Pilihan program

Ringkasan program

The Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology degree is granted for proven ability, independent investigation, and scholarly attainment in a specialized field. Although it is primarily a research degree and is not granted solely on the completion of a certain number of credits, there are specific course requirements that must be met. The training of a Ph.D.-level Microbiologist is based on a strong foundation in Mathematics, Chemistry, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry in addition to extensive coursework in the various disciplines within the field of Microbiology. This base is built upon advanced course work in the major sub-disciplines of Microbiology (Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Physiology, Genetics, Biotechnology, Virology, Industrial and Environmental Microbiology, and Medical Microbiology) as the student focuses his/her area of interest . It is understood that the culmination of this degree is the completion and defense of an independent research project and the submission of a written dissertation.

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Admission into the program requires: acceptance by a graduate faculty member with whom the applicant has corresponded; at least a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) for the last two years of the most recent degree program; scores in the 35th percentile or higher on the verbal and quantitative sections of a graduate record exam (GRE) that is no more than 5 years old; for doctoral degree applicants, a score for the GRE subject area test in biology or in biochemistry/cell/molecular biology that reflects the applicant's current knowledge, this will be used for diagnostic purposes, to determine the student’s breadth and depth of knowledge of biology; for applicants who hold only a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences or a closely related discipline, entrance into the PhD program requires minimum GPA of 3.0 for all undergraduate work and scores in the 50th percentile or higher on the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE the application must be approved by a majority vote of the graduate programs committee prior to formal acceptance by the department; no student in the department’s master’s program will be permitted to advance to the PhD program without approval of the graduate programs committee. Application for advancement must include (1) a letter from the student that provides a rationale for the status change and (2) a letter of support from the major professor.

Kualifikasi

Doktor (S3)

Institusi penerbit ijazah

Idaho State University

Nama jurusan

College of Science and Engineering, Department of Biological Sciences