Entomology

An entering student is expected to have a solid background in the basic sciences and a B.S. or B.A. in biological or related sciences.

They are expected to present evidence of college level training and mastery in biology, chemistry and mathematics sufficient to provide a good background for further study at the advanced level.

Students with deficiencies may be required to take background courses to make up these deficiencies before or after being approved for acceptance.

GRE exams are to be taken before applying for admittance and are part of the required application materials. The sum of the verbal and quantitative scores should be at least 1000 for GRE scores before July, 2011.

The sum of the verbal and quantitative scores should be a minimum of 288 for the current GRE tests. Generally the scores should not be more than five years old, but exceptions have been made.

International Applicants:

• A TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 550 for the paper based test, 213 for the computer based test and 80 for the internet based test is required students whose first language is not English.

English proficiency exam scores are not required if English is the first official language of the applicant\xc2\x92s country of citizenship or if the applicant has received an undergraduate or graduate degree from an institution in the United States.

A GPA of 3.0 for the last two years, three letters of recommendation and a letter of application describing the applicant\xc2\x92s research interests and career goals in pursuing graduate training are minimum requirements for acceptance to the LRES graduate program.All applications are evaluated by a departmental review committee and the Department Head for final recommendation to the Dean of The Graduate School. Successful applicants are accepted into both the Department and The Graduate School.