MA in Biology - Evolutionary Biology in San Diego United States | San Diego State University

All students must complete a graduate program of 30 units selected from courses approved for the M.S. in Biology. In addition, students are expected to engage in an original research project. A written thesis proposal must be approved by the student's committee and an oral proposal presented to the faculty. At the completion of thesis research, a thesis defense must take place before the student's thesis committee gives final approval to the thesis . Students are expected to choose a project that will ultimately be published in a peer-reviewed journal. Typically, students eligible for admission have:
An overall undergraduate grade point average of 2.85 or better for the last 60 semester units, and a 3.0 or better in upper division biology courses.
A bachelor's degree in Biology or related field from any accredited college or university, with coursework comparable to the undergraduate program in Biology at San Diego State University. Students may be asked to take additional coursework to fill curriculum deficits. Typical applicants for admission have taken physics, chemistry, calculus, organic chemistry, cell biology, biochemistry, biostatistics, genetics, and evolution.
For international students, the paper-based TOEFL (PBT) score should be at least 550. The Internet-based TOEFL (IBT) should be 80. IELTS overall score of 6.5 or higher.