Overview

The Biology Department of Boise State University offers a Master of Arts in Biology which is a course-work based degree and is considered to be a terminal degree (except for students intending to attend professional school); students wishing to later pursue a Ph.D. should apply to the M.S. program. Students admitted to the MA Biology program will have a choice of culminating their degree by either an examination or project option.

Key facts:

The M.A., Examination option is a coursework-based degree and is considered to be a terminal degree (except for students intending to attend professional school); students wishing to later pursue a Ph.D. should enroll in the M.S. program. The M.A. candidate will complete a wide range of relevant course work. At the end of the coursework, the candidate will be required to pass a comprehensive examination. The examination will be tailored by each candidate’s committee to emphasize the areas covered by the course work. After the candidate has completed the written portion of the examination, the candidate will meet with the committee for an oral review prior to the final approval or rejection of the written examination.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Graduate Seminar
Research in the Biological Sciences
Ecosystem Ecology
Molecular Biology of Cancer
Advanced Developmental Biology
Advanced Topics in animal Behavior

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

33 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Boise, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Other requirements

General requirements

An undergraduate GPA of at least 3.00 on a 4 point system.
An undergraduate degree in Biology or a closely related field.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

30300 USD / year

≈ 30300 USD / year
Out-of-State

30300 USD / year

≈ 30300 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

11186 USD / year

≈ 11186 USD / year

Living costs

Boise

United States

810 - 1310 USD / month

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