Most coursework requirements for EEB graduate students are identified during students’ first meeting with their advisory committee. Students are expected to take graduate-level courses (or have equivalent knowledge) in the disciplines of ecology, evolution, and systematics. Students are required to attend and enroll in Colloquium in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (BIOL 701) for the first semester of their graduate education. Additionally, students are required to take a graduate level course in statistics or demonstrate equivalent background knowledge. A student’s advisory committee may add course requirements to a student’s degree program during annual meetings.
Master’s students are required to meet credit hour completion requirements. Those in the thesis program must complete a minimum of 30 graduate level credit hours with no more than 10 of the 30 from enrollment in thesis, research, or advanced study hours. Those in the non-thesis program must complete a minimum of 36 graduate level credit hours with no more than 12 of the 36 from enrollment in thesis, research, or advanced study hours. Students pursuing the thesis option must enroll in a minimum of one hour of thesis research (BIOL 899).
There is no credit hour minimum requirement for doctoral students although they are expected to complete an equivalent of three years of full time graduate study. Additionally, doctoral students must complete a minimum of one credit hour of dissertation research (BIOL 999).
For more information on specific courses offered by the department, refer to the EEB section in the Graduate School Catalog. The catalog may be accessed from KU’s Graduate School web site at http://www.graduate.ku.edu/.
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