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Program Description: The Master of Science in Biology program is designed particularly to meet the professional development and graduate degree needs of in-service teachers. The WKU Biology department is now offering this degree in a distance (online) and alternative (summer or winter) format.

We are glad that you're interested in our program. To apply or for more information email: reachu@wku.edu or call us at (270) 745-5173.

Courses
Q: What courses are being offered?
A: Go to www.wku.edu then click "Schedule of Classes" under the More Links heading. Choose the term you want to look at and the next page will give you additional parameters, ex. you should choose Biology (Univ) as the subject. There will usually be notes on the schedule about short courses. Web courses will say "Web" for the location.

Admissions:
Q: What if I only want to take a few classes, without being formally admitted to the program yet?
A: View the current WKU Graduate Studies Catalog: The Graduate Catalog states for Non-degree Seeking Students: Students not seeking a graduate degree must submit an Application for Admission, application fee, and if not a Western graduate, submit all transcripts from colleges attended to the Office of Graduate Studies.

Should the non-degree seeking student later apply for and be granted admission into a degree program, no more than 12 hours taken while in the non-degree category may be used to fulfill degree requirements. Non-degree seeking students are not eligible for financial aid.

For further information, The Office of Distance Learning has answers to many of the other common questions you may have.

Possible Course Offerings:

BIOL 501 Experimental Design (3 hrs.)
BIOL 495G Molecular Genetics (3 hrs.)
BIOL 566 Advanced Molecular Genetics
BIOL 531 International Wildlife Management
BIOL 568 Advanced Microbiology
BIOL 501 DNA Forensics (9-day summer course)
BIOL 598 Seminar
BIOL 516 Non-thesis Research
BIOL 411G Advanced Cell Biology
BIOL 490G Toxicology

Timeline: First courses available Fall 2005

Example timeline
Fall 2007 Spring 2007 Summer 2007 Fall 2008 Spring 2008
BIOL 501 (3 hrs.) BIOL 516 (1 hr.) BIOL 516 (1 hr.) BIOL 516 (1 hr.) BIOL 598 (1 hr.)
BIOL 495G (3 hrs.) BIOL 411G (3 hrs.)    

Total hours: 30

Requirements: You must be admitted to the Western Kentucky University Graduate School and the Masters of Science program in Biology. Refer to the WKU Graduate Admissions web page at http://www.wku.edu/graduate/app.pdf (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this form.)

Western Kentucky University supports Blackboard Course Info software, providing a template upon which most web-based courses are constructed. You can access the Blackboard login page by direct URL at: http://ecourses.wku.edu

Fall 2008 courses
Course ID Course Title
BIOL 411G CELL BIOLOGY
BIOL 500 INTRO TO GRAD STUDY AND RES
BIOL 601 INTERNSHIP/COLLEGE INSTR
Summer 2008 courses
Course ID Course Title
BIOL 420 INTRO TO TOXICOLOGY
BIOL 675 TOXICOLOGY
Spring 2008 courses
Course ID Course Title
BIOL 675 INT WILDLIFE MGMT
BIOL 526 PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY
BIOL 566 ADV MOLECULAR GENETICS
Fall 2007 courses
Course ID Course Title
BIOL 411G CELL BIOLOGY
BIOL 500 INTRO TO GRAD STUDY AND RES

You may take one or both of the courses offered.

Orientation to WKU online courses

Getting Started:

The first week of class you need to log into Blackboard. Log-in will take you to your own Blackboard Homepage. You will see the titles of the courses for which you are enrolled on the right side of the page. Click on the title to go to the designated course site. Check the Announcements page for any recent instructions, then read the Syllabus [found under Course Information], Course Documents, and Assignments. Go to Communications, then Student Roster, to make sure that your e-mail address is correct. If not, go to Change Your Information under Tools to correct it. Contact your instructor if you have difficulty accessing the course site.

Course Format:

Most of the courses in this program will be completely online, with much of the learning and contact being at your own convenience. However, some courses may require proctored exam(s), on-campus exam(s), on-campus lab experiences, etc. These requirements will be spelled out in the online syllabus for each course in TopNet. Be sure to note when you register for a course whether or not it requires any proctoring or in-person sessions. If there is any doubt check with the instructor.


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