Oct 01, 2024  
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Biology - Thesis Option, M.S.


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Hegis Code 0401

Admission Requirements

All students applying for admission to degree status are required to:

  1. Submit a completed application and the non-refundable fee.
  2. Submit an official transcript of an earned Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with at least 25 s.h. in biology.
  3. Submit three letters of recommendation, one of which must be from a member of the SUNY Oneonta biology faculty willing to serve as Graduate Advisor.
  4. Submit a written statement explaining the purpose/goal for seeking the degree.

Admission is competitive and meeting the minimum admission criteria does not guarantee acceptance.

Please refer to the program web page for current admissions requirements.

Degree Requirements


  1. Minimum GPA of 3.0.
  2. Research Thesis, including Thesis Deposition.
  3. Oral Presentation.
  4. Thesis Defense.
  5. Oral Comprehensive Examination.

Total: 30 s.h.


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