Entomology

Description

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

Department Head: Gary Brewer, Ph.D.

Graduate Committee Chair, Marion Ellis, Ph.D.

Areas of Study.

Apiculture, Insect Ecology, Insect Physiology and Toxicology, Management of Insects and other Arthropods, Plant-Arthropod Interactions, Stress Biology, Plant Resistance to Insects, Systematics, Medical and Veterinary Entomology.

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 two credit hours of seminar (one must be ENTO 905). These seminars include formal presentations by the students.

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 3.0 or better is required for Full Graduate Standing. A GPA of less than 3.0 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 two credit hours of seminar (one must be ENTO 905). These seminars include formal presentations by the students.

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.

Faculty

For faculty list, research interests and department contact information, view the graduate program summary.