What criteria are looked at for admission to the BCB Graduate Program?
• Previous academic training (courses taken, grades earned) • Academic performance (cumulative GPA 3.3/4.0 or at least a “B+” average and rank in top quartile of your graduating class) • Quality of schools attended • Statement of professional goals • Research experience and publications • Letters of recommendation • GRE Scores. The raw GRE scores of PhD applicants admitted typically have averaged 780 for the Quantitative portion, 580 for the Verbal portion and 5.0 in the Analytical Writing portion; TOEFL scores for admitted international applicants have averaged approximately 620 for the paper based and 260 for the computer based. GRE scores are reportable for 5 years until September 15 following the fifth anniversary of the test date. • TOEFL scores (admitted applicants average over 620 paper-based or over 265 computer-based. Applicants who take the Internet TOEFL need to achieve a score of 79 or higher.) The TOEFL requirement is waived only for international students who have earned
