A Bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university in the biological or physical sciences or a related field.
GPA 3.0 or higher (4.0 scale)
Official General Examination (GRE) test scores of 60th percentile or above - preferred
Official TOEFL, MELAB, IELTS test scores.

Additional Recommended Experience/Education

A background in a wide variety of subdisciplines is appropriate preparation for the Integrated Biosciences Graduate Program.
- Examples include, but are not limited to, biochemistry, botany, cell biology, developmental biology, ecology, evolution, genetics, immunology, limnology, microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience, physical chemistry, physiology, psychology, and zoology.

Recommended Coursework

Recommended coursework for admission to the M.S. and Ph.D. degree in IBS is outlined below. However, please note that all applications are evaluated in their entirety, and no single deficiency automatically disqualifies an application from being considered.

M.S. DEGREE

Recommended Courses

1 year each chemistry, biology AND physics
1 semester calculus
Other advanced courses in chemistry, biology, additional calculus, and introductory statistics, are highly recommended.

Ph.D. DEGREE

Recommended Courses

1 semester college level calculus
1 year each biology, chemistry, and physics
1 year advanced chemistry
- Examples include, but are not limited to, organic, analytical, inorganic, biological, or physical chemistry.
Basic knowledge of statistics recommended