For the Master of Science and Doctoral Programs
All application instructions can be accessed through the Miami University Graduate Studies website (http://www.miamiOH.edu/graduate-studies/admission/)
A complete application must include the following:
Submit your application, pay the application fee, and submit all supplemental materials (numbers 2-7 below) electronically: (https://www.applyweb.com).
Official copies of transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate work. Unofficial transcripts should be submitted with your application (with your name and institution clearly indicated). If admitted, you will be required to submit an official transcript for each degree earned.
**An official copy of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test. You may apply before completing the GRE, but your application will not be reviewed until an official score report is received.
For most international applicants, an official copy of scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is also required.
Resume.
Three letters of recommendation.
Personal Statement - a letter outlining professional goals, research interests, and potential faculty advisor(s). We encourage you to contact individual faculty members with whom you share a research interest (email links available on our web site: (http://biology.MiamiOH.edu) prior to submitting your application. To be admitted, you must identify at least one faculty member that is willing to serve as your advisor.
For more information about requirements, admission, and program description go to Biology Department Graduate Programs.
Proof of English Proficiency - TOEFL - 80 ; IELTS - 6.5 ; PTE - 54 ; Duolingo - 110
General Requirement:Biology- Master of Science
Incoming students are expected to have completed a bachelor's degree and should have a broad course background in biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics or statistics. A student may be required to complete undergraduate courses as part of his/her program of study.
Complete a pedagogy workshop upon entry to the graduate program, prior to assistantship duties, and complete an introductory seminar (BIO 601) during the first fall semester in residence.
Complete at least 30 semester hours of graduate work including:
at least 9 hours of formal course credit,
at least three seminars, and
six to 12 hours of thesis credit in biology. Not more than 10 semester hours of transfer credit can be applied to the degree. A course of study must be approved by a committee of graduate faculty during the first year in residence.
Pass an oral defense of your thesis proposal, approved by a committee of graduate faculty.
Conduct a research project approved by a committee of graduate faculty and present the project as a written thesis and in a public seminar.
Pass an oral examination in defense of your thesis, approved by a committee of graduate faculty.
In addition to the general requirements described above, M.S. students may be eligible for a certificate in Ecology by taking additional specific formal coursework. See the field of study listings in this Graduate Bulletin titled Ecology-Certificate for more details regarding requirements.
https://bulletin.miamioh.edu/graduate-fields-study/biology/?_ga=2.229305631.260347962.1706288467-792100068.1706288467
