Applied Biotechnology (MS)

To ensure a high-quality graduate student group, all graduate students must have an undergraduate degree from a recognized institution and meet the criteria provided below. The GMAT or GRE are not required.

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0. Students with a GPA less than 3.0 may be considered for provisional admission and should contact the academic director for more information.

• Official college transcripts.

• Prerequisite coursework: two semesters college-level lab coursework in biology and/or chemistry. To satisfy the prerequisite you must have completed either two semesters of biology, two semesters of chemistry, or one semester each of biology and chemistry, and all coursework must have a lab component.

• Your resume.

• Two letters of recommendation.

• A personal statement of up to 1,000 words describing your motivation to pursue this degree and what you will bring to the biotechnology field.

Need to complete a prerequisite course before applying? Online courses are available through UW Independent Learning. If you are not sure whether you meet these requirements, or which courses you need to take to satisfy prerequisites, please contact the academic adviser.

Submit your complete application to the UW-Stevens Point Office of Admissions and Recruitment, which will forward the application to the biology academic director.

Minimum GPA requirement for this program is 3.00.

Pay close attention to the following provisions:

1. The Department of Biology determines whether graduate credits taken before admission to a graduate degree program will apply toward the fulfillment of requirements of the UW-Stevens Point degree program. Graduate courses taken as a special student at UW-Stevens Point also fall under this provision. You may not use more than 9 graduate credits earned before graduate admission to satisfy requirements for the degree program.

2. A grade of incomplete automatically becomes an F unless it is removed before the end of the next semester or summer session in which you are registered. For an incomplete to be granted, you and the instructor must agree on the specific requirements, including a firm date for the completion of the work and removal of the incomplete.

3. No credits with pass/fail grades will be accepted toward the degree.

4. To receive a graduate degree, you must apply for graduation online through accesSPoint at the beginning of the term in which you expect to receive the degree and not later than the end of the third week of a semester or first week of a summer session. Graduate degrees are conferred only in May and December. If you apply for graduation and do not complete the degree requirements, please contact the Graduation Auditor in the Office of the Registrar, 715-346-4301, to change your expected graduation date.

5. You must meet at least once per year with your academic adviser.