Pursuing a PhD in Microbiology
The Program only accepts
applications for the Ph.D. degree in Microbiology to begin
in the Fall semester.
The priority deadline for
the coming Fall semester is January 15th. Applications
received after January 15th will be reviewed after all other
applications have been looked at.
RECOMMENDED REQUIREMENTS
The University of Texas Graduate School recommends a minimum grade point
average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in upper-division (junior- and
senior-level) coursework and in any graduate work already completed.
The Graduate Program in Microbiology recommends a minimum GRE total of
1200. The average GRE total for current Microbiology graduate
students is 1300.
Note that International applicants are required to have a minimum score
of 550 on the paper based or 213 on the computer based test of English as
a Foreign Language (TOEFL) by the University of Texas at Austin. The
average TOEFL score for current Microbiology graduate students is
620.
If you hold bachelor's degrees from a U.S. institution or from an
institution in another English-only speaking country, you will receive a
waiver of the TOEFL. |
