Requirements for Admission
The application due date is January 2. Applications are only accepted for the fall semester.
For admission to the Plant Biology program, an applicant must:
Hold a Bachelor’s
degree in Biological Science, Botany, Plant Biology, or a related field or have
at least 24 hours of coursework (12 of those hours must be in upper division) in
the life sciences from an accredited institution in the U.S., or have had equivalent
training at a foreign university;
Submit official
copies of each academic transcript and have at least a 3.0 GPA (grade of B) in upper
division work, and any graduate work completed;
Submit GRE
scores.
Submit three
letters of recommendation from persons qualified to evaluate academic success;
Submit a personal
statement that describes accomplishments, academic objectives, research interests,
and goals;
Score, in
the case of foreign applicants, at least 550 (computer assisted equivalent is 213)
in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Examination.
Prospective students must apply on line and have the following materials sent directly to the Graduate and International Admissions Center:
On-line
application for admission to the Graduate School
On-line
Statement of Purpose
On-line
letters of recommendation
Official
transcripts from all colleges attended
Official
score reports for the G.R.E. (Graduate Records Exam)
Official
score reports for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) if you are
an international applicant
The
application fee (your application will not be processed until the Graduate
Admissions Center has received the application fee).
Plant Biology Graduate Application form is on the last page of the Graduate School Application, or you may download it here. Once you have completed the form, upload it to your online application ***Tips on filling out the electronic pdf form.
Please note that test scores must be reported directly FROM the testing agency. Photocopies will not be accepted.
Students are also encouraged to contact faculty members, which they are interested in working with.
