What are the departmental guidelines for screening graduate applications?
Minimum GPA of 3.0 GRE scores in the upper 50th percentile in each category A Bachelors degree in a biological field An MS degree is required to apply for the PhD program* *The faculty believes that the training in research and writing skills associated with an M.S. thesis improve the likelihood of success at the Ph.D. level. Therefore, we typically require that students wishing to pursue a Ph.D. first complete a Master’s program that included a thesis. However, we recognize that some exceptional students with extensive experience may be qualified to enroll in our Ph.D. program without first earning a Master’s degree. Such students should work with their potential advisor to draft a petition (no more than 2 pages) summarizing qualifications. Examples of relevant experiences that should be described, or included with, the petition include detailed accounts of the student’s role in previous research activities, peer-reviewed publications, lists of relevant awards (e.g., NSF or other comp
