Application Requirements

The Department of Microbiology and Immunology, in the School of Medicine, offers programs of study leading to the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Master of Science (M.S.). For admission to the Ph.D. or M.S. programs, the applicant must have earned the B.S or B.A. degree, or equivalent, with a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 point scale).

In addition to the completed application form and $50 application fee, please submit the following directly to Graduate Admissions (address included below):

• scores of the General Test Section of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), and the TOEFL (where applicable for foreign students, with minimum score of 213 required)
• official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work
• three letters of recommendation (both forms and letters)
• short biographical sketch

The department application deadline for early consideration is February 1st, the final deadline date for consideration for the following fall semester is March 15th each year.  In order to receive the test scores by the deadline an applicant must take the GRE no later than December.  Qualified prospective students will be invited for a visit and personal interviews.  Certain students may request a waiver of the interview.
 A limited number of stipends with full tuition remission are available for highly qualified Ph.D. applicants.  The stipend may be renewed annually, provided the student maintains good academic standing, demonstrates satisfactory progress in the research project, and devotes full-time to his/her graduate studies.  It is expected that the student's stipend support and fees when the student is a Ph.D. candidate, will be provided by research or training funds from the Research Advisor's laboratory.  No fellowships, departmental stipend support or tuition remission is available for M.S. students.

Specific course pre-requisites for all applicants to both the MS and Ph.D. Degree Programs include:

• one year of biology
• one year of organic chemistry
• one year of physics
• one semester (or equivalent ) of introductory calculus
• one semester of biochemistry

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If you mail application materials, please mail them to:
Graduate Admissions
Houchens Building
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40292
USA