The Graduate Program

Graduate Degrees and Tracks

The following subtrack descriptions for the Graduate Degrees in Biology are available in Adobe® PDF
or Microsoft® Word formats. Click on the corresponding icon for the format you wish to view.

		Cell and Developmental Biology Subtrack
		Evolution Subtrack
		Genetics Subtrack
		Neurobiology Subtrack

Faculty members in these four core research areas utilize a variety of model systems ranging through
the animal, plant and protist kingdoms.

Graduate Links

Links to commonly used areas for graduates

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Biology Courses

The Department of Biology at The University of Iowa offers a wide range of courses to assist in the development of undergraduate and graduate students:

Admissions

Prospective students interested in gaining admittance to the Department of Biology must meet the requirements of the Department and the University of Iowa's Graduate College, which include:

a U.S. bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university (or an equivalent degree from another country),
a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.00 (or foreign equivalent as determined by the Office of Admissions),
complete the required forms that are found at the Graduate Admissions page below.

For more information on joining the Graduate Program, please see the Graduate Admissions page.

About the Graduate Program

The Department of Biology at The University of Iowa, is a nationally recognized research center, that offers:

32 full-time tenured / tenure-track faculty,
55 graduate students from all parts of the world,
a four- to six-year Ph.D. Program,
a two- to three-year Masters Program,
a first-year rotation through your choice of three labs,
a multi-disciplinary structure to provide diverse graduate and post-doctoral training opportunities,
research performed in close collaboration with faculty, postdoctoral fellows and senior graduate students,
faculty funding from a variety of grants,
the opportunity to teach and perform independent research,
encouragement for graduate students to merge faculty expertise with their own independent research,
state-of-the-art computer and research facilities,
and Departmental Facilities that are continually renovated and updated to reflect technological advances.

Prospective students are strongly encouraged to contact the departmental Graduate Admissions Committee by telephone (319-335-1092) or e-mail (biology-admissions@uiowa.edu) for more detailed information. Individual faculty members will also be happy to provide additional information about research opportunities in their laboratories.