Application Process
Prospective students seeking admission to the graduate program must meet the academic requirements of the Graduate School and the department and complete an application.
Graduate Advisor and Advisory Committee
Applicants must have an advisor before they are admitted to the graduate program. Students must choose a Graduate Advisory Committee and file a Request to Appoint a Graduate Advisory Committee before the end of their second semester.
Credit and Course Requirements
Graduate students normally have a background in a biological science, but deficiencies can be made up at the discretion of their Graduate Advisory Committee. The GRE is required and the TOEFL is required for non-native English speakers. More detailed requirements steps for application can be found under "Prospective Students". ALL graduate students are required to meet certain minimum credit requirements in order to graduate. M.S. students - 30 credits Ph. D. student - 72 credits (see Note below)
NOTE: Credit transfers - MS to PhD: Entomology students who receive their MS degree from NCSU and continue on for a PhD without a break in time between programs may transfer 36 credits to fulfill the PhD credit requirement. All other students entering the PhD program may be able to transfer 18 credits from a Master's degree program if approved by the student's advisory committee and by the Graduate School.
Courses Required for All Students:
ENT 502 (Insect Systematics)
ENT 503 (Insect Morphology and Physiology)
Students who have had similar courses at another institution can be exempted from the requirement by take the by-pass exams.
Additional Requirements:
- Graduate level entomology courses (not including ENT 620/820 Special Problems, ENT 695/895 Research, or ENT 601/801 Seminars*):
- M.S. or M.E.: 6 hours
- Ph.D.: 9 hours
- ENT 591/791 Special Topics courses may be used to meet the additional 6 or 9 hours of required courses but only if a letter grade is given for credit, not an S or U grade.
- Seminars:
- M.S. and M.E. students: 2 credits of ENT 601 Seminar
- Ph.D. students: 3 credits of ENT 801 Seminar.
- Students are also strongly advised to complete ENT 550 Fundamentals of Insect Control.
Additional course requirements are determined by the student's Graduate Advisory Committee and included in the student's Graduate Plan of Work (POW)
* NOTE: See Policy Memorandum - ENT601 (Student Seminar Courses)