The Department has an internationally recognized graduate program leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. A wide variety of opportunities for graduate study are offered in several areas of applied and basic research such as integrated pest management, molecular biology, toxicology, ecology, medical-veterinary entomology, and others. Graduates go on to Ph.D. programs, postdoctoral positions, other academic positions, government agencies and non-government organizations, and private industry. The doctoral degree requires 90 credits beyond the B.S. degree, or at least 60 credit hours beyond an M.S. degree (incorporating a research thesis), including a dissertation of at least 30 credits. Students with an applicable M.S. degree may request transfer of up to 30 hours of that degree toward the 90 hours required for the doctoral degree.