Admissions Requirements and Procedures

• Completed application package.
  • You must choose a Major Department, Biology and Biochemistry or Chemistry.
  • ******THE APPLICANT MUST WRITE "CHEMICAL BIOLOGY PROGRAM" ON THEIR APPLICATIONS IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION INTO THIS PROGRAM.******
  • Applicants MUST also, before application for admission, contact one of the Program Directors about their intention to be considered for the Chemical Biology program!
• Resume/curriculum vitae showing all educational and research experience.
• Three signed original letters of recommendation on letterhead from faculty who know the applicant well.
• A 1-2 page personal statement describing the applicant’s background, including their motivation for the desired field of study, and including any relevant information that the applicant wishes to make available to the Admissions/Advisory Committee.  The personal statement must also include a statement of research interests, identifying specific areas of research and specific faculty with whom they would like to work.  Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact in advance the Program faculty in whom they are interested to explore the feasibility of carrying out interdisciplinary graduate research with that faculty member.
• The applicant must choose a Home Department, from among the participating Departments, through which they will earn a degree at the University of Houston.
• Students admitted into a regular Departmental Degree Program cannot transfer into the CBIP Program.  They may, if desired, apply for admission to the CBIP Program at the next annual admission cycle, but will be ineligible for the Graduate Assistantship described in Section A3.  Students accepted to the CBIP Program, however, may transfer into a Departmental Degree Program at the discretion of the Department.