Admission Requirements

Candidates for admission are selected on the basis of their record and qualifications for independent scholarship in a specialized field of study.

All PhD applicants must have:

• Bachelor's degree or its equivalent
• Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0*
• Combined GRE verbal and quantitative score of 1,000

*Students from non-traditional undergraduate programs that do not provide a GPA are encouraged to apply.

Prior to matriculation competitive applicants should complete the following prerequisites**:

• Biology, 1 year
• Calculus, 1 year
• Chemistry, 1 year
• Physics, 1 year

**It is expected that the GPA in the above courses will be at least 3.0 overall.

Selected applicants will be invited to visit SUNY Upstate to meet with faculty and students and view the campus, community, and the research facilities.