Environmental Toxicology, MS

Program Requirements

The graduate program in Environmental Toxicology is an interdisciplinary program preparing students for careers in academia, private businesses or government agencies involved in environmental issues. Candidates enrolling in the M.S. and Ph.D. programs must meet all requirements for admission to the Graduate School and have an adequate background in the natural sciences, including organic chemistry, physics, calculus, biology, ecology, biochemistry, and physiology.

Candidates for the MS degree must complete 30 hours of graduate credit, including 24 credits of course work, six credits of thesis research, an acceptable thesis based on original research and satisfactory performance in a final oral examination. A core of required courses consists of EES 8430  or EES 8450 , ETOX 6300 , ETOX 6370 , ETOX 8610  a graduate-level statistics course. At least one-half of the total course work must be at 8000-level.