Ecology and Evolution Track Policy and Curriculum (June 2007 - May 2008)

This document is only applicable to students who matriculated between June 2007 and May 2008. Students who matriculated during or after June 2008 should view the current Ecology and Evolution documents.

The prospective student must meet all of the requirements for the M.S. or Ph.D. degree in the Department of Biological Sciences, as shown in the departmental Graduate Program Policy. In addition to the departmental requirements, the specific curriculum required for the Ecology and Evolution track, for both M.S. and Ph.D. students is:

1. One year of graduate level statistics, specific courses to be decided in consultation with the major advisor.
2. BISC 637 - Population Ecology
3. One graduate level evolution course. Courses at University of Delaware that currently meet this requirement are BISC 656 - Evolutionary Genetics, and CHEM 647 - Biochemical Evolution.
4. BISC 801 - Seminar in Ecology and Evolution whenever it is taught.
5. In consultation with the Advisement Committee, students may elect to take other graduate level courses appropriate to their degree program. These may include but are not limited to: BISC 641 - Microbial Ecology, BISC 660 - Environmental Physiology, ENTO 614 - Insect Ecology, ENTO 620 - Behavioral Ecology of Insects, and a graduate level course in molecular methods.

If any graduate courses equivalent to those listed above have been taken in previous graduate degree programs and have been accepted as graduate level transfer credit by the University, the transferred courses may be used to satisfy the Track requirements with the approval of the Track coordinator.