Graduate School Course Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Biology
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Dr. Gregory Cole, Chair
Room 2242 Mary M.Townes Science Building
Department Telephone: (919) 530-6407
E-mail: gcole@nccu.edu
Overview
The mission of the graduate program in biology is to provide students greater depth and breadth in course work and to introduce them to the nature of creative and productive inquiry for careers in teaching, research in governmental, industrial and academic organizations, and entrance into doctoral programs. The Master of Science in Biology requires the completion of two semesters of residence and at least 30 or 36 credits of graduate-level courses for the thesis and non-thesis project options, respectively. Graduate courses at NCCU are numbered above 5000.
There are two options for obtaining the M.S. degree in Biology: thesis and non-thesis project options. The two options require a minor, the internal minor is Biomedical Sciences and there are arrays of courses that can be used to fulfill this minor. Some students choose an external minor which can be done in areas such as Pharmaceutical Sciences and Education. Masters students in Biology must successfully complete, as a graduate student, an approved graduate course in biostatistics, bioinformatics, computer science or computational science. The master’s degree also requires successful completion of a written Comprehensive Examination.
Option 1: M.S. in Biology with Thesis: For this option, laboratory research and writing of a master’s thesis are required. Students must present a seminar on the research and pass a final oral examination in defense of the thesis. The total credits required for the master’s with thesis option is 30.
Option 2: M.S. in Biology with Non-thesis Project: This program of study is designed primarily for individuals using non-laboratory-based projects as scholarly research. The total credits required for the non-thesis project master’s program is 36.
Admission Requirements
Students seeking unconditional admission to the graduate program in Biology must present a “B” average for a minimum of 30 credits of undergraduate biology, credit for four semesters of chemistry, two semesters of physics, and mathematics through Calculus I.
Biology Graduate Faculty
Abu-Shakra, Amal (Professor)
B.S., American University of Beirut, Lebanon
M.Sc., University of London, United Kingdom
Ph.D., University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Awumey, Emmanuel (Assistant Professor)
B.S. University of Ghana
M.S. University of Ghana and Univ. of Alberta, Canada
Ph.D. University of Alberta, Canada
Baines, Antonio T. (Assistant Professor)
B.S., Norfolk State University
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Chen, Xiaoxin Luke (Associate Professor)
B.S. Med. Beijing Medical University
Ph.D. Rutgers University
Clamp, John C. (Professor)
B.S., Methodist University
M.S., North Carolina State University
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Cole, Gregory J. (Professor)
B.A., State University of New York
Ph.D., Florida State University
Fleming, Jodie (Assistant Professor)
B.S., University of Delaware
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Grant, Delores J. (Associate Professor)
B.S., South Carolina State College
M.S., Bowling Green State University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Grillo, Wendy Heck (Assistant Professor)
B.A., Bellarmine College (now Bellarmine University)
Ph.D., University of Louisville
Hollowell, Gail P. (Assistant Professor)
B.S., North Carolina Central University
M.S., Howard University
Ph.D., Howard University
Horvath, Julie E. (Research Associate Professor)
B.S., Michigan State University
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Key, S. Catherine Silver (Assistant Professor)
B.S., University of Missouri (St. Louis)
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kimbro, Sean (Associate Professor)
B.A., Washington University at St. Louis
Ph.D., Indiana University
Ladapo, Jonathan A. (Assistant Professor)
B.S. (AIMLT), School of Medical Technology, University College Hospital, Nigeria
M.S., University of Southwestern Louisiana
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Lee, Ju-Ahng (Assistant Professor)
B.S., Yonsei University, South Korea
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Leung, TinChung (Assistant Professor)
B.S., The Chinese University of Hong Kong
M.S., The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ph.D., Wayne State University
Nwosu, Veronica C. (Professor)
B.S., University of Illinois
M.S., Roosevelt University
Ph.D., Wayne State University
Pointer, Mildred A. (Associate Professor)
B.S., North Carolina Central University
Ph.D., Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Richardson, Micheler Ricardo (Professor)
B.Sc., Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Spain)
M.Sc, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Spain)
Ph.D., Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Spain)
Williams, Daniel (Associate Professor)
B.S., North Carolina Central University
M.S., North Carolina Central University
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Williams-Devane, ClarLynda (Assistant Professor)
B.S., North Carolina Central University
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
White, Sandra L. (Professor)
B.S., Hampton Institute, Hampton Virginia
M.S., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Yang, Xiaohe, (Associate Professor)
M.S., Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing China
Ph.D., Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science/The Chicago Medical School
(former name: Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School)
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