The
following information on admission requirements
and recommendations apply to both M.S. and Ph.D.
program applicants. The application process occurs
through the Graduate School. Information and forms
are available from the UND
Graduate School Website.
If
further advice or help would be beneficial to an
applicant's decision-making process, we encourage
her or him to contact our Director of Graduate Education,
Dr. Kenneth G. Ruit, who
can be reached by e-mail, telephone, FAX, or letter.
Coursework
in calculus and physics, as well as cellular and
molecular biology, biochemistry, and/or genetics
is HIGHLY recommended. The applicant must have a
cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.00, and
a cumulative GPA of 3.50 in graduate level course
work, if applicable.
GRE
Scores:
Scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
General Test and/or the MCAT must be submitted with
the application. The GRE Subject Test is not required,
but applicants are encouraged to submit these scores
if they have taken the test
Application Deadline:
There is no application deadline per se. However,
it is better to apply well in advance of the anticipated
fall semester start date, which typically is the
last week of August. We encourage applicants to
submit a completed application as early as is practical,
but before mid-February if at all possible. If you
are planning to apply but don't have all your material
assembled (e.g. GRE scores), contact Dr.
Kenneth G. Ruit and let him know of your plans.
Since the first year of graduate work is structured
around a fall semester entry point, applications
received too late for a fall matriculation may be
held for consideration for the following school
year—unless the applicant has successfully
completed coursework at the graduate level that
is comparable to the fall semester courses.
