Admission Requirements

Application deadlines:

• Fall - January 15 for priority, June 1 final
• Spring - September 15 for priority, November 1 final

In addition to the criteria below, applicants must meet general graduate admission requirements .

• An equivalent degree to the BS in chemistry or biochemistry at UMass Boston. Students may be asked to make up undergraduate courses that are judged lacking on their undergraduate transcripts. These courses will not count toward the six graduate courses required for the PhD.
• GRE scores (unless graduate of UMass Boston).
• TOEFL or IELTS scores (if international).
• Transcripts with a minimum GPA of 3.0 in awarded bachelor’s degree.
• Two letters of recommendation.
• Statement of purpose which indicates specific faculty members’ research group interests.