Program and Application Information:

Director of Graduate Education: Reuben Peters
Application Contact: Connie Garnett
Program Location: 1210 Molecular Biology
Program Telephone: 515-294-6116
Program Fax: 515-294-7629
E-mail Address: biochem@iastate.edu
Program Website: http://www.bbmb.iastate.edu/graduate-programs/
Application Website: http://www.bbmb.iastate.edu/graduate-programs/graduate-admissions/
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Catalog Link: http://catalog.iastate.edu/
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Degree(s) Offered: Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy

Area(s) of Emphasis (for program use only): Biophysics; Cell Biology; Computational Biology; Enzymology; Gene Regulation; Immunobiology; Metabolic Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; Nutritional Biochemistry; Plant Biochemistry; Signal Transduction; Structural Biology

Application Deadlines: Required Preapplication: January 1 for consideration for fall admission in that year. Full BBMB application: February 1 for fall admission in that year. No spring or summer admissions.

English Proficiency Minimum:

TOEFL Paper (PBT) 550
TOEFL Internet (iBT) 79
IELTS 6.5

Program Will Review Without TOEFL or IELTS: No

Program Requires GRE: Yes

GRE/TOEFL/IELTS information: Have ETS submit your official GRE and - if applicable - TOEFL test scores to ISU within the period they remain valid. Once ISU Admissions receives an official score electronically from ETS, the score remains valid throughout the application process.

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Application Submission Process:

Iowa State University has a self managed application process, which means you collect the appropriate materials and send them to the address below.

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Official TOEFL scores and required GRE scores will be sent to the Office of Admissions by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Program will instruct you if any materials should be mailed to Admissions.


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Mail Program Envelope To:
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
1210 Molecular Biology Building
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011