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Applying to the Graduate Program

This page has information about the sections listed below. Please click on any link to get to the corresponding section directly:

• Apply to our Program
• Application fee
• Letters of recommendation
• Test scores
• Transcripts

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1. ApplyTexas Application

You can apply to our Graduate Program by using the online ApplyTexas Application including the Statement Of Purpose essay. "ApplyTexas" is the official application to Texas A&M University. You should read the Instructions (or Instructions for International Students) on the application website before starting the application, to learn the information you will need for it. Please note that the Statement of Purpose essay is a required part of the application for admission to the graduate program.

If you are unable to access the online application or need any additional information, please contact our Graduate Program Office (tel. 979-845-1013, FAX 979-845-9274, email biobiograd@tamu.edu). Please be sure to submit the request well in advance of the application deadlines. 

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2. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPLICATION FEE.

For applicants in the following categories, the application fee is paid by the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics. These applicants must choose "check" for the fee payment option on the on-line application.

• U.S.A. citizens in North America
• Permanent residents of the U.S.A.
• International students who expect to receive a B.S. or M.S. from an accredited institution in the U.S.A.
• International students who are part of collaborative programs between Texas A&M University and institutions of higher education in Canada and Mexico.

For all other International Applicants, the application fee must be paid according to the instructions in the Texas Common Application. However, these students will be reimbursed for the fee upon enrollment in the Graduate Program of the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics.

If you have questions about the payment of the application fee, please contact us at biobiograd@tamu.edu

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3. Letters of recommendation

You may submit electronic letters of recommendation through the Applicant Information System(AIS) after you have submitted your application for admission and have received your UIN.

• These should be from individuals who are familiar with your academic achievement and potential
• If you have been out of school for a number of years and are unable to contact former professors, you may submit non-academic references (e.g. employers).
  

Graduate Programs Office
Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics
Room 103C Biochemistry/Biophysics Building
Texas A&M University
2128 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2128

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4. Test scores

Official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores for the verbal, math, and analytical sections are required for all applicants. Subject tests are optional. Scores should be sent directly from the Educational Testing Service to Texas A&M University (Code 6003) and be from a test date within five years of the date the application form reached the Office of Admissions and Records.

Texas A&M University requires a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)score from applicants whose native language is not English, with the exception of those applicants completing all four years of a baccalaureate degree in the United States or achieving a 400 Verbal GRE or 22 Verbal GMAT. The scores should be sent directly from the testing service to Texas A&M University (code 6003) and be from a test date within two years of the date that the application form reached the Office of Admissions and Records.

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5. Transcripts

• Submit official transcripts required from each senior-level post-secondary institution attended. An official statement of the award of the degree or diploma is required for each degree completed.
• Institutions that use the national ANSI ASC X12 transcript format (SPEEDE) prefer to receive transcripts electronically. Many universities can use the electronic format. Electronic transcripts can be processed much faster than paper transcripts.
• If the institution cannot use this format and you have attended an American or Canadian college or university, one official transcript is required from each college or university. Please ask each registrar to enclose one copy of your transcript in a sealed, signed envelope addressed to you. Place the signed, sealed envelope with the seal unbroken and the registrar's signature intact inside a second envelope and send it to the following address:

Graduate Programs Office
Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics
Room 103C Biochemistry/Biophysics Building
Texas A&M University
2128 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2128

• If the registrar will not release your transcripts to you in a sealed envelope, transcripts may be sent by the registrar directly to:

Admissions Processing
Texas A&M University
P.O. Box 40001
College Station, Texas 77842-4001, USA

Download a Transcript Request Form (pdf) to submit to your Registrar.

• If the transcripts or mark-sheets are from a university outside the United States, they are to be signed by the registrar, controller of examinations, or president of the university issuing the document. Official records are to be in the language of instruction, accompanied by official translations in English, if necessary. Translations sent directly from the institution attended or from a recognized translator are considered official.
• Consolidated and provisional mark-sheets are not considered official. Please ask the registrar to send individual mark-sheets that list grades earned in each term.
• Photocopies or other duplications of a transcript, such as notarized copies and faxes are not considered official.

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