PhD Biology at North Carolina State University

Programme overview

The guiding principle of the Biology Graduate Program is that by integrating training across multiple disciplines, we can gain deeper insights into challenging problems such as how life functions and adapts to changing physical and social environments. Our goal is to prepare our graduate students to be world-class scientists and leaders, unafraid of tackling the most significant scientific challenges of our era.

Faculty: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | Department: Biology | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall, Spring | Location: Raleigh, NC, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 72 credit hours. Courses listed in the plan include: AEC 502 Introduction to Biological Research; AEC 510 Machine Learning Approaches in Biological Sciences; AEC/ENT 509 Ecology and Conservation of Freshwater Invertebrates; AEC 515 Fish Physiology; AEC 519 Freshwater Ecology.

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Application information

Entry requirements

It is important that you identify a potential faculty adviser, as this will greatly increase your chance of admission to NCSU’s Biology Graduate Program. Although all applications are made available to faculty advisers for review, a graduate student will not be admitted to the Biology Program for graduate studies unless the prospective student has identified a faculty adviser. Once a faculty adviser has requested review of a prospective student, the application is then evaluated with regard to the applicant’s potential for success in graduate school. The admissions process involves consideration of the ability of our program to accommodate students. Application deadlines: Fall: January 15 for U.S. and International applicants Spring: October 15 for U.S. and International applicants Application Information Please note that it typically requires four to six weeks from the date of your request until transcripts and letters of recommendation reach us. Applications receiv

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and Summer 2, subject to individual programme availability.

Graduate School priority deadlines: US citizens Fall June 25, Spring November 25, Summer 1 March 25, Summer 2 May 10; international applicants Fall March 1, Spring July 15, Summer 1 and Summer 2 December 15. Programme deadlines may be earlier and apply if so.

Apply through the official page: https://applygrad.ncsu.edu/apply

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