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Botany Graduate Program

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.

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Freshwater and Marine Sciences Graduate Program

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.

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Integrative Biology Graduate Program

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. 

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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 optional.

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