Admission

A bachelor's degree with a 3.00 grade-point average for the last two years of study is required for admission to the master's program. Although the applicant need not have an undergraduate major in entomology for regular admission, training should have been received in the physical and biological sciences equivalent to that required of an undergraduate entomology major at Michigan State University. Graduate Record Examination General Test scores are required. Applicants with a good academic record but with deficiencies in physics, chemistry, mathematics, or the biological sciences may be accepted on a provisional basis until deficiencies have been rectified by collateral course work.

Both Plan A (with thesis) and Plan B (without thesis) are available, but students planning to earn a doctoral degree must follow Plan A. The student must complete a total of 30 credits for the degree under either Plan A or Plan B. Participation in the department's teaching program is also required.

Courses and thesis topics are planned on an individual basis by the student, the student's major professor, and the student's guidance committee. A final oral examination covering course work, research, and philosophical issues is required.

To look at other Professional Masters Degrees in Science, visit the College of Natural Science proMSC web pages at: http://www.ns.msu.edu/prof_masters/