2023-24 Academic Catalog

Environmental Toxicology

This is an archived copy of the 2023-24 catalog. To access the most recent version of the catalog, please visit http://catalog.msstate.edu.

Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Russell Carr
R2008 Wise Center
Box 6100
Mississippi State, MS 39762-6100
Telephone: 662-325-1417
E-mail: tia.perkins@msstate.edu

Admission Criteria

To be admitted to the Ph.D. graduate program in Environmental Toxicology, the applicant must have at least a bachelor's degree from a fully recognized four-year institution of higher learning and preferably an M.S. in a related field of study. The scholastic record for all undergraduate, graduate, and professional school coursework will be reviewed and should exceed a minimum GPA of 3.00 for undergraduate work; GPA of 3.00 for any graduate work; GPA of 2.75 for the four years of the veterinary curriculum, if applicable. Also required are three reference letters, a minimum TOEFL score of 550 PBT (79 iBT) or IELTS score of 6.5 for international students where English is not the primary language, and if a Graduate Record Examination score is available, those scores will be considered.

Provisional Admission

In special circumstances a student who does not meet admission criteria may be admitted provisionally if approved by the Graduate Program Advisory Committee. See Provisional Admission under Admission In this publication for provisional requirements.

Academic Performance

If a student does not show satisfactory progress toward meeting academic, research, and/or dissertation requirements, his/her  performance will be reviewed in a meeting with the student’s graduate committee. This committee may recommend a change in the student's program or recommend that the student be dismissed from the graduate degree program in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Preliminary exams and the proposal are to be completed and approved/submitted by the end of year three in the program; either one can be completed first. Both must be completed for admission to candidacy. Students must follow all guidelines outlined in the Graduate Catalog.