Graduate Programs
Explore our graduate programs
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.
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.
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.
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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Researchers recognized by Ecological Society of America
A paper by Nathan Kiel (PhD iBio ’24), undergraduate student Eileen Mavencamp (’23), and Professor Monica Turner has been awarded the W.S. Cooper Award for Outstanding Contributions in the Fields of Geobotany…
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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…