Overview
Our department’s supportive faculty maintain nationally and internationally recognized biology research programs that brings meaningful scientific discoveries into the graduate classroom.
In our collaborative program, students are in frequent contact with faculty. Our weekly seminar series also offers students the opportunity to meet and learn from professionals from outside the PSU environment. Research facilities such as greenhouses, natural history collections (botanical, and both invertebrate and vertebrate), and the Center for Life in Extreme Environments serve as cresources for much graduate research.
Careers
A graduate degree in Biology from Portland State University offers a solid foundation in the sciences that can provide an avenue to careers in medicine or to a profession as a scientist. Many of our graduates also pursue careers in wildlife management or conservation.
Programme Structure
Our research interests in Biology span:
- ecology and evolution
- molecular biology
- microbiology
- organismal physiology
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Biology View 355 other PhDs in Biology in United StatesWhat students do after studying
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Student insurance
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- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
- Minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or the equivalent (on the U.S. 4.0 scale) from the degree granting institution(s).
- Copies of transcripts from all colleges and/or universities attended (except PSU), including junior colleges and community colleges
- Application fee & processing fee
- Recommendation for admission from the appropriate graduate program's department
- Satisfactory scores on the general Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
- Two letters of evaluation from persons qualified to assess the applicant’s promise as a graduate student.
Tuition Fee
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International
11583 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 715 USD per credit during 60 months. -
National
11583 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 715 USD per credit during 60 months. -
In-State
7857 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 485 USD per credit during 60 months.
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Scholarships Information
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