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Application Deadlines

Fall:
February 15th for financial assistance
July 1st (April 1st recommended)

Spring:
December 1st

Summer:
Not open for admissions

Application Requirements

Test Scores: GRE

Special Instructions: No specific special instructions. If you have any questions regarding application requirements or other aspects of the program please contact the department directly.

New England Regional:
Maine

Genetics

Rudman Hall
Durham, NH 03824
(603) 862 - 0716
Email:
Web Address: http://genetics.unh.edu

Degree Offered (MS, PHD):

The genetics program offers graduate work leading to the degrees of master of science and doctor of philosophy. The program is conducted by faculty members from animal sciences, biochemistry and molecular biology, microbiology, plant biology, and zoology.

Admission Requirements

Qualified applicants are admitted with the approval of the genetics faculty. Undergraduate preparation should include mathematics through calculus, chemistry through organic, physics, animal or plant biology courses and laboratories, and genetics laboratory experience. Preparation in statistics and computer science are desirable. Applicants must submit current scores (within five years) from the general GRE test.

Degree Requirements

M.S. Degree Requirements
The program for the master of science degree is formulated by the student with the approval of the guidance committee. Students are required to take a minimum of 30 credits, including a core of at least three genetics courses, for a minimum of 10 credits (seminars and thesis excluded). Candidates for the degree will be required to complete a thesis and pass an oral examination covering graduate courses and thesis.

Ph.D. Degree Requirements
The chairperson of the genetics program, with the concurrence of the student’s thesis adviser, nominates the student’s guidance and doctoral committees, which administer the qualifying and final examinations. Specific course requirements are developed by the student and the guidance committee. Doctoral students are expected to have a broad exposure to genetics courses, exceeding that required of master’s students. Students must complete a dissertation on original research in genetics. The guidance committee for each graduate student determines whether a foreign language will be required.

Teaching Experience
All students are required to participate in at least one semester of directed teaching experience and are required to attend genetics seminars and present one seminar per year.