Overview

Department of Biology / Department of Biology is located in Cape Girardeau, MO, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Natural Science (MNS)	Biology
Master of Science (MS)	Environmental Science

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	16

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Required for some Thesis and oral defense paper and comprehensive exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

64

Applied

15

Accepted

9

Enrolled

Applying

0

Application Fee - Domestic

40

Application Fee - International

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	April 1st	April 1st	No
Spring deadline	October 1st	October 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.5, 2.75 in the last 30 hours of undergraduate course work in science and mathematics; 2 letters of recommendation; faculty sponsor agreemtn

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$13,221

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	June 30
Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships

Student Body

26

Total Graduate Students

26%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	3.85%
White or Caucasian	61%
American Indian or Alaska Native	3.85%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	3.85%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (30%)

Female (69%)

Faculty

10

Total faculty

Full-time - 10

Part-time - 0

Male (8)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Wildlife toxicology, population and community ecology, drosophila genetics, herpetology (climate change, reproductive biology), floristics and plant evolutionary ecology, microbial physiology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 1 University Place MS6200
Cape Girardeau, MO  63701
United States

Contact Dr. Timothy Judd
Chair/Professor
Email: tjudd@semo.edu
Phone: -651-2171
Fax: 573-652-2382

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