Requirements

M.A. in Biology

Admission Requirements

1. A completed application form accompanied by a fifty dollar nonrefundable application fee.
2. Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate records.
3. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in undergraduate course work.
4. A minimum of 24 credit hours of courses in biology, including those courses required of RIC undergraduate biology majors. Six to 8 credit hours of courses in physics. Sixteen to 24 credit hours of courses in chemistry, including organic chemistry.
5. An official report of scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), including the general test and the subject test in biology. (This may be waived for RIC graduates in biology.)
6. Three letters of recommendation.
7. A plan of study approved by the advisor and appropriate dean.
8. An interview. (This may be waived for RIC graduates in biology.)

BIOL 560	Graduate Seminar	2
BIOL 651-654	Advanced Topics in Biology	1-4
BIOL 691-696	Directed Research	6
ADDITIONAL COURSES in science at the graduate level (of which 12 to 15 credit hours must be in biology for a total of 24 credit hours of biology courses)		18-21
WRITTEN THESIS based on research done in BIOL 691-696		0
Total Credit Hours		30

Note: The M.A. in biology does not lead to teacher certification. Students interested in certification to teach should refer to Secondary Education in the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development.