Admission requirements
Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology
program is competitive. Those who meet stated
requirements are not guaranteed admission, nor
are those who fail to meet all of those requirements
necessarily precluded from admission if they offer
other appropriate strengths.
Admission requirements
Admission to
the Certificate in Biotechnology requires a scholastic
index (grade point average on a 4.0 point scale)
of at least 2.8 overall and 3.0 in the sciences.
Those who meet the stated minimum requirements
are not guaranteed admission, nor are those who
fail to meet all those requirements necessarily
precluded from admission if they offer other appropriate
strengths.
There is also the possibility of
entering the program after the successful completion
of two courses of the Biological Sciences core
with a grade of B or better (not B-) as a continuing
education student or as a student enrolled in
other UD graduate programs and the achievement
of an overall GPA of 3.0 in graduate classes attempted.
Applicants who are not U.S. citizens
or permanent residents must complete the Test
of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with
a score of 550 or higher on the paper-based test
or 79 or higher on the Internet-based test. Previous
education, training or residence in the U.S. does
not exempt foreign nationals from these requirements.
Requests for a waiver of the language test requirements
(for example, for students from English-speaking
countries outside of the U.S., or for foreign
students who have a college degree from a U.S.
institution) must be approved by the University
of Delaware Office of Graduate Studies. Students
who need further training in English prior to
attending graduate school may apply for admission
through the University
of Delaware English Language Institute’s Conditional
Admission Program.
The Graduate Record Examination
is not required of applicants to the Certificate
in Biotechnology.
Prior degree requirements
BA or BS degree, preferably in
a science or engineering discipline
Application deadlines
Fall admission: Full
consideration deadline: January 15th with rolling
admission to continue until May 1st for foreign
nationals and July 1st for US citizens/permanent
residents.
Spring Admission: Full
consideration deadline: October 1st with rolling
admission to continue until November 1st for
foreign nationals, December 15th for US citizens/permanent
residents.
Special competencies needed
Applicants are required to have
completed at the undergraduate level the following
(or the equivalent): two years of biological sciences;
one year of mathematics, preferably to include
calculus and/or statistics; one year of college
physics; one year of general chemistry; and one
course in organic chemistry.
Admission categories
Provisional admission may be offered
with the stipulation that any deficiency in undergraduate
training be made up (without graduate credit).
Students with TOEFL scores below
the minimum required for admission may be considered
for conditional admission if they enter the University
of Delaware English Language Institute’s academic
English program.
How to apply
Application to this program must
be made electronically to the University's Office
of Graduate & Professional Education. Click
here for the University
of Delaware Graduate Admission Application online
form.
Applications must include three
letters of recommendation (sent electronically
to the University
of Delaware Office of Graduate & Professional
Education) from persons able to judge the
applicant's ability to pursue graduate study.
All applications also must include
a personal statement that addresses the following
questions:
- What scientific research/employment
experience have you had? Please be specific
about the field of work and job responsibilities
- What are your long-term professional
objectives?
- What specific attributes of
our Department and the Certificate in Biotechnology
make you feel that this degree is appropriate
to help you achieve your professional objectives?
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