Overview

Department of Biological Sciences / Department of Biological Sciences is located in New York, NY, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	11

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE 1 Foreign Language Comprehensive exam or thesis

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

32

Applied

16

Accepted

4

Enrolled

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	April 1st	February 1st	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	September 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	1 year of course work in organic chemistry (including laboratory), college physics, and calculus; undergraduate major in biology, botany, physiology, zoology, chemistry or physics

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

10

Total Graduate Students

10%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	20%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	30%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	40%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (50%)

Female (50%)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Analysis of prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA, protein structure, mammalian DNA replication, oncogene expression, neuroscience
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 695 Park Avenue
New York, NY  10065-5085
United States

Contact Derrick Brazill
Chair
Email: brazill@genectr.hunter.cuny.edu
Phone: 212-772-3144

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