Admission Information and Degree Requirements

Students seeking admission to Full Standing in the program must have: 1) a bachelor's or master's degree in a biological science, 2) a grade point average of 3.5 or above for the highest degree earned, 3) a minimum total score of at least 1000 on the combined verbal and quantitative portions of the GRE exam 4) a 4 on the analytical writing portion of the GRE exam; and 5) a score of 525 or more on the TOEFL, when applicable. In addition, financial support must have been identified for a stipend and research needs, and a graduate faculty member must have agreed to direct the student's doctoral program. Students may be admitted to Provisional standing at the discretion of the Departmental Graduate Policies Committee and the Departmental Chairperson. For financial support questions concerning admission, contact Dr. Brad Cook, Biology Ph.D. Representative sbcook@tntech.edu or call 931-372-3250.

Once admitted to the program the following general requirements must be met to successfully complete the Ph.D. Program. Each of the following is exhaustively described in The Handbook.

	Successful Completion of your Program of Study (See Course Requirements below)
	Pass a Comprehensive Examination
	Successful Defense of Dissertation

Course Requirements

Major Core Courses - 13 hrs

	EVSA 6010 - 3 hrs
	EVSC 6010 - 3 hrs
	EVSG 6010 - 3 hrs
	EVSS 6010 - 3 hrs

7000-level courses in Environmental Biology (12 hours required)

	EVSB 7050 - 3 hrs
	EVSB 7060 - 3 hrs
	EVSB 7110 - 3 hrs
	EVSB 7210 - 3 hrs
	EVSB 7230 - 3 hrs
	EVSB 7310 - 3 hrs
	EVSB 7320 - 3 hrs
	EVSB 7910 - 1 hr
	EVSB 7900 - 3 hrs
	EVSB 7970 - 3 hrs

Electives (18 hours)
Research and Dissertation – 18 required
EVSB 7990 - 3, 6, 9 hrs
Total hours 61 (18 hours from M.S. can be used subject to Committee
Approval)