Admissions

Admission deadline for Fall is January 15, 2010.

PMCB Requirements

Traditionally, PMCB program applicants have a B.S. or M.S. in the biological or chemical sciences with advanced undergraduate coursework in genetics, molecular and cellular biology, and biochemistry. However, outstanding students from a broad range of science and engineering disciplines are actively considered.

Admission to the PMCB Program is highly competitive. The minimum requirements for admission to the Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology (PMCB) Program at the University of Florida are:

1. A combined score of 1,100 on the verbal and quantitative portions of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). A specialty exam on the GRE is not required.
2. A 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale for work completed in undergraduate junior and senior years.
3. For non-US applicants ONLY
   1. scores of 550 (paper), 213 (computer) or 80 (internet) on the TOEFL exam.
   2. a score greater than 350 on the verbal portion of the GRE.

Rotation assistantships and university fellowships are awarded to students entering in the Fall semester only. Students are only admitted in the Spring and Summer semesters if they are in contact with a professor that agrees to take them directly into their lab.

Applying to PMCB and UF Graduate School

Two UF units evaluate your application to the UF Graduate School: the UF Office of Admission, which determines your eligibility for admission to the university, and the PMCB program, which determines your eligibility for our graduate program. If you are a non-US applicant, the UF International Center also evaluates your eligibility for a student visa.

Each of these units needs specific materials from you, so make sure you send all the materials below to the correct unit before the January 15, 2009:

1. Fill out and submit your Online Application to the UF Graduate School. Besides providing the information requested, you also need to:
   1. request three (3) letters of recommendation from scientists who can attest to your potential as a graduate student (letters should be submitted online).
   2. submit your letter of intention online
   3. pay the $30 fee
   4. get a UF ID number
2. Send the UF Office of Admission (PO Box 114000, 201 Criser Hall, Gainesville FL 32611, USA):
   1. your official test scores (GRE and TOEFL)
   2. transcripts (with official English translations, if appropriate)
3. Send PMCB the following documents( via email or postal mail 1141 Fifield Hall, PO Box 110690, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA):
   1. curriculum vitae
   2. copies of your GRE & TOEFL scores and transcripts
   3. optional: copies of your letter of intent
4. Send PMCB an email when you have:
   1. submitted your final (and complete) application online
   2. your new UF ID number ( which will be assigned to you when you pay the $30 fee online)
5. If you are a non-US applicant, you will later need to submit a Certification of Financial Responsibility Form to determine your eligibility to get a visa to the UF International Center (P.O. Box 113225, 123 Grinter Hall, Gainesville FL 32611-3225, USA).