Master of Science in Environmental OMICS - Non-Thesis

Today’s complex environmental problems involve vast amounts of data. The Master of Science (M.S.) in Environmental OMICS prepares you for a variety of career paths where you can analyze big data to help businesses do everything from employ environmentally sustainable processes and manufacture safer products, to more effectively manage their corporate responsibility.
Environmental OMICS is the branch of environmental science that applies OMICS (i.e., the various technologies used to explore the functions of molecules that make up the cells of an organism) to address environment-related scientific questions.

In this new program, you become a data scientist with expertise in analyzing environmental and genetic factors, toxicity mechanisms, and modes of action and how they respond to environmental stresses. You may pursue either the 30-credit thesis option or the 33-credit nonthesis option.

Students can gain professional experience and build their résumé with faculty-guided research and internship opportunities. Assistantships, scholarships, and financial aid are available to qualified students.

The M.S. in Environmental OMICS provides students with undergraduate degrees in biology, the other natural sciences, or math and computer science with the opportunity to expand their career options to the field of environmental sustainability.

In addition to the general requirements for admission to graduate study in St. John\u2019s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, applicants must present a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0, as well as 3.0 or better in the major discipline. No Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are required.

Language Requirements

Applicants whose native language is not English and who have not attended a postsecondary institution in which English is the language of instruction must provide TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo scores for admission.

Applicants who have taken the SAT can have the TOEFL/IELTS requirement waived

Applicants who have attended an American high school abroad or an American university can have the TOEFL/IELTS requirement waived

Applicants from the following countries do not need to submit a TOEFL or IELTS score: American Samoa; Antigua and Barbuda; Australia; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; Botswana; British Virgin Islands; Canada (except Quebec); Dominica; Eswatini; Gambia; Ghana; Grenada; Grand Cayman; Guyana; Ireland; Jamaica; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Malawi; Mauritius; New Zealand; Nigeria; Papua New Guinea; Sierra Leone; Singapore; South Africa; St. Kitts and Nevis (St. Christopher); St. Lucia; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Isle; Uganda; United Kingdom; U.S. Pacific Trust; Zambia; and Zimbabwe. This list is subject to change.

Applications received by March 1 will receive priority consideration for fall admission. Applications received by October 1 will be given priority consideration for spring admission.