Overview

Department of Botany / Department of Botany is located in Honolulu, HI, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	10
Doctoral Degrees	4

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 General Test, GRE Subject Test (biology) 1 Foreign Language Thesis Optional Presentation
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test (biology) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Presentation

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

35

Applied

7

Accepted

6

Enrolled

Applying

100

Application Fee - Domestic

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	January 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test (biology)
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test (biology)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 540 TOEFL IBT score: 76
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 5

Student Body

35

Total Graduate Students

8%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	8.57%
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	45%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	2.86%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2.86%
Two or more races	25.71%
Unknown	5.71%

Gender

Male (34%)

Female (65%)

Faculty

29

Total faculty

Full-time - 23

Part-time - 6

Male (21)

Female (8)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Plant ecology, evolution, systematics, conservation biology, ethnobotany
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	14,275,000

Location & Contact

Address 2500 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI  96822
United States

Contact William Ditto
Dean
Email: wditto@hawaii.edu
Phone: 808-956-6451

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