Director: Heather Dawson
Program Faculty: Professors Randall Duncan, Joseph F. Sucic; Associate Professors Heather Dawson, Jerry D. Sanders, Kevin Tang; Assistant Professors You-Shin Chen, Karmen Hollis-Etter, Rebecca Tonietto, Jill Witt; Lecturers Anita Baxter-Blough, Kenneth Cabine, Russell Cossaboom, Dwayne Etter, Dania Habeck, Danielle Harbin, Cynthia Holzer, Kerry Lazenby, Elizabeth A. Malinowski, Earl Mayhew, Jennifer Miller, Jon Morey, Jill Slater, Melvin Smith, Dennis P. Viele, Jr., Margaret Ware, Nicole Yambrick, Teresa Yoder-Nowak
Mission
The mission of the Biology Master of Science program is to update, as well as increase, breadth and depth of training in students who have completed undergraduate degrees in biology or related life science. The Program emphasizes varied methods and techniques that have proven useful in both teaching and research settings. Program core requirements survey cellular/molecular, organismal and ecology/evolutionary biology, and levels of biological organization; other coursework expands breadth and depth of student understanding of living systems.
Assessment
The Program participates in the University-wide effort to assess its academic programs. Information on assessment plans, including goals, methods and outcomes is available at http://www.umflint.edu/assessment.
Admission Information
The Graduate Programs Office serves as the primary source of information for all prospective graduate students, providing detailed guidance and resources to facilitate the application process. Up-to-date and comprehensive details regarding admissions procedures, requirements and deadlines can be found on the program page on the Graduate Programs website.
Transfer or Lifelong Learning Credit
All students, with approval of the graduate committee, may transfer in or take as a Lifelong Learner up to two graduate-level courses (8 credits maximum) in biological sciences. No more than two courses (8 credits maximum) of cognate, transfer or Lifelong Learning credits may be applied toward completion of this degree. See Transfer of Credit in the Graduate Study section for additional information on University of Michigan-Flint policies regarding the transfer of graduate credit.
Time Limit for Degree Completion
All requirements must be completed within six calendar years of initial enrollment in the program.
Academic Rules and Regulations
See the College of Innovation and Technology (CIT) , College of Innovation and Technology Graduate Programs , and Graduate Study sections for rules and regulations pertaining to all CIT graduate programs.
