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Muncie, IN 47306-0440
Phone: 765-285-8820
Fax:       765-285-8804


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Application Information
1-Year Biotechnology Certificate Program

You may apply to the program at any time using either the online application or a paper form. Entrance into the program is competitive (limited to 16 students each year) and applications for the 2005 Summer/Fall term will begin to be evaluated as early as March, 2005.  Applications will be accepted until the program is filled.  

Undergraduate or graduate students in Biology currently enrolled at Ball State may apply directly to the Biotechnology Certificate Program.

For U.S. citizens not currently enrolled at Ball State University, an additional application must first be made to the Graduate School 

If you are an international student interested in a
departmental teaching assistantship that begins
Fall, 2005, you will need to complete your
application to International Programs by
December 31, since it takes longer to complete
the process for international students.
Prospective
international students should first contact the
Center for International Programs
to
b
e guided through the application process,
as well as the Graduate School.

Note:  No action will be taken in awarding
positions in the Biotechnology Certificate
Program until students are accepted into
Ball State University.

Those selected to participate in the Biotechnology Certificate Program may elect any of the following options:

  1. Take the 1-year program as an undergraduate, applying the credits towards a BA or BS degree in Biology.
  2. After being accepted as a post-baccalaureate non-degree seeking student through the Graduate School and into the Biotechnology Certificate Program, fees may be paid at the undergraduate rate.
  3. Following acceptance into the Graduate School and then the Biotechnology Certificate Program, receive graduate credit for the biotech courses (graduate fees are more per hour than undergraduate fees).
  4. Following acceptance into the (1) Graduate School, (2) Department of Biology, and the (3) Biotechnology Certificate Program, successfully complete 9-12 hours in addition to the Biotechnology Program to receive an MA or MS in Biology. 
  • Note: An application must be submitted separately to the Department of Biology
    (765-285-8820) for a graduate assistantship. If awarded, graduate fees are waived and pay is received for teaching or preparing laboratories. 

  Application Requirements

Applications for this program require: Graduate School application; Dept of Biology application; Biotechnology Certification Program application; current GRE scores; original Undergraduate and Graduate transcripts; and 3 recommendations.