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- How do I apply?
- What information do I need if I am an International student?
- Where can I find information about faculty research?
- What funding opportunities are available?
- Whom do I contact?
- What is a teaching assistantship?
- What are the deadlines for applying?
How do I apply?
This is a two part process: Please read carefully!
a) Apply to the Graduate School - Download the Graduate School application form. Detailed instructions are provided on page two. Any questions you may have are probably addressed on the Graduate School Homepage. Briefly, the Graduate School will need the completed "Application for Admission" form along with a $40.00 non-refundable application fee ($50.00 for international applicants), and two official copies of the student's transcript(s) from each college or university attended.
b) Apply to the Dept of Biological Sciences - it's FREE!
- Send a completed Graduate Assistant application form to the Chair of Graduate Studies, Department of Biological Sciences whether or not you are you are seeking financial assistance.
- Have your GRE scores (Verbal, Quantitative, Analytical) sent directly to the Chairman of Graduate Studies (NOT the Graduate School).
- Three letters of recommendation should also be sent by your referees directly to the Chair of Graduate Studies. Please click here to view the Letter of Recommendation form.
- We require that you have a faculty sponsor: please see the department website and contact individual faculty you would like to work with.
Details of OUR graduate program requirements can also be found here and more information concerning our department is found here.
You must do both a) and b) before you can be accepted into the Biological Sciences Graduate Program.
What if I am an International student?
Instructions for International students can be found on the Graduate School website. In addition, you may download a form that supplies explicit instructions about where to send all of your application materials.
Where can I find information about faculty research?
On the departmental web page, in a booklet (pdf, 2.7 MB), and/or by contacting faculty members directly. You can find phone numbers and email addresses here.
What funding opportunities are available?
We offer teaching assistantships, research assistantships, and, on occasion, special fellowships. Research assistantships are offered by individual faculty members, so it is often best for you to ask faculty members about support for graduate students. For qualified applicants, supplements to teaching and research assistantships are available through the Graduate School in the form of Doctoral Fellowships.
Please see below about teaching assistantships.
Whom do I contact?
Dan Magoulick, Chair, Graduate Studies Committee
Dept of Biological Sciences
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: 479-575-3251
Fax : 479-575-4010
for information re: application to the Graduate School, email to gradinfo@cavern.uark.edu
What is a teaching assistantship?
Typically, these are 50% appointments (which works out to be approximately twenty hours per week). TAs are assigned various duties associated with teaching our lab courses. Duties vary depending on the course, and might include lecturing, lab prep, lab clean-up, and/or grading lab assignments. Assistantships come with a stipend and tuition waiver.
What are the deadlines for applying?
To be considered for a Teaching Assistantship, you must complete your application by:
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January 15 - for Fall semester |
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November 15 - for Spring semester. |
Other applications are considered on a rolling basis.