Information
for Prospective Graduate Students
Applications for Fall 2008 are due December 31, 2007. If you're interested in
applying, please email me in Fall 2007 and I can fill you in on the details.
The required minimum GRE score (math + verbal) is 1100. In addition, those with
a GPA lower than 3.0 will have a difficult time being admitted. International
students are required to take the TOEFL exam.
Students who have a master's degree or extensive research experience have an
advantage.
Students who are accepted will receive financial support in the form of a Teaching,
Curatorial, or Research Assistantship. Stipends are currently around $13,000
for M.S. students and are $15,250 for Ph.D. students. Merit-based enhancements
to qualified doctoral students can increase the amount of the assistantships
by three to five thousand dollars per year. A Ph.D. student with a five thousand
dollar enhancement makes $20,250. Considering the low cost of living in Baton
Rouge, you'll be FABULOUSLY WEALTHY (at least compared to other grad students
across the country). Grad students pay no tuition costs, but are required to
pay fees (~$300.00?) each semester. There are also fellowship opportunities,
including a competitive 4-year Board of Regents' Fellowship that pays $18,000,
includes a full tuition waiver, and requires no teaching, and the Huel Perkins
Fellowship.
Although I have diverse interests, my students are expected to work on Neotropical
birds and their projects must involve the use of specimens to some extent. Students
are expected to contribute to the museum by collecting, either directly for
their project or by participating in one of the many general collecting expeditions
that the museum sponsors. If you are unwilling to collect birds then you should
apply elsewhere.
If you've
decided you want to apply, you should send an email to Dr. Thomas Moore (biogradcoord@lsu.edu),
the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies. He is up on all of the deadlines and
the latest stipend amounts.
Last Updated
24 March, 2007