March10,2019

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Online Masters for Science Educators

Program Overview ................................................. 2.

Admission Requirements ......................................... 4.

Requirements for degree ....................................... 6.

New Student Information ...................................... 8.

Finances ................................................................. 11.

FAQ ....................................................................... 13.

Program Staff ....................................................... 15.

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DepartmentofBiologicalSciencesOverview:OnlineMastersforScienceEducatorsTheDepartmentofBiologicalSciencesispleasedtoofferanonline,non-thesisMasterofBiologicalSciencesforscienceeducatorsinterestedinbiologicalsciences.Ourstudentsincludeteachersatalllevels,aswellasscientistsfrommuseums,fieldstationsandresearchlaboratories.Thisprogramisfullyinadistance-learningformatandlecturesareavailable24/7.

Weoffertwoacademicpathstoaccommodateyourneeds:oneforadvancedstudentsnotseekingadditionaldegrees,andoneforstudentswishingtoattainanon-thesisMastersinBiologicalSciencesdegree.

AdvancedStudentStatus(non-degree-seeking):Admissiontothenon-degreecategoryisrestrictedprimarilytothosewhomaybenefitprofessionallyfromadditionalstudyatthegraduatelevel.Forexample,currentprimary,middlegradesandsecondaryeducationteacherswishingtogainrecertificationmostcommonlyapplyasnon-degree-seekingstudents.Regardlessofthestudent’sreasonforapplyingnon-degree,inallcasesthenon-degreestudentmustreceivepermissionfromtheprogramcoordinatororthedepartmentchairbeforeenrollinginanygraduatecourse.PleasenotethatifyouhavebeenpreviouslyenrolledatClemsonanytimeinthepastsixyearsasanon-degreestudentinthesameareayouwishtoapplyto,thenyoudoNOTneedtocompletethisapplication.Rather,pleasecompletetheGraduateApplicationforRe-Entrance.

Non-degree-seekingstudentsmaycompletecoursesinourprogramcurriculumbeforeapplyingasadegree-seekingstudent.Studentswhohavetakencoursesfromourprogramcurriculumbeforetheiradmissiontothegraduateprogrammaytransfer9creditsofthosecoursesintothenon-thesisdegreeprogram.

PleasenotethatthetuitionrateishigherforAdvancedStudentStatusstudents(seeFinances.)Non-degree-seekingstudentsmaybenefitfinanciallybyapplyingtothedegree-seekingprogrameventhoughtheydonotintendtocompletetheprogram.

Non-ThesisMastersforScienceEducatorsinBiologicalSciences(degree-seekingstudents):Thisoptionrequiresatotalof30semesterhoursofgraduatecoursework.Atleast18ofthe30hoursmustbeatthe800level.Degree-seekingstudentsmaytransferupto9creditsofgraduatecoursesintothedegreeprogramfromaccrediteddegree-grantinginstitutionswhosescholasticreputationisacceptabletoClemsonUniversity.Totransfer,thegraduatecoursecontentmustbesimilartooneofourrequiredcourseswithagradeofBorabove.Transfercreditsmustnothavebeenusedtosatisfytherequirementsforanyotherdegreeandmusthavebeencompletedwithinthesix-yearperiodprecedingthedatethegraduatedegreewillbeawarded.Transfercoursescannotberevalidatedforgraduatecredit.Theprogramcoordinatormustapprovealltransfercourses.Therearenoexceptionstothisrequirement.

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Aresearchproposalandprojectwhoseresultsarepresentedinwrittenformatisalsoarequirementofthenon-thesisMaster'sdegree.Thescopeoftheresearchprojectisnotasextensiveastheregularmaster’sthesisdegreeoption.However,itisexpectedthatanon-thesisstudentwillconductoriginalscientificresearch(onesemesterofdatacollectionduringBIOL8480)andwritearesearchreport(BIOL8490)thatisofthecaliberofamanuscriptsuitableforsubmissiontoapeer-reviewedjournal.Thestudentandstudent’sgraduatecommitteewilldeterminetheresearchproject.Forexample,teachersmaychoosearesearchprojectthatinvolvesusingtheirstudentstocollectandanalyzedata.

Accreditation:ClemsonUniversityisaccreditedbytheSouthernAssociationofCollegesandSchoolsCommissiononCollegestoawardthebachelor’s,master's,educationalspecialistanddoctoraldegrees.ContacttheCommissiononCollegesat1866SouthernLane,Decatur,Georgia,30033-4097orcall404-679-4500forquestionsaboutthestatusofClemsonUniversity.

StateAuthorizationReciprocityAgreement:SouthCarolinaisamemberoftheStateAuthorizationReciprocityAgreement(SARA)andClemsonUniversityisanapprovedSARAinstitution,whichmeansweadheretoestablishedstandardsforofferingpost-secondarye-learningprogramsinallmemberstates.Pleasereviewourstateauthorizationstoseeifthisprogramisofferedinyourstateandourprocessforstudentcomplaintsagainsttheuniversity.

Informationaboutlicensure/teachercertification:Ournon-thesisMasterofBiologicalSciencesisdesignedspecificallyforin-serviceteachersandotherscienceeducatorswhowanttoimprovetheirscience-contentknowledgeinbiologicalsciences.Itisintendedforindividualswho(a)alreadyhavetherequiredlicensure,or(b)whodonotwantorneedteachingcertificationorlicensure.Thereiscurrentlynooptiontoobtainlicensureorcertificationthroughthisprogram.Potentialapplicantsshouldensurethisprogrammeetstheirpersonaland/orprofessionalgoalspriortoapplying.

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AdmissionRequirementsAllstudentsmustbeadmittedtoCU’sGraduateSchoolasadegreeornon-degreeseekingstudent.TheProgramNameisBioScience-Non-thesisforScienceEducatorsandtheProgramCodeisMS-BIOS-G-AACfordegreeseekingstudentsandND-SCI-Gcodefornon-degreeseekingstudents.Studentsdonotneedanundergraduatedegreeinbiologytobeconsideredforadmission.AnoverallundergraduateGPAofatleast2.75isrecommendedbytheGraduateSchool.GREscoresarenotrequiredforteacherswith1ormoreyearsteachingexperience.

StepstoAdmissionfortheonlineMSinBiologicalSciences

1. ApplicationtothegraduateschoolisonlineattheGraduateSchoolwebpage.Applytoourcollege(CollegeofScience)asadegree-(theprogramcodeisMS-BIOS-1-AAC)ornon-degree-seekingstudent.Pleasenotethatthetuitionrateishigherfornon-degreeseekingstudents.

2. Dependingontheirdecision,theGraduateSchoolmaysendanemailaskingifyouaccepttheiroffer.Youmustclickandaccept!

3. Onceaccepted,youwillneedtocontactClemsonComputingandInformationTechnology—CCIT—tosetupaClemsonUniversityuserIDandemail,asallcorrespondencewillgothroughyourClemsonaccount.MakesuretocheckforGraduateSchoolemailsastheymayhaveadditionalrequirementsandpaymentreminders.

4. Youcanthenenrollincourses.➥RegisterforClasses

OtherNotes

AdvancedStudentStatus(non-degree-seeking)—Thisstatusisdesignedforapplicantswhoarenotimmediatelyinterestedinseekingadegree,butwhowishtoenrollingraduate-levelcourses.NolettersofrecommendationarerequiredofthoseseekingAdvancedStudentStatus.Ifyouareinterestedinapplyingforthisstatus,youmustholdabaccalaureatedegreefromaregionallyaccreditedinstitution.Studentsdonotneedanundergraduatedegreeinbiologytobeconsideredforadmission.ApplyundertheND-AFLN-1code.Thereisa$60nonrefundableapplicationfeefornon-degreeseekingstudents.

Shouldyoudecidetopursueadegree,youwillneedtosubmitanew,degree-seekingapplicationandbeacceptedintotheprogram.Thereisarequired$80applicationfeefordomesticapplicantsanda$90feeforinternationalapplicants.Feesarenonrefundable.

Upto12creditsfromyournon-degreestudiesmayapplytowardyourdegree,pendingdepartmentapproval.

Degree-seekingstudentswishingtopursueagraduatedegreeatClemsonUniversityshouldapplyforadmissionusingthedegree-seekingapplicationforadmission.Thisincludesallapplicantsseekingamaster’sdoctoraloranyprofessionaldegree.Ingeneral,degree-seekingapplicationsshouldbereceivednolaterthanfiveweekspriortothefirstdayofclass.

Admissiontothegraduateprogramrequiresasuitableundergraduateeducation,twolettersofrecommendation,aresumeandsuitableGREscores(GREscoresarenotrequiredforteachers

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withoneormoreyearsofteachingexperience).Studentsdonotneedanundergraduatedegreeinbiologytobeconsideredforadmission.AnoverallundergraduateGPAofatleast2.75isrecommended.AsatisfactoryTOEFLscore(550frompaperexam,or213fromonlineexam,or80frominternetexam,or6.5orhigherontheIELTStest)isrequiredforinternationalstudentswhosenativelanguageisnotEnglish.Thereisarequired$80nonrefundableapplicationfeefordomesticapplicantsanda$90feeforinternationalapplicants.ApplyforNon-ThesisforScienceEducators—BioScience,codeMS-BIOS-1-AAC.

Transfercourses—Degreeandnon-degreeseekingstudentmaytransferupto9creditsofgraduatecoursesintothedegreeprogram.Totransfer,thegraduatecoursecontentmustbesimilartooneofourrequiredcourseswithagradeofBorabove.Transfercreditsmustnothavebeenusedtosatisfytherequirementsforanyotherdegreeandmusthavebeencompletedwithinthesix-yearperiodprecedingthedatethegraduatedegreewillbeawarded.

AllcreditstransferredtoClemson’sgraduateprogramsmusthavebeencompletedataregionally-accreditedinstitutionandmustbeverifiedby

submissionofanofficialtranscript.Youmustthenhaveanofficialtranscriptsentfromtheinstitution(s)wherecreditwasearnedtotheOfficeofEnrolledStudentServices,104DSikesHall.OnlywhencourseshavebeenverifiedbyEnrolledServicestomeetallGraduateSchoolrequirementswilltheybeapprovedforapplicationtowardthedegree.

GradesearnedforcoursestakenatinstitutionsotherthanClemsonUniversitywillnotbeincludedinthestudent’sgradepointratio.

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RequirementsforDegreeTheProgramCurriculumconsistsof10courses.Sevenofthetenrequiredcoursesaresciencecontentcourses.Theotherthreecoursescoverhowtodesignanexperimentandstatisticallyanalyzedata,howtowritepublicationsandgrantproposals,andhowtoconductresearch,respectively.LecturesandassignmentsareavailableviaClemson'sonlinestudentinformationplatform,Canvas,andareavailable24/7.Abriefdescriptionofrequiredcourses(3credithourseach)isasfollows:BIOL8400UnderstandingBiologicalInquiry–Thisonlinecourseisdesignedforteachersandthosewhowanttounderstandthemethodsandapproachestobiologicalinquiry.Itprovidesabroadbackgroundintothescientificmethodsutilizedinthebiologicalsciencesandtheapplicationofinquiry-basedteachingmethodsintheclassroom.BIOL8410UnderstandingEcologyandEcosystems–Thisonlinecourseisdesignedforteachersandforthosewhowanttounderstandecologicalinteractionsandsystems.Itprovidesabroadbackgroundinecologythatincludespopulations,habitats,communities,trophicinteractions,andecosystems.Itprovidesafoundationforunderstandinginteractionsbetweenorganismsandtheirenvironments.BIOL8420UnderstandingCellularProcesses–Thisonlinecourseisdesignedforteachersandforthosewhowanttoincreasetheirknowledgeaboutcellbiology.Studentswillstudyhowandwhereintracellularandextracellularmoleculescontrolcellularfunctionssuchasgeneexpression,secretion,motility,signaling,cell-cyclecontrol,anddifferentiation.BIOL8430UnderstandingGeneticsandEvolutionaryBiology–Thisonlinecourseisforteacherswhowanttoincreasetheircontentknowledgeintheareasofgeneticsandevolution.ThecoursewillfocusonMendeliangenetics,moleculargenetics,geneexpressionandregulation,populationgenetics,forcesofevolutionarychange,andtheroleofevolutionarychangeintheoriginofnewspeciesandthediversityoflife.BIOL8440UnderstandingtheHumanBody–Thisonlinecourseisdesignedforteachersandforthosewhowanttoincreasetheircontentknowledgeabouttheanatomyandphysiologyofthe11organsystemsinhumans.Studieswillincludefoodprocessingandnutrientallocation,circulationandrespiration,excretion,communicationviahormonesandnervoustransmission,reproduction,behavior,locomotionandsupport.BIOL8450UnderstandingAnimalBiology–Thisonlinecourseisdesignedforteachersandforthosewhowanttoincreasetheircontentknowledgeaboutthetaxonomy,morphology,adaptations,andevolutionofvertebrates.BIOL8460UnderstandingPlantBiology–Thisonlinecourseisdesignedforteacherswhowanttoincreasetheircontentknowledgeaboutplantsandincludesthestudyofplantsfrombryophytestoangiosperms,includinggrowth,photosynthesis,nutrition,reproduction,ecology,andevolution.BIOL8470UnderstandingMicrobiology–Thisonlinecourseisdesignedforteachersandforthosewhowanttoincreasetheirknowledgeaboutmicroorganisms.Topicsincludeprokaryoticcellstructureandfunction,microbialgrowthandgrowthcontrol,foodmicrobiology,bacterialgenetics,immunology,virology,microbialdiseases,andepidemiology.Laboratoryconceptswill

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beemphasized.BIOL8480UnderstandingScientificResearch–Researchproblemsforteachersinselectedareasofbiologicalsciencestoprovideanintroductiontoresearchplanningandtechniques.Teacherswillundertakeeitheraninstructorapproved,individualprojectorparticipateinagroupcreativeinquiryprojectinvolvingtheirclassroomduringtheacademicyear.Bothareassistedbyandunderthesupervisionoftheinstructor.Instructornote:BIOSC8400UnderstandingBiologicalInquiryisrecommendedbeforeenrollinginBIOL8480becauseBIOL8400coversexperimentaldesignanddataanalyses.BIOL8490UnderstandingScientificCommunication–Thisonlinegraduatecoursewillhelpteachersdeveloptheirabilitytowritegrantproposals,scientificmanuscripts,andconferencepresentationsonbiologicaltopics,andtocommunicateaboutbiologicalissueswithpublicaudiences.

Undermostcircumstances,studentsarelimitedtoonlytwocourseseachsemesterwiththeexceptionofBIOL8480,whichmaybetakenatanytime.However,BIOL8400UnderstandingBiologicalInquiry(Fallsemester)isrecommended,notrequired,beforeenrollinginBIOL8480.Ourprogramcanbecompletedin6semesters;however,amaster'sstudenthassixyears(18semesters)tocompletetheprogram

FallSemesterBIOL8400UnderstandingBiologicalInquiryBIOL8420UnderstandingCellularProcessesBIOL8440UnderstandingtheHumanBodyBIOL8480UnderstandingScientificResearchSpringSemesterBIOL8430UnderstandingGeneticsandEvolutionaryBiologyBIOL8450UnderstandingAnimalBiologyBIOL8470UnderstandingMicrobiologyBIOL8480UnderstandingScientificResearchSummerSemesterBIOL8410UnderstandingEcologyandtheEnvironmentBIOL8460UnderstandingPlantBiologyBIOL8480UnderstandingScientificResearchBIOL8490UnderstandingScientificCommunication

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NewStudentInformationOnlineM.S.inBiologicalScienceforScienceEducators(MS-BIOS-1-AAC)WebPage

RegisteringforCourses:Registerforclassesusingthislink.

ProgramCurriculum:Thecurriculumconsistsof10requiredcourses.Sevenofthe10requiredcoursesaresciencecontentcourses.Theotherthreecoursescoverhowtodesignanexperimentandstatisticallyanalyzedata,howtowritepublicationsandgrantproposals,andhowtoconductresearch,respectively.LecturesandassignmentsareavailableviaClemson'sonlinestudentinformationplatform,Canvas,andareavailable24/7.

CourseSchedule:Ourcoursesareofferedonafixedschedule.Typically,studentsarelimitedtoonlytwocourseseachfallandspringsemesterswiththeexceptionofBIOL8480,whichmaybetakenatanytime.However,BIOL8400UnderstandingBiologicalInquiryisrecommended,notrequired,beforeenrollinginBIOL8480.Theprogramcanbecompletedinsixsemesters(twoyears);however,amaster'sstudenthassixyearstocompletethisdegree.

FallSemester

§ BIOL8400UnderstandingBiologicalInquiry§ BIOL8420UnderstandingCellularProcesses§ BIOL8440UnderstandingtheHumanBody§ BIOL8480UnderstandingScientificResearch

SpringSemester

§ BIOL8430UnderstandingGeneticsandEvolutionaryBiology§ BIOL8450UnderstandingVertebrateBiology§ BIOL8470UnderstandingMicrobiology§ BIOL8480UnderstandingScientificResearch

SummerSemester

§ BIOL8410UnderstandingEcologyandtheEnvironment§ BIOL8460UnderstandingPlantBiology§ BIOL8490UnderstandingScientificCommunication§ BIOL8480UnderstandingScientificResearch

BIOL8710:Theonlyothercourseweofferisforstudentswhosefinancialaidrequiresfiveorsixcredithoursminimumandtheyhaveonlyonerequiredcoursetotakeduringasemester.BIOL8710SpecialTopicsinBiologyisofferedfortwoorthreecredithours.Thecourserequiresaresearchpaperonrecentadvancesinbiology.Youwouldpickyourtopicandhaveitapprovedbythecourseinstructor.Thefinalpaperhasa2,500(twocredit)or3,500(threecredit)wordminimum(notincludingcoverpageorreferences)andshoulddemonstrateathoroughunderstandingofaparticulartopic.Thepapermustbe90percentoraboveoriginal.Astudentshouldbepreparedtoreviewaminimumofeightrelevantreferencesthatrelatespecificallytohisorhertopic.WewillgiveyouaGuideforCitingResourcesandtheassessmentrubricforthepaper.Astudentwouldhavetopaytuitionforthetwoorthreecredithours.ThiscoursedoesnotreplaceacourselistedonyourGS2.

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Transfercourses—Degreeandnon-degreeseekingstudentmaytransferupto9creditsofgraduatecoursesintothedegreeprogram.Totransfer,thegraduatecoursecontentmustbesimilartooneofourrequiredcourseswithagradeofBorabove.Transfercreditsmustnothavebeenusedtosatisfytherequirementsforanyotherdegreeandmusthavebeencompletedwithinthesix-yearperiodprecedingthedatethegraduatedegreewillbeawarded.

AllcreditstransferredtoClemson’sgraduateprogramsmusthavebeencompletedataregionally-accreditedinstitutionandmustbeverifiedby

submissionofanofficialtranscript.Youmustthenhaveanofficialtranscriptsentfromtheinstitution(s)wherecreditwasearnedtotheOfficeofEnrolledStudentServices,104DSikesHall.OnlywhencourseshavebeenverifiedbyEnrolledServicestomeetallGraduateSchoolrequirementswilltheybeapprovedforapplicationtowardthedegree.

GradesearnedforcoursestakenatinstitutionsotherthanClemsonUniversitywillnotbeincludedinthestudent’sgradepointratio.

PlanofStudy:TheGS2isonlineandaccessiblethroughiROAR.SubmittingaGS2isatwo-stepprocessthatincludes.BelowarethestepstonavigatetheGS2online.Degree-seekingmaster’sstudentsmustsubmittheGS2bythemiddleoftheirsecondsemester.Thefinalversionofthestudent’sGS2mustbeonfilebythedatespecifiedbyEnrolledServices(graduationdeadlinescanbefoundonthedeadlinespage),oralatefeeof$25forthefirstdayand$5foreveryadditionaldaywillbecharged.

1. GototheiRoarportalandselecttheCurrentstudents,facultyandstaffoption(loginrequired).

2. OnthenextscreenclicktheiRoarbutton,locatedunderthe"CurrentandFutureTerms"heading.

3. Fromhere,clicktheStudentbutton.4. SelecttheRegistrationtabthatappearsjustbelowthestudentbutton,andyou

shouldnowseeseveraloptionsincludingtheGS2links.

FromhereyouhaveaccesstoboththeGS2FacultyAdvisorSelectionandtotheGS2PlanofStudy.

Timeline:Astudentmustselecthis/herfacultyadvisorandgetapprovalpriortothesubmittingoftheactualplanofstudy.Degree-seekingmaster’sstudentsmustsubmittheGS2bythemiddleoftheirsecondsemester.

GS2FacultyAdvisorSelectionandPlanofStudy:Thisisatwo-stepprocess,asfollows:

§ Step1istheFacultyAdvisorSelection§ Step2isthePlanofStudy§ HelpfulHints

FacultyAdvisorSelection:Non-thesisMSdegreesdoNOTrequireacommittee:however,theydorequireafacultyadvisor.ThefacultyadvisorfortheonlineM.S.degreeinBiologicalSciences(MS-BIOS-G-AAC)isDr.RobertBallard,C88357337.OnceDr.Ballardisselected,clickthesubmitbuttontotriggertheapprovalprocess.Youwillreceiveanemailwhentheprocesshasbeencompleted.DONOTsubmitaPlanofStudyuntilyourfacultyadvisorisapproved.

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Oncethefacultyadvisorisselected,clickthesubmitbuttontotriggertheapprovalprocess.Youwillreceiveanemailwhentheprocesshasbeencompleted.DONOTsubmitaPlanofStudyuntilyourcommitteeisapproved.GS2PlanofStudy:ThePlanofStudymustbefilednearthebeginningofeachstudent'sprogramofstudy.Studentsmustsubmitthecurriculumbythemiddleoftheirsecondsemesterfollowingmatriculation.

TheGS2shouldlistthefollowing10three-credit-hourcoursesrequiredtocompletethe30-credithourprogram:

§ BIOL8400UnderstandingBiological§ BIOL8410UnderstandingEcologyandEcosystems§ BIOL8420UnderstandingCellularProcesses§ BIOL8430UnderstandingGeneticsandEvolutionaryBiology§ BIOL8440UnderstandingtheHumanBody§ BIOL8450UnderstandingAnimalBiology§ BIOL8460UnderstandingPlantBiology§ BIOL8470UnderstandingMicrobiology§ BIOL8480UnderstandingScientificResearch§ BIOL8490UnderstandingScientificCommunication

Althoughnotnecessary,youmaywanttoaddthetentativedatesforcompletionofeachcourse.

GS2PlanofStudyinstructions

§ ToADDcourses,clickontheCourseSelectionlinkatthebottomofthepage.§ ToREMOVEcourses,clickonthecheckboxtotheleftsideofthecourse(s),and

thenclicktheRemovebutton.§ TheADDTOPLANbuttonwilladdthecoursestothePlanofStudy.§ TosubmitforAPPROVAL,clickontheSubmitforApprovalbutton(thiswillonly

showifyouhavecoursesinyourplan).§ YourplanwillremainLOCKEDuntiltheapprovalprocesscompletes.Oncethe

processofapprovaliscompletedyouwillbenotifiedbyemailastothefinaldecision,eitherApprovedorDenied.Afterthefinaldecisionhasbeenmade,youwillhavetheoptiontoUNLOCKtheplanandre-submitanewoneifsodesired.

Thedateortermtobecompletedisnotrequired.

GS2DocumentFlow

1. FacultyAdviser2. ProgramCoordinator3. DepartmentalChair4. AssociateDean5. EnrollmentServices

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TheGS7formisnotrequired.

TransfercoursesarelistedontheGS2byselectingBIOLcoursesnumbered6999,7999or8999(numberdeterminedbythecoursenumberofthecourseapprovedfortransfer),thenaddinganexplanationintheTransferBlock,i.e.,theinstitutionthatofferedthecourse,thecoursetitle,coursegrade,andthetitleofthecoursetobesubstituted.SubmitthecoursetranscriptstotheOfficeofEnrolledStudentServices,104DSikesHall.

DonotaddanythingtotheProfessionalDevelopmentComments/AcademicIntegrityActivitiesblock.

Remember,onceyouhitsubmit,youwillnotbeabletoalteryourGS2untilitisapprovedordenied.

GradesearnedforcoursestakenatinstitutionsotherthanClemsonUniversitywillnotbeincludedinthestudent’sgradepointratio.

LegalPresence

Inaccordancewithsection59-101-430oftheSCCodeofLaws,alsoknownastheSouthCarolinaIllegalImmigrationReformAct,thoseunlawfullypresentintheUnitedStatesareprohibitedfromattendingapublicinstitutionofhighereducationinSouthCarolina.ThoseunlawfullypresentintheUnitedStatesarealsoprohibitedfromreceivingapublichighereducationbenefitincludingscholarships,financialaid,grantsorresidenttuition.

WhatdocumentswillbeacceptedasproofofU.S.citizenship?

• SCdriver'slicenseifyouwerebornafterJan.1,1987.• U.S.Passport.• U.S.orU.S.Territorybirthcertificate.• CertificateofNaturalization.• U.S.GovernmentIssuedConsularReportofBirthAbroad.• CertificateofCitizenship.• SocialSecurityapprovalviaFederalApplicationforStudentFinancialAid(FAFSA).

IamtakingallcourseworkonlineandwillnotbeinSouthCarolinabeforeIneedtoregisterforthesubsequentterm.WhatcanIdo?Youmaye-mailascannedcopyofoneoftheapproveddocumentsabovetoRegistrationServices.

Usingemail

EmailcommunicationsfortheuniversitygothroughyourClemsonemailaddress.You'llneedtocontactCCITtosetupyouremailonceyou'vebeenaccepted.IfyoudonotuseyourClemsonemailaddress,youmaymissoutonimportantinformation.

Tuitionanddeadlines

Thefollowinglinkswillgiveyouinformationaboutpayingtuitionandthedeadlinesforpaymentstobemade:

§ Tuitionandpayments:https://www.clemson.edu/finance/student-financials/tuition-fees/index.html

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§ Informationaboutfinancialassistanceisavailableathttp://www.clemson.edu/graduate/finance-tuition/loans.html(Ifthislinkisnotactive,pleasepastetheURLintoyourwebbrowser).

§ Importantdates/keydates(includingthedateforapplicationtograduate)foralltermscanbefoundathttp://www.registrar.clemson.edu/html/Acad_Cal.htm

Canvas

CanvasisClemsonUniversity’slearningmanagementsystemthatinstructorscanusetodelivercoursecontent,communicatewithstudents,enablestudentinteraction,andprovideon-lineassignmentsandassessments.Whetherthecourseistaughtface-to-face,fullyonlineorasahybrid,instructorscanuseCanvastomorefullyengagestudentsinlearningactivitieswhilereducingsomeoftheadministrativeoverheadofmanagingaclass.

UsingCanvas

§ GototheClemsonhomepage:http://www.clemson.edu/§ ClickontheStudentsbuttonjustbelowthebannerontheleftsideoftheClemson

homepage.§ Onceloaded,lookforthelinkintheverticallistontherightsideofthepage;click

theCanvaslink.§ EnteryourClemsonusernameandpassword,andclickenter.§ ThenextpagethatloadswillbeinDashboardandyouwillseealistofyour

courses.§ Ontherightsideofthepage,youwillseelinksforCourses,CanvasHelpand

CanvasResources.

CanvasFAQ–http://www.clemson.edu/canvas/faq.html

Ensemble

Ensembleisalecturecapturesystem.Thesystemenablesfacultytorecordaudio,coursevisualsandoptionalvideoforstudentstoreviewindigitalformat.Thisprovidesstudentswithpowerfultoolsthatcanbeusedtoprovideinstructionthatisentirelywebbased.Studentswillhavetheabilitytoseekforwardorbackinapresentationtoparticularsegmentsofthecapturedsession.Thecapturescanbeviewedviaawebbrowser(InternetExplorer,FirefoxorSafari)and/orbedownloadedtoacomputerormobiledevice.

Otherhelpfullinks

Studentresources

§ http://www.clemson.edu/ccit/learning_tech/distance_ed/students/index.html

OnlineClemson

§ http://www.clemson.edu/online/

Technologyandotherhelp

§ TechnologyHelp(CCIT)§ StudentDisabilityServices

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FinancesTheNon-thesisMasterofScienceinBiologicalSciences(MS-BIOS-G-AAC)isofferedonlinewithnoresidencyrequirement.Allcoursescost$460percredithour(bothin-stateandout-of-state)plusanestimated$70infees,orapproximately$1450percourse.Allcoursesfornon-degreeseekingstudents(ND-SCI-G)are$493(in-state)or$1,002(out-of-state)percredithourplusfees,orapproximately$1,549or$3,076percourse,respectively.Clickheretoseealistofgraduateprogramsandtheirtuitionrates.

Textbooksareanadditionalcost.

PleasenotethatthetuitionrateishigherforAdvancedStudentStatusstudents.Non-degreeseekingstudentsmaybenefitfinanciallybyapplyingtothedegree-seekingprogrameventhoughtheydonotintendtocompletetheprogram.

Thefollowinglinkwillgiveyouinformationaboutpayingtuitionandthedeadlinesforpaymentstobemade:http://www.registrar.clemson.edu/portal/

Informationaboutfinancialassistanceisathttp://www.clemson.edu/graduate/finance-tuition/loans.html

FAQFrequentlyaskedquestions

WhendoIapply?Youmayapplyatanytime.Thereisnoapplicationdeadline.

HowdoIapply?OnlineapplicationsforgraduatedegreeprogramsareontheGraduateAdmissionswebsite:http://www.grad.clemson.edu/welcome.php.Forinformationabouttheprogram,clicktheGraduateProgramslinkandselectNon-ThesisforScienceEducators—BioScience,ProgramCodeMS-BIOS-1-AAC.

WhatdoIneedtoapply?Admissiontotheprogramrequiresthefollowing:• Asuitableundergraduateeducation(youdonotneedanundergraduatedegreein

biologytobeconsideredforadmission).• Twolettersofrecommendation.• Aresume.• SuitableGREscores(GREscoresarenotrequiredforteacherswithoneormore

yearsteachingexperience).• AsatisfactoryTOEFLscore(550frompaperexam,or213fromonlineexam,or80

fromtheinternetexam,or6.5orhigherontheIELTStest)isrequiredforinternationalstudentswhosenativelanguageisnotEnglish.

• $80feeforMS-BIOS-1-AACapplicants,$60feeforND-AFLN-1applicants,ora$90feeforinternationalapplicants.Applicationfeesarenonrefundable.

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WhathappensafterIapply?OnceallapplicationmaterialshavebeenreceivedbyGraduateAdmissions,yourfilewillbeforwardedtotheDepartmentofBiologicalSciences.TheOnlineGraduateAdvisoryCommitteewilldeterminewhethercandidatesarecompetitiveforadmissionintotheBiologicalSciencesOnlineM.S.program.Theentireprocesstakestwotothreeweeks.

Usingemail:EmailcommunicationsfortheuniversitygothroughyourClemsonemailaddress.You'llneedtocontactCCITtosetupyouremailonceyou'vebeenaccepted.IfyoudonotuseyourClemsonemailaddress,youmaymissoutonimportantinformation.

LegalPresence:Inaccordancewithsection59-101-430oftheSCCodeofLaws,alsoknownastheSouthCarolinaIllegalImmigrationReformAct,thoseunlawfullypresentintheUnitedStatesareprohibitedfromattendingapublicinstitutionofhighereducationinSouthCarolina.ThoseunlawfullypresentintheUnitedStatesarealsoprohibitedfromreceivingapublichighereducationbenefitincludingscholarships,financialaid,grantsorresidenttuition.WhatdocumentswillbeacceptedasproofofU.S.citizenship?

§ SCdriver'slicenseifyouwerebornafterJan.1,1987.§ U.S.Passport.§ U.S.orU.S.Territorybirthcertificate.§ CertificateofNaturalization.§ U.S.GovernmentIssuedConsularReportofBirthAbroad.§ CertificateofCitizenship.§ SocialSecurityapprovalviaFederalApplicationforStudentFinancialAid(FAFSA).

IfyouaretakingallcourseworkonlineandwillnotbeinSouthCarolinabeforeyouneedtoregisterforthesubsequentterm,youmaye-mailascannedcopyofoneoftheapproveddocumentsabovetoRegistrationServices.

ConnectingtoCanvas,Clemson’senhancedlearningmanagementsystem

• OnceyouareintheClemsonemailsystemandhaveapasswordandusername,gototheCanvashomepage:http://www.clemson.edu/canvas/

• Clickon“ClickhereformoreDuoInformation”tosetupadualathenticationprocess.

• OntheCanvashomepage,click“Signin.”

CanvasOrientation

§ https://clemson.instructure.com/search/all_courses?search=canvas&open_enrollment_only=on

Ensemble

Ensembleisalecturecapturesystem.Thesystemenablesfacultytorecordaudio,coursevisualsandoptionalvideoforstudentstoreviewindigitalformat.Thisprovidesstudentswithpowerfultoolsthatcanbeusedtoprovideinstructionthatisentirelywebbased.Studentswillhavetheabilitytoseekforwardorbackinapresentationtoparticularsegmentsofthecapturedsession.Thecapturescanbeviewedviaawebbrowser(InternetExplorer,FirefoxorSafari)and/orbedownloadedtoacomputerormobiledevice.

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LinktoGraduateSchoolPolicyHandbookwebpage:https://www.clemson.edu/graduate/students/policies-procedures/index.html.

ProgramStaffBIOLONLINEProgramCoordinator:

Dr.RobertBallard132LongHall864-656-3579ballard@clemson.edu

BIOLONLINEProgramAssistant:

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GraduateAdmissionsInformationandSubmissionofApplicationMaterials:

E209MartinHall864-656-2287