Application Deadline: Next admissions: Fall 2009
Applications available: October 2008
Application Deadline: December 10, 2008
Letter and Transcript deadline: December 15, 2008
Application form
Eligibility and Evaluation Criteria We invite applications from students with a strong interest in the life sciences and demonstrated strength in mathematics and physical sciences. Consideration is also given to applicants with strong, relevant life science backgrounds who have demonstrated quantitative skills. Our program attracts motivated, independent students with a diversity of experience who are eager to contribute to the growing field of bioengineering.
Admission is based on an evaluation by a committee composed of faculty and senior graduate students. The Admissions Committee weighs many factors, including applicants' academic record and scholarly activities, Graduate Record Examination, letters of recommendation, and the statement of purpose. We also seek a balance between the students' research interests and available faculty resources. We are particularly interested in providing educational opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds and from ethnic groups currently underrepresented in the biological and engineering disciplines.
Anyone with a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, biology, or other sciences, is eligible for admission. Appropriate academic preparation includes a two-year college mathematics sequence, including calculus and differential equations, and a one-year sequence in physics and chemistry, plus extensive upper-division work in either engineering or biology. A course in linear algebra is highly desirable. Outstanding students lacking some of these requirements may be admitted on the condition that they complete the basic entrance requirements immediately after admission to the Group.
In addition to the above undergraduate work, a successful applicant generally has a minimum grade point average of 3.5 or higher (on a 4.0 scale), quantitative and analytical GRE scores over the 85th percentile, and three strong letters of recommendation from faculty with whom they have worked closely. Most of our successful applicants also have some prior research experience.
Application Forms
Applications to the UCSF/UCB Joint Graduate Group in Bioengineering are accepted once a year for Fall admission; we do not accept applications for Spring admission. All aspects of the application process are handled through the UC Berkeley campus. Application materials for Fall 2009 admission will be available in October 2008.
Application Fees
· U.S. citizens and permanent residents: $60
· International applicants: $80
Once you submit your application on-line, you will be given instructions regarding how to pay the application fee.
Application Instructions
Before you begin the application process, we recommend that you read the following information. Applying to graduate school can be time-consuming and expensive. Your time and money will be best spent if you are fully informed about our eligibility standards, funding possibilities, and requirements. For more information about the program, please review our program overview at: http://bioeng.berkeley.edu/content/view/164/111/
2009-2010 Application Instructions:
The Fall 2008 application process is entirely online except for original transcripts. Please do not mail copies of the Statement of Purpose, GRE AND TOEFL scores, publications, resumes or recommendation letters. Directions for submitting the recommendation letters online are included below. We require one official transcript from each college or university you have attended. Any supplemental data, such as publications, resumes, and homepages, should be submitted by including the URLs in the confirmation e-mail you will receive about a week after submitting your online application (beginning November 1).
All applications must be submitted through the Berkeley campus' on-line application site for graduate admissions. The application includes space for the email addresses, as well as names, of the people writing your letters of recommendation. These email addresses are required for applications to Bioengineeirng. Please take care to ensure these email addresses, as well as your own email address, are entered correctly.
The application consists of the following documents described below. All application materials and supporting documents must be submitted in order for you to be considered for admission.
There are several components to the Graduate Application. Please note the following:
Forms A & B: Application for Graduate Admission- All applicants must complete these forms.
*Form C: Application for Graduate Fellowships- All U.S. citizens and permanent residents must complete this form to be eligible to receive funding.
Form D: Application for Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships- Bioengineering applicants do not need to complete this form.
*Form E: Financial Information/Application for Graduate Fellowships- All international students must complete this form.
Form F: Statement of Purpose and Personal History Statement- All applicants must complete this form.
* A note on financial assistance: Although we guarantee financial support, you must complete the applicable forms in order to be eligible (Form C for US Citizens and permanent residents; Form E for international students). Furthermore, in order to qualify for the full range of support, you must also complete the U.S. Department of Education's "Free Application for Federal Student Aid" (FAFSA). Please visit the following website for the application as well as instructions and deadlines: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
Letters of Recommendation: After you submit your application you will receive an acknowledgement via email from Bioengineering. It may take some time for the University to transfer the application to Bioengineering, so please be patient. The email acknowledgement will also contain instructions for you to complete your waivers for the letters of recommendation on-line. This step is required. We will not consider your application if it is not completed. Once the electronic waivers are completed, we will contact your recommenders by email with instructions for providing letters. Please do not use the forms from the campus application. Letters must be submitted electronically, and we encourage you to make your recommenders aware of this. We will notify you by email when we receive letters from your recommenders. Recommendation letters should arrive no later than December 15.
Transcripts: You must submit official transcripts for all college-level work. Transcripts from foreign universities must be issued in the original language and be accompanied by an official English translation.
Transcripts should arrive no later than December 15.
Send to:
University of California, Berkeley
Bioengineering
Attn: Graduate Assistant
306 Stanley Hall #1762
Berkeley, CA 94720-1762
Graduate Record Exam (GRE): All applicants must take the general test of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). We do not require the Subject Test or a writing test. Test scores cannot be older than 5 years old from the date of expected admission (i.e. 2003 for Fall 2008 admission). The department code for the GRE is 1603. Additional information on the GRE can be obtained at: http://www.gre.org or (609) 771-7670.
TOEFL: International Applicants from non-English speaking countries who have not completed at least one year in a university in the United States must take the TOEFL with a score of at least 570 for the paper test or 230 for the computer based test (CBT). Tests should be taken no later than December 1st in order for the official test scores to reach our office by the deadline. TOEFL scores must be less than two years old, that is, not taken prior to 2007. The department code for the TOEFL is 45. Additional information can be obtained at: http://www.toefl.org.
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