The University of Texas at Austin
Prospective Students

Requirements for Admission

For admission to the Plant Biology program, an applicant must:

University of Texas at Austin molecular biology doctoral student Jeff Tabor holds a bacteria-produced photo of an enlarged E. coli bacterium—a “self portrait.”  (Photo credit: Marsha Miller/University of Texas at Austin) arrowHold 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;

arrowSubmit 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;

arrowSubmit GRE scores. 

arrowSubmit three letters of recommendation from persons qualified to evaluate academic success;

arrowSubmit a personal statement that describes accomplishments, academic objectives, research interests, and goals;

arrowScore, 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.

 

 

Plant Biology images. (Photo credit: Dr. Z. Jeffrey Chen/University of Texas at Austin; Shutterstock images)