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APPLICATION &
GENERAL INFORMATION |
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COMPARATIVE AND EXERCISE
PHYSIOLOGY |
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APPLICATION GUIDELINES:
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Application Due Date:
January 15 of the calendar
year of entrance.
Prerequisites: 3.2
or better GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
from the institution where they
received their most recent
degree (bachelor's or master's)
and must score above the 50th
percentile on all three areas
(verbal, quantitative, and
analytical) of the general
Graduate Record Exam (GRE).
Non-native English speaking
students must score a minimum
620 on the written or 260 on the
computerized Test of English as
a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Graduate Assistantships:
All admissions are based on a
hierarchal ranking of students
and, if the student requires
financial aid, on the
availability of funding.
Graduate students are supported
by teaching assistantships or
research assistantships on
faculty grants. In 2005-06
assistantship stipends provide an
annual income of $14,420 for
master's students, $17,510
for first year doctoral students
and $18,540 for continuing
doctoral students. A full tuition wavier
is also part of the
assistantship package.
Application Materials:
Students interested in
applying to the graduate program
in Biological Sciences may use
either the on-line application
(preferred) or download a paper
application to mail. You can
access these new applications
at:
http://www.ohio.edu/graduate/
Additional forms for letters of
recommendation may be downloaded
from the same page. Copies of
scores from the GRE and TOEFL;
three letters of reference; a
short essay concerning prior
training, research interest,
career goals; and the names of
three faculty members from our
graduate faculty (whose
research interests most closely
match your own) should be mailed
to our graduate secretary:
Angie
Nilsen,
Department of Biological
Sciences,
Ohio
University,
Athens,
Ohio 45701.
If you
have may further questions, you
may e-mail the graduate
coordinator at
gradbios@ohiou.edu
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GENERAL
INFORMATION |
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| OHIO
UNIVERSITY AND ATHENS, OHIO PROFILE:
Ohio University was
chartered by the state of Ohio in 1804 and is the
oldest university in the state of Ohio as well as
the Northwest Territory. Located in the scenic
Appalachian foothills of Southeastern Ohio, its
a classic college town, and the campus is frequently
considered one of the most attractive in the
nation. Under the 2005 Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching classifications, Ohio
University is designated a Research University
(‘high research activity’) under the basic
classification category. Ohio
University has a total enrollment of greater than
28,287 students, with over 20,000 of these students
attending the Athens Campus.
Ohio University
has been cited for academic quality and value by
such publications as U.S. News and World Report,
America's 100 Best College Buys, Princeton Review's
Best Colleges, and Peterson's Guide to Competitive
Colleges. The John Templeton Foundation has also
recognized Ohio University as one of the top
character-building institutions in the country.
Currently, Ohio University ranks first in the state
of Ohio for nationally competitive awards won by its
students. The University campus consists of
210 buildings located on 1,756 acres. The
University fields 20 NCAA Division I athletc teams
in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Athens
was recently named by Mother Earth News as one of
the '12
Great Places You've Never Heard Of', as it was
singled out for its "thriving arts, culture,
eclectic restaurants and bookstores, speakers and
sporting events. But unlike some better-known
college towns, Athens remains fairly remote and
inexpensive." There are a number of local
and State Parks and a
National Forest located within in a short drive of
Athens, including
Stroud's Run,
Lake Snowden,
Wayne National Forest,
Lake Hope and
Hocking Hills State Park.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
OF THE COMPARATIVE AND EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY PROGRAM:
The Graduate Program in the Department
of Biological Sciences consists of three sections
organized around organismal research interest.
Section 1 (Cell, Developmental and Microbiology) is
composed of faculty whose primary research interests
are on the level of single cells or less; Section 2
(Physiology and Neuroscience) faculty whose primary research
interests are on the level greater than single
cells, but less than or equal to single organisms;
and Section 3 (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
faculty whose primary research interests are on the
level greater than single organisms. Within
each section "Education Programs" exist, and
the "Comparative and Exercise Physiology Program" is housed within the "Physiology
and Neuroscience" section. |
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