UMass Boston

Applicants must meet general graduate admission requirements in addition to the following program-specific requirements:

• General Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are optional
• An applicant is expected to have a grade point average of 3.0 in all undergraduate science and mathematics courses
• The stated interests of a prospective student must coincide to an acceptable degree with faculty specialties represented in the program

Deadlines: January 1 (priority deadline for funding consideration) and April 1 (final) for fall; October 1 (priority deadline) or November 1 (final deadline) for spring.

Application Fee: The nonrefundable application fee is $75. UMass Boston alumni and current students that plan to complete degree requirements prior to graduate enrollment can submit the application without paying the application fee.

Estimate Your Program Cost: Get a feel for your expected program costs using the Graduate Program Cost Calculator.

Program Cost Information: For more detailed information on costs, please visit the Bursar's website.

Required Course (3 Credits)
BIOL 650 - Scientific Communication 3 Credit(s)

Research Course (6 to 10 Credits)
BIOL 698 - Projects in Biology 1-6 Credit(s)
or
BIOL 699 - Thesis Research 1-10 Credit(s)

Electives (17 to 21 Credits)
Complete 17 to 21 credits of graduate courses chosen in consultation with the academic advisory committee.

Complete 30 credits from at least eight courses including one required course, one research course, and 17 to 21 credits of electives.

Capstone: Completion of a master’s thesis or library research project. Passage of a general oral examination after submission of the thesis or research project.

Statute of limitations: Six years.

Graduate Program Director Linda Huang
Linda.Huang [at] umb.edu
(617) 287-6674

Alexa MacPherson
Alexa.MacPherson [at] umb.edu
(617) 287-6603