Graduate Programs
Explore our graduate programs
Botany MS and PhD
Graduate students in Botany work with faculty and staff on a range of projects in plant biology at all levels of organization — from molecules, through cells and organs, to populations, communities, and lineages.
Freshwater and Marine Sciences MS and PhD
Designed to help students develop a greater understanding of aquatic systems—their origins, inhabitants, phenomena, and impact on human life, this program allows students to specialize in limnology, marine sciences, or processes common to both environments.
Integrative Biology MS and PhD
IBio graduate students choose to direct their path of study from a range of subject areas such as cellular and molecular biology, developmental biology, neuroscience, physiology, ecology, evolution, and animal behavior.
Applying
Admission into graduate programs is based on the applicant’s:
- undergraduate record
- three letters of recommendation
- previous research experience and
- shared interests with one or more potential faculty advisors
Submission of your GRE scores is not required.
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Biology graduate students receive 2026 Arboretum Research Fellowships
Department of Biology graduate students Hannah Ashe, Jillian Neece and Shaneya Miriyagalla have received Arboretum Research Fellowships. These graduate fellowships support early career scientists doing work that aligns with the Arboretum’s mission…
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How did these mushrooms escape?
Botany graduate student Aishwarya Veerabahu, discusses her research and outreach efforts around the golden oyster mushroom that’s pushing out native fungal biodiversity in this article for the Spring 2026 College of Letters…
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Botany Grad Alumni highlighted for prairie restoration work
In Green Lights, an article for the Spring 2026 College of Letters and Science Magazine, a Botany PhD grad is featured for her environmental restoration work in Wisconsin.