Pursuing a PhD in Microbiology
The Program only accepts
applications for the Ph.D. degree in Microbiology to begin
in the Fall semester. We currently do not accept new
students into the M.A. program.
The priority deadline for
the coming Fall semester is December 1st. Applications
received after December 1st 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 average GPA for students accepted into the Microbiology program is
3.5.
The average GRE total for current Microbiology graduate
students is 1290, with a standard deviation of 115. The average GRE
Quantitative score is 725 and the average GRE Verbal score is 565.
The range of GRE total scores is from 990 to 1520.
Note that International applicants are required to have a minimum score
of 80 on the internet 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
104.
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. |
