and enroll in BIOL 8888 , Non-Thesis MS Research. A maximum of four credit hours of BIOL 8888 may be counted toward the 40-hour course requirement.