PhD Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University

Programme overview

Grad Student Conference Room Booking Admissions Into The Biochemistry PH.D. Program Students enter the Biochemistry graduate program following admission into the Interdisciplinary Graduate Pathway (IGP), the Quantitative and Chemical Biology Pathway (QCBP), or the MSTP program. Direct admission to the Biochemistry graduate program is also possible.

Faculty: School of Medicine | Study mode: full-time | Location: Nashville, TN, United States

What you will study

These include: qualifying and pre-qual and mock-qual exams, committee meetings, and thesis defense. Entry into the Biochemistry graduate program is by consent of the dissertation mentor, Director of Graduate Studies (DGS), and Chair of the Department.

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Entry requirements

The Biochemistry DGS and Program Manager will work with the moving faculty member to obtain information that will be required for direct admission for transfer students including a copy of the student’s curriculum vitae (CV) and all transcripts from the student’s undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Application, interview, and selection process The Biochemistry program will conduct an application, interview, and selection process similar to the IGP and QCBP programs. The student, with the Biochemistry primary faculty member’s assistance, must prepare an application package that includes their CV; previous undergraduate and postgraduate transcripts; a two-page statement of purpose (personal statement); and arrange to have three letters of reference sent directly to the DGS.

Graduate School fall application deadlines differ by department and range from 1 December to 15 January. The Graduate School application fee is $95, paid online after submitting the application, and only one fee is charged for up to two programme applications per year.

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