Program Overview

Biology, MS

Program Description

The Department of Biology has a formal program leading to a master’s degree in the areas of ecology and evolution and marine biology. The degree is offered in both “course-only” and “thesis” programs, but nearly all admitted students are admitted to the thesis program.

Departmental requirements are 45 hours of graduate credit for an MS with thesis or 60 hours of graduate credit for the master’s degree without thesis.

In either program, at least 30 hours must be in graduate-level biology courses; 24 hours must be graded, with a GPA of 3.0 or better; 9 hours must be in 600-level courses.

Up to 15 hours of graduate credit (3.0 or better) earned at another institution may be transferred and counted toward a University of Oregon master’s degree, but those hours may not be used to meet the graded hours requirement, nor can they have been used to fulfill any part of the baccalaureate degree.

Application at a Glance

• Official Transcripts
• English Language Proficiency Requirement
• Financial Verification for International Applicants

Deadlines

• Fall 2025: Final Deadline - December 01, 2024
• Applications must be submitted and paid for by 11:59 PM Pacific Time on the specified deadline date to be considered eligible.