Graduate Students

Graduate Degree Programs:

• Biology MS (BIOL)
• Molecular Biology MS (MOBI)
• Biology MS, Concentration in Ecology and Evolution (BIEE)
• Biology MS, Concentration in Physiology (BIPH)
• 5-year combined BS-MS in Biology (BIBM)
• Biology MS, Concentration in Science Pedagogy (BISE)
• Molecular Biology Certificate (BIMO)
• BS/MS in Aquatic and Coastal Science (AQUA)

Course Availability - a sketch of how often we offer different courses

Academic Advising for Graduate Students

Please contact the following faculty members for advising:

• Biology MS, Biology BS/MS: Dr. Scott Kight
• Molecular Biology MS/Certificate: Dr. Kirsten Monsen
• Biology MS, Ecology Conc./BS/MS in Aquatic Coastal: Dr. Paul Bologna
• Biology MS, Conc. Pedagogy/Conc. Physiology: Dr. Sandra Adams

NOTE: If the advisor for your program is not available, you may also consult one of the other advisors.

• Post-Baccalaureate Initial Teacher Certification (including MAT) in Biology
  For more information contact Dr. Sandra Adams

BRIDGES to the Doctorate Program: MS/PhD with UMDNJ Piscataway. NIH funded program that provides salary and research assistants as well as tuition and fees reimbursement for qualified targeted minority graduate students.

General Student Resources

• Semester Term Information (Course Schedules, Deadlines, Etc.)
• Montclair State University Student Resources (Just about everything!)
• The Office of Graduate Admission and Support Services at Montclair State University
  

Research Opportunities

As a student in our department, you have many opportunities to pursue independent scientific research with faculty members. For graduate students, this may take place in the form of BIOL 599 (Introduction to Biological Research) or a MS Thesis (BIOL 698).

The first step is to find out what faculty members are doing research that is exciting to you. This website is a good place to start - each faculty member has a web page that describes their research and publications. Contact and visit those faculty members you find interesting - you might get a chance to conduct exciting new experiments!

Employment Opportunities

• Campus Jobs
• Career Development Center
  

General Resources

• Spraque Library (Especially the section for searching scientific research articles)!
• Blackboard
  

Academic Dishonesty Policy

The Department of Biology and Molecular Biology considers academic dishonesty a serious offense. All students should be familiar with the university policies on academic dishonesty described in the University Code of Conduct.