The Department of Biology at TCU offers a two-year Masters of Science (MS) degree and recently began offering a Doctorate (PhD) degree. Students seeking a MS degree in Biology are required to complete 30 hours of graduate-level course work (24 hours of course work + 6 hours of thesis), present their thesis research to the Department, and successfully defend their written Master's thesis. Students wishing to pursue a PhD must first complete the MS degree in Biology at TCU. For more information about the graduate program in Biology, click here.
Many students in the Biology Department receive financial support through a competitive Teaching Assistantship (TA) program, which typically provides support to 9-12 MS students per year. Graduate students typically serve as TAs for the laboratory portions of Contemporary Issues in Biology, Introductory Biology I or Introductory Biology II. These TA positions provide a $16,500 stipend, as well as over $30,000 in course tuition waivers. Following their first year of graduate study, students are required to write and submit a grant proposal to the Adkin's fund, a competitive, internal grant program that provides $3600 of summer salary support for students engaged in their MS thesis research. Graduate students in the Jeffries Lab are also expected to submit externally-funded grant applications to support their research. Additionally, the Department of Biology provides up to $1300 of travel support for MS students presenting their research at regional, national or international scientific meetings. Research support (up to $2000 on a competitive basis) is available through the College of Science and Engineering and travel support is also available (on a competitive basis) through the Graduate Studies Office.
Students interested in pursuing an MS degree in the Jeffries lab, should send a completed lab application form, current resume or CV, and brief statement describing their research interests and career goals to m.jeffries@tcu.edu.
Many students in the Biology Department receive financial support through a competitive Teaching Assistantship (TA) program, which typically provides support to 9-12 MS students per year. Graduate students typically serve as TAs for the laboratory portions of Contemporary Issues in Biology, Introductory Biology I or Introductory Biology II. These TA positions provide a $16,500 stipend, as well as over $30,000 in course tuition waivers. Following their first year of graduate study, students are required to write and submit a grant proposal to the Adkin's fund, a competitive, internal grant program that provides $3600 of summer salary support for students engaged in their MS thesis research. Graduate students in the Jeffries Lab are also expected to submit externally-funded grant applications to support their research. Additionally, the Department of Biology provides up to $1300 of travel support for MS students presenting their research at regional, national or international scientific meetings. Research support (up to $2000 on a competitive basis) is available through the College of Science and Engineering and travel support is also available (on a competitive basis) through the Graduate Studies Office.
Students interested in pursuing an MS degree in the Jeffries lab, should send a completed lab application form, current resume or CV, and brief statement describing their research interests and career goals to m.jeffries@tcu.edu.