Jacqueline M. Stephens Associate Chair, Graduate Studies	Priscilla M. Milligan Administrative Specialist	Chimene Boyd Office Coordinator

Welcome to the Department of Biological Sciences graduate program website. This site provides information for new, current and prospective students. The New Student section is concerned with getting started at LSU, while The Current Student selection offers information of importance to students currently enrolled in the department, and the Prospective Student category contains in-depth descriptions of the department, the faculty, departmental requirements and how to apply. You may go to this information simply by selecting the appropriate link.

The Department offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Biochemistry and Biological Sciences with the emphases described below. You may simply click on the degree name, below, to get details on the degree, the faculty, the facilities and how to apply.

• Biochemistry: concentrates on the many disciplines intrinsic to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
• Biological Sciences: emphasizes modern interdisciplinary approaches to biology in areas such as bioinformatics, systematics, ecology, cell biology, and physiology; and also the traditional organism based approaches such as botany, microbiology and zoology.