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GENERAL
Application to the Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology graduate program can be made online (strongly recommended) through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences or submitted as a paper document.
- Biomedical Sciences or code 900422 should be entered for Department Applied To.
- Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology should be identified as the Area of Interest.
COMPLETED APPLICATIONS
Once the application is complete, the applicant will receive an email message asking him or her to designate specific research foci. Identifying one or more research foci is intended to help the admission committee members identify potential faculty members whose research foci may mesh with the applicant's interests.
Completed applications and the required supporting documents are forwarded to the MCDB Program where each complete packet is reviewed and evaluated by the MCDB Admissions Committee.
Please read the application directions carefully. All supplemental documents (i.e., test scores, etc.) should be sent directly to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, NOT to the graduate program.
GRE
Applicants must submit scores for the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General Test and are encouraged, but not required, to take a relevant GRE Subject Test. Please use Institution Code 5820 to have the scores sent directly to UVa. It is not necessary to indicate a departmental code.
TOEFL / IELTS / iBT TOEFL
Applicants for whom English is not their native language are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam, or the new iBT TOEFL . The minimum score must be either a 600 on the paper-based TOEFL exam, or a 250 on the computer-based TOEFL exam. The score on the new iBT TOEFL must be at least 22 in writing, 22 in speaking, 23 in reading, and 23 in listening (total score: 90). The minimum score on the IELTS must be at least a 7.0. Please use Institution Code 5820 to have the scores sent directly to UVa. No score may be more than two years old.
RECOMMENDATION LETTERS
Letters of recommendation should be from individuals familiar with the applicant's research experience and potential. Two letters of recommendation are required but additional letters can be submitted and will be reviewed.
PUBLICATIONS
Reprints of publications are not required, but will be reviewed if sent as part of the application packet.
OTHER
All applicants must have completed a Bachelor’s degree, but are not required to have completed a Master's degree.
The MCDB Admissions Committee is charged with identifying the very best applicants. In doing so, the members review all qualifications of each applicant. However, the most important criterion for admission is the applicant’s passion for and commitment to scientific research in either academia or industry.
The application deadline for the MCDB Program is January 5 for admission the following fall.
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