Biotechnology Program Core courses (12 credits)
- BT 555 Statistics 3 credits
- BT 567 Current Concepts in Biotechnology – 3 credits
- BT 571 Techniques in Biotechnology I – 2 credits
- BT 572 Techniques in Biotechnology II – 2 credits
- BT 511 Biotechnology Seminar – 2 credits (1 credit each semester, taken for two semesters)
MS degree requirements
- 30 credits
- 12 credits of biotechnology program core courses
- 12 credits elective classes
- 6 credits of graduate research BT 695 Master’s Thesis Research
- Research Advisor must be a member of WVSU Biotechnology Graduate Faculty.
- Thesis Committee is composed of the Research Advisor plus at least two other program faculty.
(one may be an Affiliate Graduate Faculty member) - The Research Adviser and the student’s Thesis Committee will assist the student in developing the plan of study for the MS degree and thesis proposal. The student’s Thesis Committee must accept both.
- A minimum of two sections of graduate teaching experience (even if you’re not a GTA)
- Oral defense of thesis, public presentation of thesis research, hard-copy of thesis accepted by the WVSU Library
MA degree requirements
- 36 credits
- 12 credits of biotechnology program core courses
- 24 credits elective classes
- No thesis required
- A minimum of two sections of graduate teaching experience (even if you’re not a GTA)
- Written and/or oral comprehensive examination over the course work
Because all Graduate Students are required to teach at least two sections, and because many Graduate Students will be employed as Graduate Teaching Assistants, we strongly encourage all Graduate Students to enroll in the elective “Seminar for Teaching Assistants” (BT 501, 1 credit) as early in the Program as possible. One credit of BT 501 counts as a Biotechnology elective.