It is expected that candidates for the M.S./ Ph.D. degrees will have completed courses equivalent to those required for the B.S. in Biology at U.S.F.
3.0 GPA last 60 hours of B.S. degree
GRE Revised Test New scoring (minimum verbal score of 155 + minimum quantitative score of 150 + minimum analytical score of 4.5)
GRE (minimum verbal score of 500+ minimum quantitative score of 600 and minimum analytic score of 4.5)
Acceptance by a faculty member in the Department of Integrative Biology is mandatory. Students are expected to contact faculty via e-mail to indicate an interest in the research being conducted in their laboratory. The department will make every effort to pair potential graduate students with appropriate faculty.
FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: The TOEFL is required with a minimum score of 88 (internet version), 570 (paper version).
A bachelor's degree from an approved regionally accredited institution (or international equivalent).
Minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) in one of the following ways:
o All completed undergraduate coursework
o All completed graduate coursework