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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Graduate Studies Bulletin 2007-2008

Policies and Courses

Entomology

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For a brief description of the program, application requirements and contact information, view the graduate program summary, Click here.

Department Head: Gary Brewer, Ph.D.

Graduate Committee Chair: Professor Foster

Work is offered in the following divisions of the department: biological control, ecology and behavior, economic entomology, insect biodiversity, insect molecular biology and biochemistry, pest management, plant-insect-interaction, plant resistance to insects, physiology, systematics, toxicology, turf and landscape entomology, and veterinary entomology.

International students must have a minimum score of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

Master of Science Degree.

To qualify for acceptance as a candidate for the degree of master of science, a student must hold a bachelor of science or bachelor of arts degree from an accredited college, including course work in chemistry, mathematics, biology, and introductory entomology. A limited number of deficiencies may be made up during the graduate program. Curriculum must include biology and classification of insects plus a minimum of one of the following courses: insect physiology or insect ecology.

Distance Master of Science Degree (Option III - non-thesis).

Students must hold a BS or BA degree from an accredited college or university. Baccalaureate course work must include chemistry, mathematics, biology and introductory entomology. A limited number of deficiencies in course work can be made up during the graduate program. An undergraduate GPA of 2.5 or better is required for Full Graduate Standing. A GPA of less than 2.5 will be considered on an individual basis for provisional admission (students accepted on provisional admission must establish acceptable academic performance in their first semester to continue in the graduate program). Students in the distance masters degree program must earn a minimum of 36 hours of credit, at least 18 of which must be earned in courses open exclusively to graduate students (900 or 800 level without 400 or lower counterparts). The program must include not fewer than 18 hours in the major. Students must take or have taken insect identification and natural history, insect ecology, and insect physiology. Additionally, students must take ENTO 888, Masters Degree Project, for 4 credit hours, in which students will develop an independent project applying their graduate training to a practical question of interest. At the end of the graduate program, students must pass the Board Certified Entomology (BCE) general exam through the Entomological Society of America or the Department of Entomology’s general exam. A specialized written comprehensive exam, prepared by the distance education committee must also be passed at the end of the degree program.

Doctor of Philosophy Degree.

Prospective candidates for this degree must meet the minimum undergraduate preparation noted for the masters degree. Curriculum must include biology and classification of insects plus a minimum of two of the following courses: insect physiology, insect morphology, or insect ecology.

The Supervisory Committee of the PhD student will decide which of the following requirements is to be met seven months prior to the final oral examination: 1) foreign language; or 2) research technique (approved technique); or 3) collateral field (15 semester hours); or 4) minor.

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