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  • Locations:
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  • Required GPA:
    • Cumulative: 2.75
    • Last 2 years: 3.0
  • Admission Requirements:
    • Goals Statement
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  • Interesting Facts: Fall 2009
    • Currently enrolled: 75
    • International: 10
    • Minority: 5
    • Male: 30
    • Female: 45
    • Students with Assistantships: 34

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Graduate Programs of Study

Academic College: Arts and Sciences

Program: Biology

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Program Overview

Biology is one of the most basic fields of science with direct application to humans. Our continued existence on the planet Earth will depend on how we resolve biological problems. Biology ranges in scale from biochemical processes inside individual cells to complex multicellular organisms to populations of organisms to ecosystems to the entire planet. A Master of Science in Biology allows our graduates to pursue careers in health care, biotechnology, conservation, government agencies, education, and a wide range of other fields.

Courses are offered in Macomb, the Quad Cities and the Alice L. Kibbe Research Station.

Biology

Why Biology at WIU?

Small classes, high teacher:student ratio, lots of hands on learning (laboratories, etc.), wide range of subjects (botany, microbiology, zoology), excellent research opportunities.

Our Faculty

24 faculty members, specialties in botany, microbiology, and zoology (http://www.wiu.edu/biology/faculty/).