Graduate Biochemistry Group
Application Information
The program seeks applicants who have an interest in continued study in biochemistry and intensive research in some area of biochemistry. A sufficient background in biology and a strong background in chemistry are the most important requirements for admittance into the program. Please visit the KSU Graduate School home page for more information about admissions and online application forms.
The following is a summary of the items that must be submitted in order to be considered for admission:
KSU graduate application form completed and submitted before January 8th, 2010, for fall enrollment. (In general, applicants are only considered for fall enrollment.)
- FOR DOMESTIC STUDENTS: Application fee of $40 (personal check, money order, or cashier's check payable to Kansas State University Graduate School or online payment available on Graduate School website).
- FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: Application fee of $55 (money order or cashier's check payable to Kansas State University Graduate School or online payment available on Graduate School website).
- Affidavit of financial support to demonstrate that the applicant has resources available to cover the costs associated with pursuing academic training at KSU (approximately $29,850 per year; includes tuition and fees and cost of living).
Official university transcripts. Applicants are expected to have a four-year Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution (a three-year Bachelor's degree followed by a Master's degree is also acceptable), appropriate and adequate course work, and an average of B or better in the junior and senior years (or an excellent postgraduate record). Whereas the majority of incoming students have degrees in biology, biochemistry, or chemistry, some have degrees in pharmacology, genetics, food science, physics, or microbiology. Undergraduate and postgraduate credits should include one year each of general, physical, and organic chemistry, physics, calculus, and biology, and one-half year of analytical chemistry. Physical chemistry may be completed as part of an M.S. or Ph.D. program, but all other deficiencies must be completed without graduate credit. No foreign language is required. Provisional admissions may occur when there are limited deficiencies in undergraduate course work that can be substituted by course work taken at Kansas State University or when there is uncertainty in the evaluation of transcripts, as may occur in the case of international students; the removal of the provisional status occurs upon the accumulation of 9 credit hours of course work with a B or better average.
Applicant's one page statement of academic objectives.
Three letters of recommendation from professors or employers. (The Recommendation Form for Graduate Biochemistry Group is preffered.) Download form: (PDF) / (Word)
Official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores sent directly from ETS. (GRE verbal and Quantitative scores at or above the 80th percentile are preferred by the Graduate Biochemistry Group.)
FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WHOSE NATIVE LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH: official scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) sent directly from ETS. A minimum score of 550 (213 on the computer-based exam or 79 on the iBT) on the TOEFL is required, although a score above 620 is preferred by the Graduate Biochemistry Group. Applicants who score between 550 and 600 (213 and 250 on the computer-based exam or 79 and 100 on the iBT) on the TOEFL can only be accepted under provisional status by the University, requiring that the student either pass a screening test or enroll in remedial courses before beginning graduate study.
Note: The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores may be submitted in place of the TOEFL. Score minimums are: 7.0 for regular admission and 6.1 to 6.9 for provisional admission. A photocopy of the original score sheet should be provided with application.
Please submit all application material (except those submitted online) to:
Graduate Biochemistry Group
141 Chalmers Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506-3702
For more information, contact: gbiochem@ksu.edu
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