How to Apply

Please check the webpage describing the requirements for our program and then follow the procedure below to apply for the MS or PhD. Application Deadlines are:

• January 1 for the following fall semester
• June 1 for the following winter semester

1. Complete the application form from the Graduate School
2. Compile the following materials for the Comparative Biomedical Sciences Degree Program:
   1. A statement of your personal goals. Please describe both your immediate and long-term professional goals as well as your personal accomplishments thus far in the pursuit of those goals. Also, since the Comparative Biomedical Sciences program is strongly oriented towards research, let us know about your research background and interests.
   2. Three separate online letters of recommendation are required. Please follow the instructions at the Graduate School. The letters should be written by individuals who can accurately evaluate your potential for graduate study, and should include current or previous research advisors.
      
   3. GRE scores: Please have your GRE scores sent to the University of Wisconsin at Madison (Institutional code 1846).
   4. TOEFL scores, if applicable, should be sent to the University of Wisconsin.
   5. Transcripts: Please send official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate (if applicable) institutions to the Comparative Biomedical Sciences program.
   6. CV or resume that lists any academic awards, honors, and scholarships you received as an undergraduate, types and length of research experiences and authorship on any publications.
3. Send your application materials to:

   Graduate Coordinator

   Comparative Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program

   1656 Linden Drive
   University of Wisconsin-Madison

   Madison, WI 53706

4. All completed applications will then be reviewed by the Academic Committee.
5. You will be contacted by the Graduate Coordinator regarding the recommendation of the Academic Committee.
6. You must choose and be accepted by a major professor in the Comparative Biomed Sciencesical Sciences degree program before you can be admitted to the program. Please check the areas of research and the faculty trainers webpages for information on the various research areas in our program. Although the Graduate Program Coordinator will assist you in identifying a major professor, we have found that students can be placed more readily if they have contacted the professors themselves.
7. After you have been accepted by a major professor, you will be officially admitted to the Comparative Biomedical degree program. A letter notifying you of your official admission will be sent at this time.