Molecular Biology, M.S.

The M.S. is a research-intensive degree. An applicant is generally expected to have an equivalent of a B.S. degree in a field related to Molecular Biology. Prior to admission to the program, an applicant must contact the Molecular Biology department professor directly to determine if they may be interested in serving as the student’s potential adviser. Once a future graduate adviser agrees to accept a student into their lab, an applicant can start an application to the Molecular Biology Graduate program. Admissions to the program are allowed in the Fall, Spring and Summer semesters. An M.S. candidate will conduct a research project as well as present at the departmental seminars and at scientific meetings. Student performance is monitored by a thesis committee that evaluates a student’s research proposal, seminar presentations, written thesis, final public seminar, and final oral defense of the thesis. In consultation with the faculty research adviser, a student may elect to serve as a teaching assistant. Graduate assistantships for M.S. degree students are at the discretion of their graduate adviser. Students pursuing the M.S. degree in Molecular Biology usually complete their program in two to three years.

Additional information on graduate student regulations and policies, including transfer credit and credit reserved from undergraduate courses, is located here: (http://www.uwyo.edu/registrar/university_catalog/grad_students.html)