In addition to a doctoral program, the department offers two master's degree programs - Plan A, which requires a thesis, and a non-thesis Plan B

Course Requirements (for all degrees):

    Three courses from Group I:

One course from Group II:

Additional Requirements:

Master's Degree Program

Plan A Degree:

  1. Completion of a minimum of 45 hours of graduate credit at this university
  2. Additional course requirements:
  1. Achievement of a cumulative point-hour ratio of at least 3.0 in all courses taken for graduate credit (failure to maintain the 3.0 minimum at any time results in probation)
  2. Presentation of an approved thesis
  3. Successful completion of a comprehensive oral examination
  4. Two departmental seminars: a proposal seminar in the student's first year, and an exit seminar upon successful completion of the student's research. The proposal seminar is a short, 10-15 minute presentation. The exit seminar must be presented during the quarter in which the student expects to graduate, and before the Final Examination. If possible, it should be presented immediately before the Final Examination but this is not required

Plan of Study: see Form Ent-6MA

Plan B Degree:

  1. Completion of a minimum of 45 hours of graduate credit of which 35 must be graduate credit hours in Entomology
  2. Additional course requirements:

Each student will also be required to take Individual Studies hours (Entomology 693) in which a literature review is conducted and at least two additional Entomology courses in the area of the student's professional interest at the 600 level or above

  1. Achievement of a cumulative point-hour ratio of at least 3.0 in all courses taken for graduate credit
  2. Successful completion of a comprehensive Master's exam. The student must demonstrate competency in the following areas: a) general entomology (including morphology, physiology, behavior and ecology); b) classification (sight identification to family of adult arthropods and immatures of economic importance); c) their area of professional interest

* Following is an example of a program tailored to a particular professional interest in integrated pest management (IPM). Students working toward the Plan B M.S. in IPM are expected to take Entomology 660 (or equivalent) and Entomology 531 (or equivalent) in addition to the core requirements listed above. The IPM M.S. student must demonstrate competency in the following areas: a) general entomology (including morphology, physiology, behavior and ecology); b) classification (sight identification to family of adult arthropods and immatures of economic importance; c) economic entomology (identification, life history, control, sampling, data analysis); d) pesticides (classification, modes of action, application, regulation, etc.)

Plan of Study: see Form Ent-6MB

Students wishing to continue for a Ph. D. program:

The Graduate Studies Committee will evaluate requests from students completing their M. S. degree requirements for entering a Ph. D. program. Evaluation will be based on: 1) the student's M. S. program application materials, 2) Form Ent-1, 3) transcripts or advising reports of coursework for the M. S. program, 4) a statement of purpose for the Ph. D. program. The student may not continue for a Ph. D. without the approval of the Graduate Studies Committee. Students for whom English is a second language must complete the more stringent English language requirements for their Ph. D. program

Doctoral Degree Program

  1. Teaching: For all students a minimum of one quarter of Teaching Associate experience, or equivalent, in Entomology or Introductory Biology. Teaching experience gained during work on the M.S. degree will count toward this requirement. The teaching requirement may be waived by the Graduate Committee if the student has previous teaching experience at another college or university
  2. Foreign Language Requirement: The advisory committee shall determine if specific training or testing in one or more foreign languages is essential to the student's program of study
  3. Additional course requirements:
  • Two Special Topics Seminars, at least one of which is Entomology 795 (the second can come from any relevant department or program at OSU as long as it meets the guidelines and objectives for a 795 course set out by the department)
  1. Three departmental seminars: a proposal seminar in the student's first year, a progress seminar given after one to two years of data collection, and an exit seminar upon successful completion of the student's research. The proposal and progress seminars are short, 10-15 minute presentations. The exit seminar must be presented during the quarter in which the student expects to graduate and before the two-hour final oral examination, normally immediately before the examination.

Plan of Study: see Form Ent-6P

For more information, please consult the Department of Entomology Graduate Program Handbook.