Overview

Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences / Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences is located in Brookings, SD, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

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

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Required for some Oral exam
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Preliminary oral and written exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

10

Applied

5

Accepted

5

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	No
Spring deadline	Not reported	August 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

25

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	Not Reported
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	68%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	32%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (56%)

Female (44%)

Faculty

11

Total faculty

Full-time - 11

Part-time - 0

Male (9)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Infectious disease, food animal, virology, immunology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 1015 Campanile Avenue
Brookings, SD  57007
United States

Contact Dr. David H. Zeman
Head
Email: david.zeman@sdstate.edu
Phone: 605-688-5171
Fax: 605-688-6003

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