Graduate Program

As a traditional department of Biological Sciences, research programs span the entire field of biology with areas of study listed below.  Graduate degrees (M.S., Ph.D.) are awarded through the department and through interdisciplinary programs.

Research Areas in Biological Sciences

• Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
  • Focus Group:  Integrative Behavioral and Organismal Biology
  • Focus Group:  Ecosystem Research Group
• Microbiology/Immunology
  • Interdepartmental Microbiology Graduate Program
• Molecular, Cell, Developmental, and Computational Biology
  • Interdepartmental program: Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology
  • Interdepartmental program: Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (GBCB)
  • Focus group: Cell Biology and Molecular Biophysics (CBMB)
  • Focus group: Interdepartmental Molecular Plant Sciences Program

MultiSTEPS:  A Virginia Tech program of education and research at the engineering-biology interface that investigates dynamic transport processes in multiscale biological systems.

Application and General Information

• Guide to Program
• Application
• Virginia Tech Graduate School (Admissions, Academics, Financial Matters, Student Life, International Graduate Student Services)
• Graduate Course Descriptions
• Graduate Catalog
• Graduate Policies and Procedures (VT PID and password required)

Checklist for Evaluation of Graduate Files (DOC | 27KB)

Request for Independent Study Form (DOC | 33KB)