Admissions
Students are invited to apply for graduate training in the Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology IDP by direct application for admission to the IDP or through the UCLA ACCESS to Programs in Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences. Students admitted through ACCESS complete a year of graduate training that includes coursework in cellular and molecular biology and research ethics prior to admission to the IDP. Coursework completed in the ACCESS program applies toward the degree in the Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology IDP. In addition, STAR program participants will be admissable to the MCIP IDP if their research mentor is on the IDP training faculty.
Successful applicants to the Ph.D. program have usually received a bachelor's degree in a biological or physical science. Applicants are expected to have completed prior to matriculation, college coursework in mathematics through calculus, college physics, general chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry and biology. Courses in cell and molecular biology are recommended. If an applicant lacks preparation in a recommended course, but has an otherwise outstanding academic record, the applicant may be admitted to graduate status provided that the deficiencies are corrected.
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Applicants must submit:
- Statement of Purpose
- List your awards, distinctions, and fellowships.
- List your employment occupation or activities pertinent to your graduate goals.
- List your publications and any scholarly or professional organizations in which you hold membership.
- Provide a summary statement (1-2 pages) describing your purpose in applying for graduate study, your particular area of specialization, and your career goals. Please include any information that may aid the selection committee in evaluating your preparation and aptitude for graduate study.
- Letters of recommendation
- Please list the names and affilitation of persons from whom you have requested letters of recommendation.
- THREE letters are required for review of your application.
- Transcripts
- Please arrange to have two official copies of your college transcripts sent directly to our Admissions Office.
- GRE scores
- Submit xerox copies of your GRE scores to our Admissions Office. Please arrange to have the official scores sent directly to the MCIP IDP.
- MCAT scores may be submitted instead of GRE scores in certain cases (i.e. STAR and MSTP students).
- GRE subject tests
- Scores from the Subject Test in Biology or in the applicant's undergraduate major are required.
Students whose native language is not English must demonstrate sufficient capability to understand and communicate in English to be able to complete successfully graduate education. Competency in English can be demonstrated by taking the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Selected applicants will be invited to interview with selected members of the faculty and graduate student representatives. The graduate program committee will then decide on admissibility of the applicant based upon the application information provided, the interviewers' recommendations, the availability of appropriate training faculty, and the availability of financial