PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

Currently accepting graduate student applications to begin spring semester, 2025! 

Interested in making a difference or have a passion to teach? 

Curious about how sexual display signals in humans work?

Students interested in earning an MS in Biology with a thesis research project that aligns with Dr. Bland's research agenda are invited to contact him at mbland@uca.edu.

Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GTAs) providing tuition scholarships and additional stipends are available on a competitive basis. 

Please click the link below for more information.

MASTER’S PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:

The Department of Biology at UCA offers graduate opportunities leading to a Master of Science degree.  Admission requirements and application procedures can be found by following the link on the department website.

PROGRAM APPLICATION DEADLINES:

March 1 for Fall semester entry

November 1 for Spring semester entry

Looking to earn research credits as an undergrad, please see Dr. Bland as well.

The Next Generation Science Standards, or NGSS, advocate less memorizing and more sense-making, draw connections to the Common Core, base practice in research, and apply knowledge in context.