Overview

Department of Biology and Microbiology / Department of Biology and Microbiology is located in Brookings, SD, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Biological sciences
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biological sciences

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	11
Doctoral Degrees	3

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 GRE General Test Thesis Required for some Oral exam
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Oral exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

24

Applied

9

Accepted

9

Enrolled

Applying

35

Application Fee - Domestic

No

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	Not reported	April 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	Not reported	August 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships

Student Body

33

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	3.03%
White or Caucasian	63%
American Indian or Alaska Native	9.09%
Asian	15.15%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	9.09%

Gender

Male (57%)

Female (42%)

Faculty

22

Total faculty

Full-time - 22

Part-time - 0

Male (18)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Ecosystem ecology; plant, animal and microbial genomics; animal infectious disease, microbial bioproducts
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 1015 Campanile Avenue
Brookings, SD  57007
United States

Contact Dr. Thomas Cheesbrough
Head
Email: thomas.cheesbrough@sdstate.edu
Phone: 605-688-6141
Fax: 605-688-6677

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