Mississippi State students and high school teachers Jessica Steward of Memphis (left) and Leah Hendrix of Jackson enjoy research from Janet Donaldson, an assistant professor biological sciences (center). Graduate students from 12 states, from West Virginia to Washington, visited campus recently for their final "capstone" course of their two-year online master's degree in general biology from the the department of biological sciences. The program's inaugural class provides advanced degrees to high school teachers, researchers from government and private labs and others who wish to earn a graduate degree.