Graduate Studies
Graduate Studies Application Forms
- APPLICATION DEADLINES
- REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS
- GRADUATE SCHOOL ELECTRONIC APPLICATION
- BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
- US APPLICATION CHECKLIST
- INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION CHECKLIST
- RECOMMENDATION FORM
- TRANSCRIPT REQUEST FORM
- GRADUATE SCHOOL ON-LINE INFORMATION REQUEST
When applying to the Department of Biological Sciences it is required that you fill out the main Graduate School application form and the Department’s Supplemental form. The Graduate School application must be filled out on-line and submitted electronically. You will be directed to the Departmental Supplemental form while completing the Graduate School Application. A Statement of Purpose must also be submitted with the electronic application. There is a $55 application fee, which must be paid before the application will be released to the department for review.
Domestic Applicants - February 15, 2008
International Applicants - January 31, 2008
REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS
All application materials must be received in the Biology Graduate Office
by the appropriate deadline. These include:
- Electronic Graduate School Application with
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1. Biological Sciences Supplemental Form (required)
2. Statement of Purpose (required) - Official GRE Scores (minimum 3.5 Analytical Writing)
- Official TOEFL Scores (click on link for minimum requirements)
- Transcripts in original language of all universities attended with certified English translations
- Diplomas for international applicants in original language with certified English translations of all degrees already conferred.
- Recommendation letters – minimum of three (3), which are to be sent electronically by recommenders listed when completing the Graduate School application. The recommenders will receive notification and instructions on how and where to submit their recommendation electronically.
- Application fee of $55, which can be paid by check or credit card (Visa or MasterCard only). Please include full name and birth date on front of the check.
The Request for Official Transcript form, the Domestic Checklists and International Checklists can be downloaded or viewed off this page. If you do not have the proper application in order to read and view these downloaded documents, please follow the link at the bottom of this page to access and utilize the Acrobat Reader. The checklist should be used as a reference to ensure that you have all the necessary required documents for a completed application.
When applying, you should apply for your ultimate degree goal. We offer ONLY the Ph.D. program to international applicants. A Master's is not needed to apply to the Ph.D. program UNLESS the BS earned was a three-year program. If that is the case, the applicant must have completed or be in the final year of a two-year MS program when applying. The MS degree must be completed before classes would begin here in August 2007.
Please send the official transcripts in original language with certified English translations if applicable (applicants from India should include certified mark sheets) and diplomas with certified English translations for international applicants to:
Graduate Administrator
Purdue University
BIOL, Lilly Hall
915 West State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054
Please Note: Forms updated as of June 2006
GRADUATE
SCHOOL ELECTRONIC APPLICATION
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Biology Supplemental Form - This required form for both domestic and international applicants is part of the electronic Graduate School application form. It must be completed prior to the submission of that form. There is no separate paper form, which can be completed.
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Recommendation Form - This required form for both domestic and international applicants is part of the electronic Graduate School application form. E-mail notifications will be sent automatically to the recommenders listed when completing the Graduate School application informing them how and where to submit their recommendation letters electronically.
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Transcript Request Form For Graduate Studies
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