MICaB Ph.D. Graduate Program
Application
Procedure
(Print out this page and check each item when you
submit it)
The following items
are submitted directly to the Graduate School:
- Graduate
School Application Form
The Graduate School requires online applications effective
September 1, 2004
- Application Fee: $55.00 U.S. Citizens/Permanent Residents;
$75.00 International Applicants
- Transcripts (official)
- Personal Statement
- TOEFL
Score Report, Department Code 6874
Minimum scores: 600 paper-based total, 250 computer-based
total, 96-110 internet-based total
- Three letters of recommendation -
THE ONLINE LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION ON APPLYYOURSELF
(Please note: you do not need to send copies of online letters
of recommendation)
Graduate School
309 Johnston Hall
101 Pleasant Street SE
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
The following supplemental items are to
be sent directly to the MICaB program:
- A copy of all transcripts
- A copy of the Graduate School Application form
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
general test scores. Please send scores to Institution
code: 6874 (Univ. of Minnesota) Department
code: 0212 (Microbiology)
- A hard copy score report of your TOEFL exam
- A description of your research
interests and career goals, including reasons for seeking
a degree in Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology,
career objectives, summary of research experience and areas
of special interest.
- Please see Graduate
School Commitment to Diversity Statement.
Your application is complete only when both procedures have
been followed. Only complete applications will be reviewed.
Complete applications include submission and payment of the
online Graduate School application, three letters of recommendation,
and the MICaB supplemental packet (a copy of all transcripts,
a copy of the graduate school application, GRE scores, statement
of research interests and career goals, and TOEFL, if required).
Again, please note that the Graduate School application is electronic
only. We request that the supplemental packet be sent to the
MICaB office in hard copy to:
MICaB Ph.D. Graduate Program
Admissions
University of Minnesota
Mayo Mail Code 196
1460 Mayo Building, 420 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0312, U.S.A
We review applications in
January and invite our top candidates to visit us at our expense
either February 19-22 or February 26-March 1, 2009.
Please note that the MICaB Program only accepts
students interested in obtaining a Ph.D., and not a Master's
degree.
Application Information
The MICaB Ph.D. Graduate
Program encourages students with appropriate backgrounds to
apply for admission. Applicants must have a bachelor's degree
that includes the following course work:
- Calculus
- General chemistry
- Organic chemistry
- Physics
- A minimum of two upper level biology courses, which
may include biochemistry, genetics, cell biology, molecular
biology, microbiology, or immunology, etc.
Although students who do not meet all of these requirements
may be admitted to the program, they will have to complete additional
course work to remove any deficiencies as directed by the Committee
on Graduate Studies.
Students interested in the program should apply
by December 15, for entry the following
fall semester. The December 15 deadline is set early so we may
consider as many completed applications as possible for Graduate
School fellowships
with early deadlines. Please know that we will continue accepting
and reviewing application materials until the class is determined.
In the past, the review process has continued through February.
Financial Aid
All MICaB students in good standing are supported.
Completion of financial aid forms is not necessary, even though
the Graduate School Bulletin lists these forms as being available.
The forms are not necessary to obtain support while participating
in the MICaB Graduate Program.
GRE Scores
Please have your scores sent to:
Split-Test Administration of the General Test in China (including
Hong Kong), Korea, and Taiwan
The General Test is offered in two parts. The Analytical Writing
section is offered on computer; the Verbal and Quantitative sections
are offered at a paper-based administration. Test takers are required
to take both the computer-based and paper-based parts of the GRE®
General Test in the same testing year, and must take the computer-based
Analytical Writing portion first. A choice of two paper-based
administrations will be offered during the 2008-09 testing year,
spaced out so as to minimize congestion in the computer-based
test (CBT) centers.
The Analytical Writing section will be offered beginning June
7, 2008 (candidates may schedule appointments at any time). The
candidate should schedule an appointment for the Analytical Writing
measure through the Prometric
Regional Registration Center. The test will be offered at
all existing computer-based testing centers in China (including
Hong Kong), Korea, and Taiwan.
PLEASE NOTE:
In consideration of the earthquake that struck Sichuan Province
on May 12, 2008, test takers who are registered to take the June
7, 2008, paper-based session of the GRE General Test at Chengdu,
Sichuan University (test center 10122) will have the following
options.
1. Take the test as scheduled.
2. Reschedule the test free of charge to the October 25, 2008,
paper-based administration. NOTE: The approximate score report
mailing date will be December 5, 2008.
If you are a test taker from an area impacted by the earthquake
and are scheduled to take the June paper-based session at a different
test center, you may also reschedule to the October 2008 administration.
Test takers who wish to reschedule to the October administration
must contact the National Education Examinations Authority (NEEA)
no later than June 4, 2008.
NEEA/Prometric Registration Center
5F, Li Ye Building
Tsinghua Science Park
Hai Dian District
Beijing, 100084
People's Republic of China
Phone: 86-10-6279-9911
Fax: 86-10-8252-0243 E-mail: rrc.ptc@prometric.net.cn
Web: www.51test.com
See Frequently
Asked Questions about the Split-Test Administration.
Note
about requirements:
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Those submitting a TOEFL
report must score a MINIMUM OF 600 paper-based total ,
250 computer-based total, and 96-110 internet-based
total. The Graduate School will also accept scores
from the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
in addition to TOEFL scores. A MINIMUM score of 7.0
is required for the IELTS exam.
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Copies of GRE/TOEFL test
reports are accepted for review purposes. However, if the
applicant is accepted by the program, official copies of the
score reports will be required for the Graduate School to
approve the offer.
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The Committee on Graduate
Studies considers LAB EXPERIENCE particularly important.
Please keep this in mind as you continue your education this
year and prepare for applying to graduate programs such as
MICaB. Letters of recommendation from supervisors of lab work
are encouraged.
For
further information, you may contact the MICaB program using
e-mail: shand@umn.edu; phone:
612-624-5947; or fax: 612-626-0623.
MICaB Ph.D. Graduate Program Admissions
University of Minnesota
Mayo Mail Code 196
1460 Mayo Building, 420 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0312, U.S.A |
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