Graduate Studies

The School of Biological Sciences graduate program offers outstanding training opportunities for students seeking MS or PhD degrees in biology or plant biology. We also offer a non-thesis MS degree in biology. We currently have approximately 75 graduate students advised by faculty in the School. The training of graduate students is a major emphasis of faculty in the School of Biological Sciences.

We welcome you to contact directly individual faculty members or direct your questions to the graduate coordinator within the School of Biological Sciences. For more information, please see our Graduate Student Handbook.

The school of Biological Sciences has a Graduate Program Committee (GPC) that oversees the various aspects of the graduate program, including new student applications, curricular changes, and fellowship applications. For questions about the program, please contact Krista Haney (krista.haney@wsu.edu), the Graduate Coordinator, or Hanjo Hellmann (hellmann@wsu.edu), the Associate Director for Graduate Studies.

The Graduate Program Committee (GPC) consists of:

• Hanjo Hellmann (Pullman) – Chair
• Heather Watts (Pullman)
• Jesse Brunner (Pullman)
• Jen Wisecaver (Pullman)                                                                                                                                
• Jonah Piovia-Scott (Vancouver)
• Elly Mae Sweet (Tri-Cities)