Admission Requirements

Applicants must meet general graduate admission requirements  in addition to the following program-specific 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.
• A minimum GPA of 3.0 in awarded bachelor’s degree
• GRE scores (unless graduate of UMass Boston)
• Statement of purpose which indicates specific faculty members’ research group interests