Admissions

Graduate Program Applications

Applications are due January 10 for entering the graduate program in the following fall semester; however, to ensure consideration for graduate assistantships, complete applications, described below, should be sent directly to both the Graduate Coordinator of the Department of Microbiology and the Graduate Admissions Office before December 15.

All recent successful applicants had a baccalaureate in the biological sciences with previous research experience either as an undergraduate or in employment. Applicants are expected to have a high GPA and strong GRE scores. International students whose native language is not English must have a TOEFL Academic Speaking Test (TAST) score of at least 26.

Application Materials for Graduate Admissions Office:
> General Application Information and Forms
> Three Online Letters of Recommendation (as instructed on General Application)
> Official Transcripts (in sealed envelope)
> $75.00 Domestic Application Processing Fee ($100 International Application Processing Fee)
> Official Test Scores (sent by testing agency)

Mail together to:
University of Georgia
Graduate Admissions Office
320 E. Clayton, Suite 400
Athens, GA 30602-7402

Application Materials for Department of Microbiology:
> Unofficial Copies of Transcripts
> Copies of GRE Scores
> International Students (TOEFL IBT)
> Background and Interests(Email PDF) or (online)

Send to:
Linda Sanders
University of Georgia
Department of Microbiology
527 Biological Sciences Building
Athens, GA 30602-2605
e-mail: mibcoord@uga.edu
Phone: (706) 542-2045
Fax: (706) 542-2674

Campus visits:
Top applicants will be invited for an expenses-paid interview and recruitment weekend, held in mid February. During this visit, applicants will meet faculty, students, and staff in individual and group settings. For full consideration for the recruitment weekend, please complete your application by December 15. Later applicants may also be invited.

Students who self-identify with a background under-represented in higher education, and who meet various other academic standards, may also wish to apply for the Future Scholars Visitation Program, hosted by the UGA office of Outreach and Diversity. This program is held in the fall and the application deadline is much earlier than that for graduate admission. See: http://gradschool.uga.edu/outreach&diversity/visitation.html