Graduate Students

FrogOur department has 32 faculty members with diverse range of research interests in biology. The faculty research interests fit broadly into the categories of molecular biology, microbiology, genetics, ecology and evolutionary biology. We encourage you to explore our faculty research interests at http://fulbright.uark.edu/departments/biology/research/index.php, and click on the individual faculty members to discover the various areas of research.

The Department of Biological Sciences offers both an M.S. and Ph.D. degree. We have more than 90 graduate students in the Department of Biological Sciences that are funded through either Research Assistantships or a Teaching Assistantships. Inside this section, you will find our department's degree requirements and course information, which can also be found on catalog.uark.edu.

Please consult the GSIE General Graduate Student Guide for general information about graduate school. Please see general forms for graduate milestones. Please see the BISC Mentor-Mentee Expectations Document and discuss this document with your mentor in the first year of your program if possible.  Please contact the Biology Graduate Studies Coordinator, Dr. J.D. Willson (jwillson@uark.edu), if you have questions about teaching assistantships, mentoring, or program questions.