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Information and Requirements Specific to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Application Forms

• The University of Colorado information and application forms for graduate study FOR DOMESTIC STUDENTS
• International applicants should use the international applicant forms
• The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry also has a specific application form.

A check-list of what is required for a complete application is also provided at the bottom of this page.

Graduate Record Exams
In addition to the general GRE, we require applicants to take the subject test in Chemistry or Biochemistry. Please make sure that scores are sent to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, NOT to the Graduate School or Admissions. Our institution code is #4841. Please use one of the following department codes to ensure that your scores will be sent directly to the Graduate Secretary of Chemistry and Biochemistry: #0202, 0301, 0302, 0304, 0306, 0399. GRE scores for the general test should be in the upper 33% range, and in the upper 50% range for the subject test.

GPA
The minimum undergraduate GPA for graduate studies in Chemistry and Biochemistry is 3.0.

Funding
In general all graduate students receive support as teaching or research assistants for the duration of their studies.  In addition, tuition is paid by the Department at the out-of -state rate for the 1st year (for non-Colorado residents) and thereafter at the in-state rate (for US citizens and permanent residents).

Foreign Students
We expect all of our students to have excellent oral communication skills.  If your native language is not English, then we require you take the TOEFL or an acceptable equivalent examination.  The Graduate School requires a minimum TOEFL score of 500 (173 in the new computer-administered test), however successful applicants to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry typically have TOEFL scores of >580.

Transfer Students
Students may qualify to transfer up to ten credit hours for their PhD graduate studies. These credit hours cannot have been used toward their undergraduate degree.

MS Students
With the exception of Armed Forces students, the Department rarely accepts students for an MS degree.

Check List of Required Items for Application

·        Print out and fill in the appropriate application forms depending on whether you are a US citizen or permanent resident or an international applicant (Parts I, II, Recommendation Form, Tuition Classification Form, and for Colorado residents the In-State Tuition Classification).

·        Familiarize yourself with the research interests of the faculty members.

·        Print out and fill in the department specific application form.

·        Take the general GRE test and the subject test in Chemistry or Biochemistry, and have the scores sent directly to the department (for the correct codes see the section on the GRE tests above).

·        If your native language is not English, take the TOEFL test.

·        Have your University Registrars send official transcripts directly to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

·        Arrange to have four letters of recommendation on your behalf sent directly to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

·        If you are an international applicant then please follow the other special instructions.

·        Send all of your application materials to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, along with the application fee ($50 for US citizens and permanent residents; $70 for international applicants) at the following address:

Graduate Secretary
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Colorado
215 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0215

 

• Application Deadline: Deliberations for admission begin in mid-January. Priority will be given to applications completed before March 1.