Student Admissions

Requirements

Degree. A baccalaureate degree in a biological, chemical or physical science or in engineering is required.

GRE. Students will be more favorably viewed for admission if they have a combined Graduate Record Examination score of 1900 or higher.

GPA. There is no absolute requirement for grade point average above that required by the graduate school, but successful applicants will generally have GPAs above 3.2 (A=4.0).

Prerequisite Courses. Students seeking admission should have taken the following courses from an accredited university. Students with deficiencies may be admitted, but these must be rectified during the first year.

• Organic Chemistry - 2 semesters of lecture, 1 semester of laboratory.
• Physical Chemistry.
• General Physics.
• Mathematics through Calculus (1 year).
• Course Requirements for Graduate Students.

Recommended Courses. Courses offered by The Program in Biomolecular Structure combined with courses through the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Cellular and Structural Biology, Pharmacology, and Pharmaceutical Sciences are recommended. Since biomolecular structure impacts all biomedical research, course requirements must be very flexible.

Contact Jackie Newnam to apply to The Program In Biomolecular Structure or go to the Graduate School page, http://www.uchsc.edu/gs/gs/.