BS Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at University of Colorado Boulder

Programme overview

Students of pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology learn about life on the smallest of scales, including understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms that provide the basis for biological structure, growth and evolution. This knowledge allows biologists to develop new vaccines, more effective treatments for disease and new medicines, and a better understanding of how living things survive.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology | Location: Boulder, CO, United States

What you will study

Sample listed courses: MCDB 1150 Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology (recommended coseminar: MCDB 1152 ) 1; MCDB 2150 Principles of Genetics (recommended coseminar: MCDB 2152 ) 2; MCDB 1161 From Dirt to DNA: Phage Genomics Laboratory I; MCDB 1171 Antibiotics Discovery Through Hands-on Screens I.

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Entry requirements

Prerequisites: It is MCDB policy to enforce the course prerequisites listed in the course catalog. If you have not either taken and passed (C- or better) the prerequisites for a course, or obtained permission from the instructor or a departmental advisor to take the course based on equivalent preparatory coursework or experience here or elsewhere, you may be administratively dropped from the course.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year applicants may enter in fall, spring or summer: the early action deadline of 15 November and regular decision deadline of 15 January apply to fall and summer entry; the spring deadline is 1 October. Transfer applicants may enter in spring (deadline 1 October), summer (15 March) or fall (final deadline 1 June).

SAT and ACT scores are not required for first-year applicants; scores may be self-reported if the applicant wants them considered.

First-year deadlines: spring 1 October; fall and summer early action 15 November; fall and summer regular decision 15 January. Applications are made through the Common Application. The application fee is $65 for domestic applicants and $70 for international applicants; fee waivers can be requested on the Common Application.

Transfer deadlines: spring 1 October; summer and fall early notification 15 March; fall final deadline 1 June. The 2027 transfer application is open.

Apply through the official page: https://www.colorado.edu/admissions

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