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Graduate Admission
If you have questions about the application process, please click on the "Frequently Asked Questions" button to see if the answer to your question is here. If you do not find the answer to your question here, please send an email to Marilyn Kramer, BMCB Program Coordinator, at mjkramer@email.arizona.edu.
General Requirements
Students admitted to the BMCB Program must have an undergraduate degree in biological or physical sciences and must have completed
course work in mathematics through
calculus, chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology. Coursework
in physical chemistry is also encouraged. Students can be admitted
with course deficiencies under some circumstances.
Application Deadline: January 1
Institution Code for GRE and TOEFL:
4832
Department Code for GRE: 0206
or 0202
Department Code for TOEFL: 74 or 34
When sending application materials by DHL, Federal Express, United Parcel Service, or any other courier service, please do not send to a P.O. box. Please use the street address listed at the bottom of this page. Using a P.O. box will cause a delay in delivery.
Application Procedures
Please send all application materials to the BMCB program coordinator
at the address below. There is a $50 application fee that is required
by the Graduate College.
STEP 1: Complete the BMCB application
online.
Click HERE
to access the ONLINE application.
STEP 2: Arrange for additional
material to be sent directly to the address shown below. To expedite
this process, you may send unofficial copies of your transcripts and
standard test scores. Official copies will be required to finalize
your admission. Additional material to be sent directly to the department
includes:
- Three letters of recommendation from people who are familiar
with your work (one of these letters should be from your research
advisor, if applicable). Remember to give your letter writers plenty
of notice. Click here to download
the forms for letters of recommendation.
- Official transcripts of all college and university work.
- Official GRE results (general exam is required and a subject
exam is optional).
- Official TOEFL results (for international students only).
- Graduate College application which can be completed online by
domestic and international applicants provided you are paying with
a credit card. Click here
to access the Graduate College online application. Alternatively,
the Graduate College application form and Domicile Affidavit (for
students claiming Arizona residency) or Financial Guarantee (international
applications) should be completed and returned along with the
$50 application fee and other application materials. Click here
to download the Graduate College forms. When completing the Graduate
College application, you will be asked to indicate the major to which
you are seeking admission. This major should be the same as the track
that you have chosen -- that is, either Biochemistry (BIOC), Molecular
& Cellular Biology (MCB), or Biochemistry and Molecular &
Cellular Biology (BMCB).
Checklist
The completed application consists of:
- Application which includes the personal statement (to be
completed online)
- Three letters of recommendation from people who are familiar
with your work.
- Official school transcripts.
- Official GRE results.
- Official TOEFL results (for international students only).
- Graduate College application and $50 application fee (either
completed online and paid by credit card or downloaded, printed, and
completed).
MAILING ADDRESS FOR HARDCOPY MATERIALS:
Marilyn Kramer
Program Coordinator
University of Arizona
BMCB Graduate Program
1007 East Lowell Street
Life Sciences South 248
Tucson AZ 85721-0106
Tel: 520-621-1519
Fax: 520-621-3709
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