Ph.D. in Biological Sciences
Fargo, USA
DURATION
3 up to 5 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline *
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2025
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Apply by January 15 for full funding consideration. New applicants are only admitted for fall semester, which begins at the end of August.
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Introduction
*Applicants will not be considered without a department faculty member who has agreed to serve as the major adviser. For e-mail addresses of faculty members and additional information about our programs, please visit our web site at http://www.ndsu.edu/biology/.
The Department of Biological Sciences offers graduate study leading to Doctor of Philosophy degrees.
- Doctor of Philosophy degrees are available in:
- Biological Sciences
- Genomics
- Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Environmental and Conservation Sciences
- STEM Education
Advanced work may involve specialized training in the following areas:
- aquatic biology
- behavior
- biology education research
- cell biology
- comparative biochemistry and physiology
- cancer biology
- conservation biology
- ecology
- endocrinology
- developmental biology
- evolution
- fisheries biology
- molecular biology
- plant biology
- population biology
- prairie pothole ecology
- evolutionary ecology
- wildlife biology
Student research and academic programs are tailored to individual needs and interests. Interdisciplinary approaches to biological problems are encouraged.
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Degree Requirements
The Ph.D. program generally requires a minimum of 36 months of full-time study, during which an overall GPA of 3.0 or better must be maintained. Candidates for the Ph.D. are required to take a preliminary written and oral examination directed to the academic subject matter and a final defense of the dissertation.