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Graduate Admission Process
The application deadline for Fall 2010 is December 3, 2009.
The Department conducts one admission review per year,
for fall semester admission only. We do not admit
students seeking a master's degree. The committee
bases admissions 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. Applicants should be available to attend our prospective student interview weekend at UC Berkeley in late January if selected for an on-campus interview. In most cases, the Department covers the cost of the interview weekend, including transportation.
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Requirements for graduate admission:
- A basic background in chemistry, physics, mathematics and biology,
roughly equivalent to the
Department's undergraduate program in
Genetics and Plant Biology.
- Completed online
Graduate
Application for Admission and Fellowships.
- Transcripts from each college and graduate institution
attended.
- Three letters of recommendation, at least two of which should be
written by science faculty. All reviewers should be familiar with the
student's scholarly abilities.
- General Aptitude test scores of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
The Department recommends but does not require
the GRE subject test in biology (B24)
or biochemistry, cell and molecular biology (B22). Take the exam(s)
early enough so that scores will arrive by the end of December. To
have the scores sent to the Department, note
on the GRE order form the institution code R4833
(UC Berkeley) and the department code 0112 (plant sciences).
- The Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL) score for applicants who have received undergraduate degrees from
institutions where English is not the language of instruction. With few
exceptions, UC
Berkeley requires a TOEFL score of at least 570 on the paper and pencil
test, or 230 on the computer-based test. Take the TOEFL by
November. Note on the TOEFL order form the institution code 4833
(UC Berkeley) and the department code 37 (botany).
Please read the Graduate Division's
Evidence of English Language Proficiency for more information.
For more information, or if you plan to apply for Fall 2010 admission, please
read the
detailed
admissions instructions for this application cycle and
answers to
frequently asked questions.
If you have additional questions, please
email Dana Jantz, the graduate
admissions coordinator, or call 510-642-5167.
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