PhD Biological Sciences at University of Maryland, College Park

Entry requirements

Graduate admission requirements: Statement of Purpose Transcript(s) TOEFL/IELTS/PTE ( international graduate students ) | Programme-specific: Letters of Recommendation (3) CV/Resume Supplementary Application Writing Samples (optional, up to 2) Publications/Presentations (optional) All students applying to the Biological Sciences Graduate Program must have a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized undergraduate institution. Applicants are expected to have a strong academic record, including coursework in advanced areas of biology as well as at least one year of calculus, general chemistry, organic chemistry, and physics. Able students with deficiencies in a particular area may be admitted and the deficiency corrected after enrollment. Students are asked to identify a concentration area and research interests on the general application. To explore matches of your interests with those of BISI faculty, see the BISI website, bisi.umd.edu . For more admissions information or to apply to the program, please visit our Graduate School website: https://gradschool.umd.edu/admissions