Overview

Department of Biology / Department of Biology is located in Fort Worth, TX, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)
Master of Arts (MA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	7
Doctoral Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

26

Applied

12

Accepted

9

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	September 15th	August 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

21

Total Graduate Students

19%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.76%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	66%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	9.52%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (52%)

Female (47%)

Faculty

11

Total faculty

Full-time - 11

Part-time - 0

Male (7)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Invasive species, anthrax, mercury contamination in food webs, ecological impacts of wind turbines, Alzheimer's disease, protein structure and function, conservation biology, cancer drug development, genetic basis of adaptation, plant-insect interactions, environmental toxicology, fertilization biology, host-pathogen interactions
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	729,849

Location & Contact

Address TCU Box 298930
Fort Worth, TX  76129-0002
United States

Contact Dr. Marlo Jeffries
Chair
Email: m.jeffries@tcu.edu
Phone: 817-257-6171

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