Department of Biology
Vicki J. Martin, Chairperson and Professor
Ph.D., Wake Forest University
Developmental Biology, Neurobiology
Jeffrey A. Butts, Professor
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Parasitology (Filariasis and Toxoplasmosis), Epidemiology
Terry N. Carroll, Associate Professor
Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Science Education, Environmental Science, Passive Solar Design
Mary U. Connell, Professor
Ph.D., Kent State University
Molecular Biology, Biotechnology
Robert P. Creed, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Aquatic Ecology, Community Ecology
Pradeep M. Dass, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Iowa
Science Education, History and Philosophy of Science,
Science-Technology-Society
Ruth Ann Dewel, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Houston
Eukaryote Evolution, Origin of Bilateria, Arthropod Nervous System and Head
Segmentation, and Comparative Micromorphology of Invertebrates
Floyd R. Domer, Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., Tulane University
Pharmacology, Physiology
Judith E. Domer, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research and Professor
Ph.D., Tulane University
Medical Mycology, Immunology
Steven E. Dyche, Adjunct Associate Professor
Ed.D., University of Montana
Science Education
Melany Fisk, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Colorado
Microbiology
Dru A. Henson, Assistant Chairperson and Professor
Ph.D., Wake Forest University
Immunology, Physiology
Richard N. Henson, Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences and Professor
Ph.D., Texas A & M University
Marine Biology and Ecology, Parasitology and Invertebrate Systematics
S. Coleman McCleneghan, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Mycology, Lichenology, Botany
Zack E. Murrell, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Duke University
Plant Systematics, Speciation and Hybridization, Southern Appalachian
Floristics and Biogeography, Evolutionary Theory
Howard S. Neufeld, Professor
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Physiological Plant Ecology, Air Pollution Effects, Ecosystem Ecology,
Global Change, Plant Water Relations, Plant Gas Exchange
Matthew P. Rowe, Professor
Ph.D., University of California at Davis
Behavioral Ecology, Acoustical Mimicry
Mathius J. Sedivec, Professor
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Neurobiology, Animal Physiology
J. Kenneth Shull, Professor
Ph.D., Florida State University
Cytogenetics, Chromosome Structure and Behavior in Meiosis
Shea R. Tuberty, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Tulane University
Invertebrate Zoology, Ecology, Environmental Physiology and Endocrinology of
Crustaceans
Robert Van Devender, Professor
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Evolutionary Biology, Ecology, Population Dynamics, Zoogeography, Herpetology
and Vertebrate Biology
Mark E. Venable, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Wake Forest University
Cell Biology, Aging, Lipids
Gary L. Walker, Professor
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Plant Population Ecology, Cliff-Face Ecology
Ray S. Williams, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Insect Ecology, Plant-Insect Interactions
Michael Windelspecht, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of South Florida
Population Genetics, Technology in Education
The Department of Biology offers the following two degrees:
(1) Master of Science in Biology, the traditional biology degree requiring a
thesis.
(2) Master of Arts in Biology, Education, with one concentration:
(a) Secondary School Teaching
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY
Major Code: 207A
Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university
Basic Criteria for Consideration
(GRE Verbal percentile x 4) + (GRE Quantitative percentile x 4) + (Analytical x
50) + (GPA x 300) = 1300, with a minimum GRE analytical score of 4.
Other Criteria for All Applicants
3 recommendations from individuals familiar with the applicant's academic
performance.
Statement of interest and intent
Deadline
Rolling admission but with first consideration for scholarships and
assistantships given to early applicants
Hours: 30 semester hours
Required Courses:
BIO 5000 Bibliography and Research..................................4
BIO 5777 Biometrics.................................................3
BIO 5999 Thesis.....................................................4
SUBTOTAL HOURS..................................................11
Remaining Hours....................................................19
TOTAL HOURS.....................................................30
Thesis: Required
Language Proficiency: None Required
Comprehensive: A written comprehensive examination and an oral defense of the
thesis.
Seminar: A successful completion of a seminar reporting on the Thesis is
required.
Product of Learning: None required
MASTER OF ARTS IN BIOLOGY, EDUCATION+
Major Code: 209*
Concentration: Secondary School Teaching (Code: 209S)
Prerequisite:
Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university
Basic Criteria for Consideration
(GRE Verbal percentile x 4) + (GRE Quantitative percentile x 4) + (Analytical
x 50) + (GPA x 300) = 1300, with a minimum GRE analytical score of 4
Other Criteria for All Applicants
3 recommendations from individuals familiar with the applicant's academic
performance.
Statement of interest and intent
Deadline
Rolling admission but with first consideration for scholarships and
assistantships given to early applicants.
Hours: 37 semester hours are required for both thesis and non-thesis options.
+Requirements for this degree were designed, and have been approved by the
appropriate bodies at the state level, to meet the advanced competencies as
mandated in the North Carolina Excellent Schools Act for Master-level teacher
education programs.
Required Courses:
Twenty-four of the credits must be in biology including the following courses:
BIO 5555 Plant Physiology...........................................4
OR
BIO 5506 Advanced Animal Physiology.................................4
BIO 5000 Bibliography and Research..................................4
BIO 5202 Organismal Ecology.........................................4
OR
BIO 5212 Population Ecology.........................................4
OR
BIO 5222 Communities and Ecosystem Ecology..........................4
BIO 5503 Basic and Applied Microbiology.............................3
OR
BIO 5700 Advanced Cell Biology......................................3
BIO 5514 Plant Anatomy and Morphology...............................3
OR
BIO 5512 Local Flora................................................3
SUBTOTAL HOURS..................................................18
Professional Education Requirements:
CI/FDN/RE/SPE 5040 Teacher as Researcher............................3
CI/SPE 5045 Advanced Topics in Diversity.....................3
C I 5055 Connecting Learners and Subject Matter...........3
CI/LHE 5585 Teacher Leadership and School Improvement........3
(For detailed requirements, see the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
description.)
SUBTOTAL HOURS..................................................12
Thesis option:
BIO 5777 Biometrics (required)......................................3
BIO 5999 Thesis.....................................................4
OR
Non-thesis option:
BIO 5500 Independent Study..........................................4
BIO 5777 Biometrics (required)......................................3
SUBTOTAL HOURS...................................................7
TOTAL HOURS.....................................................37
Thesis: Optional
Language Proficiency: None required
Comprehensive: A written and oral examination is required or written
examination and defense of thesis.
Product of Learning:
Thesis option: Will be met by the completion of BIO 5777 and BIO 5999.
Non-thesis option: Will be met by the completion of BIO 5777 and BIO 5500
(research project)
Seminar: A successful completion of a seminar reporting on the Thesis or
Independent Study project is required.
(For a description of the course abbreviations used in the following list of
courses, see page 46.)