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Application Information
Requirements and Prerequisites
A baccalaureate degree is required, with a minimum overall grade point average of 3.0/4.0; the student must provide evidence that such a degree will be awarded before beginning graduate study. Applicants must take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test. Applicants should have undergraduate coursework in mathematics (through differential calculus), physics (using calculus), general biology, physical chemistry, organic chemistry, cell biology, physiology and genetics. Students who are not adequately prepared in some of these areas may still be admitted. However, these students must fulfill the requirements by taking these courses during the first year of graduate study.
Applicants from non-English speaking countries are required to take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) examination and to submit their scores as part of the application package.
Financial Information
Graduate students studying Physiology and Biophysics receive an annual stipend of $26,000 and receive a full tuition waiver.
APPLICATION SUBMISSION FOR FALL 2008
In addition to the completed online application, all applicants are required to take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).
International Students are required to take the TOEFL exam and are strongly urged to take the TSE exam.
INSTITUTION CODE: 2548 SUNY CENTER Stony Brook
DEPARTMENT CODE: 0217 PHYSIOLOGY or 0222 BIOPHYSICS (TOEFL)
Three letters of recommendation and two copies of your official college transcript are required. These supplementary
materials may be sent via the online application or the hard copy may be sent directly to our Physiology and Biophysics Graduate Program:
Physiology and Biophysics HSC/BST6-140, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8661
The Graduate School's application fee is $60.
The Graduate School's Deadline for receipt of applications and all supporting
materials is January 15. Please note that our Physiology and Biophysics Graduate Program has a rolling admissions policy, which means
that we review and decide on applications until our Fall Class is filled.
NOTE: Our Fall 2007 Class has been filled and our program is now accepting applications for the Fall 2008. We do not have Spring Admissions.
Approximately two to four students are admitted per year, to maintain a total of
25 to 30 Program students.
All accepted applicants have until April 15 to make their decision to accept our program's offers.
*Please Note: Beginning with the Fall 2007, paper applications will no longer be provided by The Graduate School at Stony
Brook University. All applications will be submitted online:
http://www.grad.sunysb.edu/prospective/applying/index.shtml
Click "Apply Online"
Reactivating a Previous Application: Applicants who applied for admission to our Physiology and Biophysics Graduate Program within the last twelve months but did not enroll may reactivate their previous application. The $60 application fee includes one reactivation without charge; you need not file another new application form, however, you should contact our program in writing (email is fine) that you would like your application reactived. You may mail to our program updated material that may strengthen your application. For example, transcripts with any additional classwork, retaken GRE scores, an updated Personal Statement and, if more research experience has been added, another letter of recommendation from your recent supervisor.
If you
have any questions or concerns about our application process,
please email
us at Melanie.Bonnette@stonybrook.edu