program admission policies

Applicants must fulfill the requirements for admission established by the School of Graduate Studies. Preference is given to students with a grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 grading scale. Letters of recommendation and GRE scores are also considered.

Admission and registration forms and procedures are available through the School of Graduate Studies.

1. The applicant should have taken a distribution of undergraduate courses in biological sciences, chemistry, physics and mathematics that would support his or her anticipated graduate study.
   
   
2. Recommendations are required from professors with knowledge of the applicant's undergraduate performance in the sciences and/or from the student's work supervisor(s). The recommendations should describe the applicant's competence in understanding and performing work in a science-related area and reflect the ability of the candidate to accomplish the graduate level work in microbiology/and immunology.
   
   
3. Students are strongly encouraged to enter into the program only in the Fall Quarter, although admission is permitted at other times in exceptional circumstances.
   
   
4. A part-time graduate student can take course work in the program at any time, but will not be accepted into the program as a degree candidate until a faculty member has agreed to supervise his/her research.
   
   
5. Non-English-Speaking international students must pass the oral proficiency test administered by the Department of English before starting the research portion of their program.
   
   
6. International Students should contact the University Center for International Education when applying to Wright State University.
   
   
7. Graduate Record Exam scores are required. These scores may be used to make Admission decisions when the GPA is below 3.0.