Overview

College of Science & Technology / College of Science & Technology is located in Hammond, LA, in a small setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Biological Sciences

Program in Integrated Science and Technology

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Biological sciences
Master of Science (MS)	Isat: generalist concentration,specialist concentration (chemistry, computer science, industrial technology, mathematics, physics).
Master of Science (MS)	Integrated Science & Technology

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	16
Other Advanced Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam ISAT: GRE combined Verbal and Quantitative Score of at least 280. Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some ISAT: Students are required to complete a thesis or research project M.S. Biology: All students must complete an oral and/or written exam. Non-thesis track students must write a research paper (no thesis required).

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

48

Applied

20

Accepted

13

Enrolled

Applying

20

Application Fee - Domestic

30

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 15th	June 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	December 1st	October 1st	Yes
Summer deadline	May 1st	March 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	ISAT: GRE combined Verbal and Quantitative Score of at least 280.
Master's Degree Requirements	Biological Sciences: Bachelor's degree, GPA of 3.0, Minimum of 30 semester hours of undergrad biology courses. ISAT:Bachelor's degree,at least 30 semester hours in any combination of ISAT related fields,undergraduate transcripts and GPA of at least 2.75,(3) letters of recommendation,letter of introduction stating the applicant's research backgr

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 500 TOEFL IBT score: 61

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$17,536

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

48

Total Graduate Students

31%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	10.42%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	54%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	4.17%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (56%)

Female (43%)

Faculty

25

Total faculty

Full-time - 25

Part-time - 0

Male (20)

Female (5)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Computational biology, reptile sex determination, amphibian metamorphosis and life history biology, matrix analysis, robotics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	508,726

Location & Contact

Address Southeastern Louisiana University
SLU Box 10829
Hammond, LA  70402
United States

Contact Dr. Daniel McCarthy
College Dean
Email: science@southeastern.edu
Phone: -549 ext. 2055
Fax: 985-549

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