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Biology

Program Information 

Degree: MS

College: Arts and Sciences

Application Instructions

Faculty Research Interests

Test Score Required: GRE Verbal + GRE Quantitative + GPA × 100 ≥ 1300. Analytical writing ≥4.0. Biology subject test strongly suggested

Letters of Recommendation: Recommendations by the faculty and approval by departmental chair

Resume/Curriculum Vitae: No

Admissions Essay: No

Additional department forms and procedures: Yes; The Biology MS graduate application process requires that you make contact with a faculty member who can advise your research project. Your first step will be to visit the department’s research webpage to see if any faculty members are doing research in your area of interest. The next step is to contact the faculty member to see if they are taking students. That faculty member will bring your application to the whole department for a decision about your application.

Deadlines: University deadlines apply

Possible Careers: Research, Health Care, Education, Environmental Management and Conservation

Salary Information: See Bureau of Labor Statistics for detailed salary information on these careers. Another great resource is the Occupational Outlook Handbook

UT Tyler Biology Graduate Student Research:

• STOCHASTIC LIFE-HISTORY VARIATION IN POPULATIONS OF WESTERN RIBBON SNAKES (THAMNOPHIS PROXIMUS) IN EAST TEXAS

• EFFECTS OF THE HERBICIDE ATRAZINE ON THE BEHAVIOR OF THE CHECKERED GARTERSNAKE (THAMNOPHIS MARCIANUS)

• INFLUENCE OF AGRICULTURAL STREAM HABITAT ALTERATIONS ON MOSQUITOES AND AMPHIBIANS: PATTERNS, PROCESSES, AND PREDICTIONS

• POPULATION GENETICS OF THE POTATO PSYLLID, BACTERICERA COCKERELLI

• USING ECOLOGICAL NICHE MODELING TO PREDICT OCCURRENCE OF RARE FISH AND UNIONID MUSSELS IN EAST TEXAS

• INFLUENCE OF SUBSTRATE AND HYDRAULIC VARIABLES ON HABITAT PREFERENCES OF A SCULPTURED AND AN UNSCULPTURED FRESHWATER MUSSEL

• MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE AMERICAN BOX TURTLES (TERRAPENE SPP.)