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Students can choose one of <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/biology\/bs-in-biology\/\">five concentrations<\/a>, including the\u00a0Education Track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Education Track prepares graduates to pursue careers in education. The B.S. degree encompasses curriculum and learning experiences that can lead to professional educator licensure. In addition to biology foundation courses (27 hours) and biology electives (17 hours), students in this track must complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/biology\/secondary-education-minor\/\">education minor<\/a> (18 hours). 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The <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/biology\/master-of-science-in-biology\/\">M.S. degree in biology, thesis option<\/a>, is also offered.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lr-button maroon-solid\" href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/biology\/contact\/\">Request More Information<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/main>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"box-border pumpkin-top box-padding-32 at-a-glance\">\n\t\t\t<h2>At a Glance<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<table class=\"at-a-glace-table\">\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Degree:<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>Master of Arts in Biology<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Hours:<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>36<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>College:<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (DCSTEM)<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lr-button maroon-outline\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ualr.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=21&#038;poid=5500&#038;returnto=2486\">Curriculum<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-admission-requirements\">Admission Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students applying to the M.A. program in biology should meet all the requirements for admission to the <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/gradschool\/\">UA Little Rock Graduate School<\/a>. Applications for the fall semester are due by April 15 and spring semester applications are due by Nov. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the following requirements should be met:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Baccalaureate degree from an appropriate biological discipline with a minimum GPA of 3.0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upper-level course work in four of the six areas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two lecture courses in physics and four lecture courses in chemistry, including inorganic and organic chemistry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Combined scores of 300 on the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE general section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Formal letter of application written by the applicant, including a personal statement of career interests and objectives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three letters of recommendation from persons well acquainted with the applicant. Letters from former faculty are expected. 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