Biotechnology Program Admissions

• For Spring 2022 admission to the program without a Graduate Assistanship, the application deadline is November 10, 2021. To be considered for a Graduate Assistantship the deadline is October 15, 2021.  Spring 2022 classes start early January 2022.  
• For Fall 2022 admission to the program without a Graduate Assistanship, the application deadline is June 13, 2021. To be considered for a Graduate Assistantship the deadline is March 15, 2022.  Fall 2022 orientation and classes start mid August 2022.

We require official documents showing to be sumitted to Dr. Umesh Reddy, Biotechnology Graduate Program Coordinator:

1. Application form (PDF available on this website)
2. Statement of purpose (no form but info available on this website)
3. Sealed official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions showing an over-all GPA of 3.0 (on a 4-point scale), and a GPA in the natural sciences of 3.0 from an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university, with a strong background in biological and physical sciences.
4. GRE scores released to WVSU (code 5903) with minimum scores of 140 verbal and 150 quantitative.
5. Three letters of professional reference sent directly to the Biotechnology Graduate Program Coordinator (An optional PDF is available on this website)
6. For all international applicants, we require all post-secondary transcripts to be evaluated by an outside agency such as WES (www.wes.org) or ECE (www.ece.org)
7. For all international applicants, a minimum TOEFL score of 80 (code 5903) or an IELTS score of 7. 

Consult the “Application Checklist” for a full list of documents required in an application portfolio.