Admission Procedures
The following requirements and procedures apply to those students
wishing to follow a course of study leading to the Doctor of Philosophy
degree in the division. Students may apply to a cluster or individual
units within a cluster, indicating their choices in order of preference.
Students may not apply to more than two clusters on one application.
The BSD Office of Graduate Affairs Office distributes the application
to the appropriate units as requested. According to their own schedules,
the units applied to will communicate directly with the student
as needed. Final decision letters are issued by the BSD Office of
Graduate Affairs. If admitted to more than one program, applicants
will have the option of accepting the program of their choice.
Application Materials
Address requests for application materials and information on faculty
research interests and admissions procedures within the Division
of the Biological Sciences to: Office of Graduate Affairs, Division
of the Biological Sciences, The University of Chicago, 924 E. 57th
Street, Suite 104, Chicago, IL 60637-5416. Or you may telephone
(773) 834-2105. Information about graduate programs is also available
on the World Wide Web at http://gradprogram.bsd.uchicago.edu.
E-mail requests for information may be sent to biosci-grad-affairs@bsd.uchicago.edu.
You may also apply
online.
Deadlines
Applications are due January 5 in the Office of Graduate Affairs
of the Division of the Biological Sciences (address above). Late
applications will be reviewed only at the discretion of the Dean
for Graduate Affairs. Incomplete applications will be evaluated
on the basis of materials received at the time of the regular review
process. Interviews are often required and students will be notified
to set up visits, generally during February. On or about March 1
the process of notification of acceptance or rejection of applicants
begins. Responses by students to offers of admission are due in
the Office of Graduate Affairs by April 15.
Credentials
An applicant who holds an undergraduate degree from an accredited
institution is considered for admission on the basis of (1) an excellent
undergraduate record, (2) the Graduate Record Examination, (3) a
demonstrated interest in a research career, (4) recommendations
from three college faculty members acquainted with the scientific
abilities and potential for graduate studies of the applicant, and
(5) the Test of English as a Foreign Language (for foreign students
whose native language is not English).
Certain departments and committees of the division require additional
credentials. Details concerning these additional credentials or
requirements may be ascertained by contacting the individual department
or committee.
Funding
Most graduate students in the BSD working toward the Ph.D. degree
are fully funded (regular tuition and fees and prevailing competitive
stipend). Funds for this support is derived from numerous sources,
including Federal or private training grants, institutional funds,
endowed funds, research grants, individual awards to students. During
a student's course of study, support mechanisms may vary. Funds
for international students are limited to non-federal sources.
This text was last revised on 8/29/03.
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