The Graduate Group in Microbiology conducts one admission review per year, admitting students for the following fall semester. Please submit applications online at http://www.grad.berkeley.edu beginning after September 7, and completing submission by December 1 for the following Fall term. If you have questions, or cannot apply online please email Dana Jantz.

The Admissions Committee of the Graduate Group in Microbiology reviews applications and makes recommendations to the faculty of the Group and to UC Berkeley's Graduate Division.

The Committee bases recommendations on grades and coursework at the undergraduate and graduate levels, letters of recommendation, standardized examination scores, written statements of academic and professional goals, other documentation of research and academic potential and accomplishment, and on-campus interviews. The Department admits applicants to the program at large, not directly into a research lab. If you do apply, please be available to visit Berkeley on February 1-4, 2008. The department pays travel expenses if you get selected for an interview.

1. A basic background in chemistry, physics, mathematics and biology.
2. Two official transcripts from each college and graduate institution attended.
3. Three letters of recommendation, with at least two letters written by science faculty. All recommenders should describe the student's scholarly abilities.
4. General Aptitude test scores of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). The Group strongly recommends the GRE subject test in biology ( B24) or biochemistry, cell and molecular biology (B22), but does not require either. To send scores to the Department, use institution code R4833 (UC Berkeley) and department code 0212 on the GRE order form.
5. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score for applicants who have received undergraduate degrees from institutions where English was not the language of instruction. With few exceptions (details in the Graduate Division application booklet), UC Berkeley requires a TOEFL score of at least 570 for the paper based test and 230 for the computer test. Applicants must take the TOEFL by November. Use institution code 4833 (UC Berkeley) and department code 07 (microbiology) on the TOEFL order form.
6. Completed online Graduate Application for Admission and Fellowships.

Send supporting material to:

Graduate Assistant
Department of Plant and Microbial Biology
Koshland Hall 111C - MC 3102
Berkeley, CA 94720-3102