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Master of Science in Environmental Toxicology

The requirements for the Master of Science in Environmental Toxicology are summarized below:

  1. Satisfactory performance on the Qualifying Examination.

  2. Completion of a total of twenty-four (24) semester credit hours of graduate level courses. A minimum of nine (9) of these credit hours must be in core courses. A total of fifteen (15) credit hours of electives must be taken. Six (6) credit hours are required for the research thesis.

  3. Completion and presentation (through an oral defense) of a thesis to a committee composed of members of the environmental toxicology faculty and representatives of the Graduate School.

  4. Fulfillment of general requirements for graduation as outlined by the Graduate School (see the General Information Section of this bulletin).

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THESIS

Students pursuing the master’s degree must write and defend a thesis based on research done on an approved problem in environmental toxicology. The defense of the thesis will be made before the student’s thesis committee.

Nonthesis Track.
The requirements for the Master of Science in Environmental Toxicology, nonthesis track, are summarized below:

  1. Satisfactory performance on the Qualifying Examination.

  2. Completion of a total of thirty-six (36) semester credit hours of graduate level credits. A minimum of nine (9) of these credit hours must be in core courses. A total of twenty-four (24) credit hours of electives must be taken.

  3.  Three (3) credit hours are required in ES 725.

  4. Completion and presentation (through an oral defense) of a full review (paper) of an environmental toxicology issue to a committe composed of members of the environmental toxicology faculty.

  5. Fulfillment of general requirements for graduation as outlined by the Graduate School (See the General Information Section in the Graduate Catalog *link*).

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