Master of Science [M.S] [Biology] From College of Staten Island

Students in the traditional track may choose between a research-based thesis option or a non-thesis option. For those students who will pursue a research-based option in the traditional track, six credits may be allocated to thesis research (BIO 799). In the general biology track, three courses are required of all candidates:?BIO 603,?BIO 605, and?ESC 601. The remaining courses, 21 credits, will be chosen according to the student?s career goals with faculty guidance. Prior to the completion of 15 credits, students pursuing a research degree are required to present their thesis research proposal to their Thesis Committee. The student's Committee will consist of at least three members, two of whom must be faculty in the Department of Biology, including the student's advisor. Non-thesis students will select a three-member examination committee, who will administer an exit examination based upon the coursework undertaken during the degree program.