Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology
The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Ph.D. program is designed to provide a broad education.
The Ph.D. program is designed as a five-year program. Forty total science credits are required to complete the program, with the exception of students entering with “advanced standing” status who must complete 20 credits. Core courses, elective courses, thesis development seminar, directed research, directed readings, and the research seminar course all count towards the total science credits needed for program completion.
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