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Thank you for your interest in the Genomic Sciences Graduate
program at NC State University! This information is intended to
help you in the application process.
Admission
to graduate programs at NC State University is competitive. Selection
depends on evaluation of each student's preparation, ability,
and potential to engage in graduate work.
Admission
to full graduate standing requires at least the following:
- Baccalaureate
degree from a regionally accredited college or university
- 3.0
average in the undergraduate major or latest graduate degree
program
- Graduate
Record Examination scores
- Test
of English as a Foreign Language(TOEFL) scores unless
the applicant has already completed, with acceptable grades,
at least one year of full-time study in a degree program at
a four-year U.S. college or university; or the applicant is
from Australia, Canada (except Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand,
or the United Kingdom
- Three
references from people who know the applicant's academic record
and potential for graduate study
- Statement
of Purpose and career goals
New
Student Applicants (please
follow these steps to apply for the program)
Graduate
School Application & Application Fee
Effective
immediately, you must submit
your application on-line. North Carolina State University
no longer accepts hard-copy application forms. Your Statment of
Purpose, resume, and recommendation forms should also be submitted
online using the Apply Yourself application system.
Please
complete the application process following the instructions provided.
You will need to indicate Genomic Sciences - Bioinformatics
or Genomic Sciences - Functional Genomics, in the Desired
Major section. The Department and College sections should
be left blank.
The
Graduate School requires payment of either a $65 application fee
for U.S. citizens & Permanent Residents or $75 application
fee for Non-Resident Aliens. Your application and/or suporting
documents will not be forwarded to us until the application fee
is received and processed by the Graduate School Admissions
Office.
Other
Application Requirements
- Graduate
Record Examination (GRE) -we do not require the GRE Subject
test
- Transcripts
of all academic work post high school
- Three
letters of reference (submitted online)
- Statement
of Interest (submitted online)
-
Curriculum Vitae-3 pages maximum (not required, but highly
suggested and
may
be submitted online)
Application
Fees and Official Transcripts must be sent via postal mail
directly to:
North
Carolina State University
Graduate School Admissions Office
Campus
Box 7102
Raleigh,
NC 27695-7102
USA
Official
GRE scores and Official TOEFL scores must be sent electronically
to the Graduate School via ETS. Please use 5496 as the Institution
Code and leave the Department Code blank, or indicate "any".
All
other supporting documents may be sent via postal mail
to:
North
Carolina State University
Genomic
Sciences Graduate Program
Campus Box 7566
Raleigh,
NC 27695-7566
USA
If
you choose to send supporting documents via courier, then
you must use the following address:
Bioinformatics
Research Center
Genomic Sciences Graduate Program
840 Main Campus Drive
Partners II Building, Suite 1500
Raleigh, NC 27606
Transfer
Student Applications
Graduate
students enrolled in NC State University who are engaged in genomic
sciences research and whose advisors are members of the Genomic
Science Faculty have the option of applying for admission to the
Genomic Sciences Program. The same admissions criteria will be
applied to both new and transfer students. If admitted, transfer
students are required to change degree programs and meet all curriculum
requirements of the Genomic Sciences Program.
To
apply, the following information should be sent to the Director
of Genomic Sciences Graduate Program at the address below:
- A
copy of the student's original application to graduate school
(including GRE scores, reference letters & transcripts).
The student should request these items from their current Director
of Graduate Programs
- A
current NC State transcript
- A
Statement of Interest designating either the Bioinformatics
or Functional Genomics degree program
Transfer
Student application materials should be sent to:
- Director
of Graduate Programs
Genomic Sciences Graduate Program
Campus
Box 7566
Application
Deadlines (all applicants)
The
deadline for all applicants is January 15, 2008. Applications
must be submitted and fees must be received by this time.
All required supporting documentation (official GRE scores, official
transcripts, reference letters, & statement of interest) must
also be received by this date.
The Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics Graduate Programs have
Fall admissions only.
Financial
Support
There
are Genomic Sciences Fellowships available and other means of
financial support for the Genomic Sciences Graduate program. Check
out the financial support page for
more details.
For
additional information
Please
go to the NC
State Graduate School admissions site for detailed University
and Graduate School information for prospective students.
Click
here for answers to frequently asked questions!
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