How to Apply
Admissions Requirements and Procedures
- Completed
application package.
- You must
choose a Major Department,
Biology and Biochemistry or
Chemistry.
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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.
Click
here to download full
program document
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