The Division of Biology has modern facilities housed in four buildings: Ackert Hall, Chalmers Hall, Bushnell Hall, and Leasure Hall. These facilities support contemporary research in cell biology, genomics, organismal biology, and computational analyses. A world-class natural laboratory, the Konza Prairie Biological Station, is only minutes away from the KSU campus. The Division of Biology has approximately 65 full-time graduate students working toward Ph.D. and M.S. degrees. All graduate students accepted by the Division are guaranteed full financial support for the duration of their graduate degree (contingent on reasonable progress towards degree completion). Financial support is the same for students pursuing a Ph.D. or M.S. degree, as well as for foreign and domestic students. Please explore this site to learn more about our faculty, our students and the exceptional research programs that make KSU Biology an exciting place for graduate education and research.<br><br>The Biology Ph.D. degree requires a minimum of 24-30 hrs course work including 15 hours of courses at the 800 level, depending on the student's background. Students may chose from all graduate courses, including all Division of Biology Graduate Courses listed in the Graduate catalog. Course selection is done in consultation and approval of the student's supervisory committee. All students are required to take 3 hrs BIOL 862 Professional Skills in Biology.