Step 4: Supplemental Items

Log back into the Admissions Portal to submit the following:

1. All applicants should include a letter of intent. At a minimum, your letter of intent should describe your academic interests and career goals.
2. All applicants should provide a curriculum vitae or resume that details your experience in the field in preparation for graduate school.

For advice on how to write a good letter of intent, how to create a curriculum vitae or resume and how to get the best letters of recommendation, please see this page.

Additional Information

Before admission to the program, students should have completed at least four courses in biology and a combined total of three courses in the supporting areas of chemistry, calculus or physics. Students entering the program with deficiencies in coursework will be required to complete coursework based on recommendations of the graduate committee, the school director and the advisor.