Application Instructions

1: Apply online

Fill out On-line Application for the Office of Graduate Studies

Download the Adobe PDF for the Office of Graduate Studies

2: Submit fee

Submit the $45.00 papplication fee to the Office of Graduate Studies

3: Send transcripts

Send two official copies of transcripts from every institution you have previously attended to:

Office of Graduate Studies
University of Nebraska-Kearney
Founders Hall 2131
Kearney, NE 68845

Admissions Phone: 308-865-8500
Fax: 308-865-8837
Graduate Admissions Toll-Free: (800) 717-7881
Graduate Admissions e-mail: gradstudies@unk.edu

4: Send letter of intent

Mail your Letter of Intent to:

Dr. W. Wyatt Hoback
Associate Professor of Biology
University of Nebraska - Kearney
Bruner Hall of Science 302c
Kearney, NE 68845

Include the answers to these questions in your Letter of Intent:

1. Explain why you want to pursue a Masters degree in Biology.
2. Why do you want a M.S. degree in Biology?
3. How is it going to help you?
4. What are you doing now that relates to this degree?
5. What do you want to gain from this degree both personally and professionally?
6. What are you personal and career goals?
7. Explain why a distance program is the right choice for you.
   

Get your application in early!

After your application is complete, it will be forwarded to the Department of Biology's Graduate Committee for review. The review process typically takes 2-3 months. After a decision is made, the Office of Graduate Studies and Research has to do the final paperwork. This process can take another 1-2 weeks. Therefore, the sooner you can get your application in the better!

Application deadlines

All application materials for the distance M.S. in Biology degree program must in the Department of Biology for review by the following dates:

Beginning Semester	Application Due Date With the Distance Masters Degree, there are no application deadlines. You may enroll and complete up to 6 hours of classes before being formally accepted into the program. Decisions usually take about 2 months from receipt of complete applications.
Fall Session Spring Session Summer Session	Begins August 25, 2008 Begins January 14, 2009 Begins May 11, 2009

If you have any questions not covered by the material here, please feel free to contact either of the coordinators of the program.

Brian Peterson or Elizabeth Wethington
Coordinators of Master's Distance Learning Program
University of Nebraska - Kearney
Bruner Hall of Science 302c
Kearney, NE 68845

Phone: 308-865-1589
e-mail: msbiology@unk.edu