PhD Integrative Biology at University of California, Berkeley

Entry requirements

IB is a direct admit program. There are no lab rotations, and students admitted into the program enter directly into a particular IB faculty member's lab. Students interested in applying to the IB graduate program are strongly advised to contact potential faculty mentors before applying since not all faculty members will recruit students each year. Our application requires the listing of at least one potential IB faculty member in our department whose research is of interest to you. It is highly recommended that you contact the faculty you plan to list in your application and discuss your interest in joining their lab before submitting your application. Not all of our IB faculty recruit a graduate student each year, so when contacting faculty, please check to see if they are considering applicants for the current admission cycle. This faculty contact is the first step in broadly defining areas of potential research focus and should be elaborated on in your statement of purpose. Previous Institution Transcripts Students admitted to the program typically have a bachelor's degree in