Overview

Department of Biological Sciences / Department of Biological Sciences is located in Hammond, LA, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Biological sciences

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	13
Other Advanced Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree

Requirement

Master's Degrees

Entrance Exam Students who do not meet the requirements for admission below may be granted conditional admission upon approval of the Graduate Faculty and the Graduate Admissions Office. For conditional admission students must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA each term of enrollment and might be required to score over 297 on the GRE (Quantitative and Verbal) Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional All students must complete an oral and/or written exam. Non-thesis track students must write a research paper (no thesis required).

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

37

Applied

13

Accepted

10

Enrolled

Applying

20

Application Fee - Domestic

30

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	February 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 15th	November 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	Students who do not meet the requirements for admission below may be granted conditional admission upon approval of the Graduate Faculty and the Graduate Admissions Office. For conditional admission students must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA each term of enrollment and might be required to score over 297 on the GRE (Quantitative and Verbal)
Master's Degree Requirements	Graduation with a BA degree from an accredited college or university Minimum GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale) for all undergraduate work Minimum of 30 semester hours of undergraduate biology courses Resume, two letters of recommendation,letter of intent including research experience & career goals, undergrad transcripts, complete university application.

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 500 TOEFL IBT score: 61

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$17,536

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

24

Total Graduate Students

8%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	16.67%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	66%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	8.33%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (50%)

Female (50%)

Faculty

12

Total faculty

Full-time - 12

Part-time - 0

Male (8)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Computational biology, reptile sex determination, amphibian metamorphosis and life history biology, ecology and species diversity of insect, plant, and mammal communities, systematics of fish, amphibians, and reptiles.
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	297,620

Location & Contact

Address Southeastern Louisiana University
SLU Box 10736
Hammond, LA  70402
United States

Contact Dr. Justin Anderson
Department Head
Email: biology@southeastern.edu
Phone: -549 ext. 3740
Fax: 985-549

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