School of Life Sciences College of Sciences University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Degrees & Awards
- Degrees Offered
- Major Degree Levels Offered
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Biological Sciences
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science (MS)
- Degrees Awarded
- Master's Degrees 3
- Doctoral Degrees 3
- First Professional Degrees Not reported
- Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
- * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.
- Earning Your Degree
- Part-time study available? Yes
- Evening/weekend programs available? No
- Distance learning programs available? No
- Terminal master's degree available? No
- Degree Requirements
- Master's Degrees Thesis Required
- Doctoral Degrees Comp Exam Required and Thesis Required
- First Professional Degrees Not reported
- Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- Applied 21
- Accepted 9
- Acceptance Rate 42
- Enrolled 8
- Applying
- Application Fee - Domestic $60
- Application Fee - International $95
- Electronic applications accepted? Yes
- Applications processed on a rolling basis? Not Reported
- Application Deadlines
- Type Domestic International Priority Date
- Fall deadline January 15th Not Reported Not Reported
- Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
- Spring deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
- Entrance Requirements
Tuition & Fees
- Tuition & Fees *
- Tuition & FeesNot Reported
- *Average dollar amount (tuition & fees) required to complete the degree
- Financial Support
- Financial award applicants must submitNot Reported
- Application deadlines for financial awardsMarch 15
- Types of financial support availableFellowships, Research Assistantships, Teaching Assistantships, Health Care Benefits, Institutionally-sponsored Loans, Scholarship and/or loans, Graduate Assistantships
Student Body
- Gender
- Total Graduate Students50
- Female Percentage46%
- Male Percentage54%
- Participation
- Total Graduate Students50
- Part-time Percentage18%
- Full-time Percentage82%
- Race/Ethnicity
- Hispanic / Latino16%
- Black / African American0%
- White / Caucasian48%
- American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
- Asian2%
- Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
- Two or more races4%
- Unknown or International Student30%
Faculty
- Faculty Breakdown
- Total Faculty18
- Full-time Percentage94%
- Part-time Percentage6%
- Female Percentage28%
- Male Percentage72%
Research
- Existing Research
- Focus of faculty researchEnvironmental and medical microbiology; biodiversity, evolution, and ecological sustainability; cell and molecular biology; integrative physiology
- Externally sponsored research expenditures last year$2,038,903
Location & Contact
School of Life Sciences
College of Sciences
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 South Maryland Parkway Box 454004
Las Vegas, NV 89154-4004
United States
Dr. Donald Price
Director/Professor
Phone: 702-895-2053
Fax: 702-895-3956
Email: donald.price@unlv.edu
Dr. Andrew Andres
Graduate Coordinator
Phone: 702-895-1778
Fax: 702-895-3956
Email: andrew.andres@unlv.edu
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