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Explore cutting-edge research methods and excel in your discipline. Youngstown State's Biology Master's program equips you to pursue elite career opportunities or doctoral studies. This graduate program provides hands-on involvement in all research phases—from gathering data to publishing findings and presenting at conferences. Collaborating with committed faculty, you'll create innovative research initiatives to ready yourself for academic roles, lab research, or further education.
For those targeting corporate paths such as pharmaceutical careers, the non-thesis track lets you specialize in biological concepts and theories.
Whichever path you choose, you'll benefit from state-of-the-art facilities and faculty expertise spanning molecular genetics, aquatic ecosystems, neurobiology, and drug development. These professors serve as mentors, providing personalized support as you grow into a skilled professional.
A bachelor's degree from a college or university certified by a regional accrediting agency approved by the U.S. Department of Education. A bachelor's degree from non-regionally accredited institutions may be considered acceptable for admission. These are reviewed by the Admission and Appeals Committee.
Cumulative grade-point average in undergraduate work of at least 2.7 on a 4.0 scale (some programs require higher GPAs).
TOEFL score—A minimum score of 550 on the paper-based test, 213 on the computer-based test, or 79-80 on the Internet-based (IBT) Test of English as a Foreign Language by graduates of foreign universities who are nonnative English speakers.
The College of Graduate Studies will accept the academic version of the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) as an alternative to the TOEFL exam for international students (A score of 6.5 on the IELTS test equates to a 550 on the paper-based TOEFL).