James Madison University
800 S Main St, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, United States

James Madison University (JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the institution was renamed Madison College in 1938 in honor of President James Madison and then James Madison University in 1977. It has since expanded from its origins as a normal school and teacher's college into a comprehensive university. It is situated in the Shenandoah Valley, just west of Massanutten Mountain.

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The biology graduate program is a thesis/research program for students who wish to continue the study of biology as a scholarly pursuit and who later continue work toward the Ph.D., work for industry or government, or wish to teach, primarily in two-year colleges.

The primary objectives of the program are to enrich the student's subject knowledge and give the student a rigorous experience in research and thesis-writing. Students can also acquire training and experience in teaching. Training in teaching is provided through courses and the mentored teaching of biology laboratories. Thus, students not only gain research experience, they also learn to be effective teachers and communicators.

Currently, the biology department has research strengths in the following areas:

  • Cell Biology and Genetics

  • Comparative and Functional Morphology

  • Developmental Biology

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

  • Microbiology

  • Neurobiology

  • Plant Biology

More information regarding faculty research can be found on the biology website

https://www.jmu.edu/grad/programs/snapshots/biology.shtml

Graduate applicants who are non-native speakers of English must demonstrate English language proficiency. Graduate programs at JMU invite high levels of student engagement through class discussions, collaborative projects, and interpersonal contact with professors and peers. The ability to communicate proficiently in the English language is vital to a student’s participation and success in the graduate program.

Provide a transcript of an earned Bachelor’s or higher degree from an accredited college or university in the U.S. or an accredited college or university outside the U.S. at which English is recognized as the official language of instruction.  Please visit the World Higher Education Database for a full list of countries where English is the offical language of instruction exempting applicants from the English Proficiency requirement. Some of the countries where English is the official language of instruction include:

 

Submit satisfactory English language proficiency test scores from one of the following. These scores are typically acceptable*:

  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT total score of 80 or above

  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS) overall band score of 6.5 or above

  • Duolingo total score of 105 or above.

*Some programs may require higher scores, please check with your program of interest to verify required minimum score. The scores on each of the subtests (reading, writing, speaking, and listening)  must be satisfactory.

https://www.jmu.edu/grad/prospective/international/english-language-proficiency.shtml

 

Please send the student details and documents to admissions@indoglobalstudies.org. IGS team will submit the application through Study group portal