Admission requirements

In addition to the instructions for admission to the graduate program, the department requires the following information from each applicant to the M.A., M.S., M.S.T., or Ph.D. program in biology:

1. Satisfactory scores on the general Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
2. Two letters of evaluation from persons qualified to assess the applicant’s promise as a graduate student.
3. The student should submit an application using the online form found on the PSU Office of Graduate Studies website.

The prospective student should realize that a high GPA and acceptable GRE scores do not guarantee admission to the graduate programs in biology because of variables including the availability of appropriate advisers, research space, and departmental resources.