PhD in Biomedical Sciences – Integrative Physiology

Because of the limited number of laboratory slots, prospective graduate students should contact faculty members who they may be interested in working with prior to review of admissions documents.

College transcripts (unofficial acceptable for initial review–upon admittance official transcripts are required by the WSU Graduate School)

Three (3) letters of reference submitted directly by the reference writer

Resume or curriculum vitae

TOEFL, IELTS, and Duolingo scores or language waiver for all international applicants from a country whose primary language is not English.

The Personal Statement. This is one of the most important and informative aspects of the application. This statement is read carefully by the Admissions Committee and by other faculty members who are interested in recruiting a student in any given year. These readers are looking to understand your motivation for pursuing a PhD in Neuroscience and to ensure that your interests are a good match for the current research interests of Neuroscience faculty at WSU (you can find details of faculty interests on the Neuroscience Program website). In your statement, you can identify specific faculty (minimum of three) that you might want to do lab rotations with and note how their research fits with your previous experience and/or interests. You can also use this statement to provide evidence that you understand the demands of graduate school and can handle such demands. Please limit this statement to 500 words.

**Submitting a document over the maximum word length may result in your application’s disqualification from consideration

Required materials, application timeline, and frequently asked questions.

Application deadline: December 1 (applications cycle opens in July each year)

Admission requirements

• Cumulative GPA (all courses) minimum 3.0

Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores are no longer required and will not be evaluated.

How to apply

Required materials

• • • WSU graduate school application
      • Application directions from the WSU graduate school application page.
        • Select General Graduate Applications on the WSU Graduate School Apply Page
        • Select the term year to go to GradCAS, the Centralized Application Service (CAS™) for graduate programs
        • Filter by Washington State University.  To filter use the blue filter button, click on “see all” and scroll to Washington State University
        • In the search bar, search by degree name: immunology and infectious diseases
    • College transcripts (unofficial acceptable for initial review–upon admittance official transcripts are required by the WSU Graduate School)
    • Three (3) letters of reference submitted directly by the reference writer
    • Resume or curriculum vitae
    • TOEFL, IELTS, and Duolingo scores or language waiver for all international applicants from a country whose primary language is not English.
    • The Personal Statement. This is one of the most important and informative aspects of the application. This statement is read carefully by the Admissions Committee and by other faculty members who are interested in recruiting a student in any given year. These readers are looking to understand your motivation for pursuing a PhD in Neuroscience and to ensure that your interests are a good match for the current research interests of Neuroscience faculty at WSU (you can find details of faculty interests on the Neuroscience Program website). In your statement, you can identify specific faculty (minimum of three) that you might want to do lab rotations with and note how their research fits with your previous experience and/or interests. You can also use this statement to provide evidence that you understand the demands of graduate school and can handle such demands. Please limit this statement to 500 words.

**Submitting a document over the maximum word length may result in your application’s disqualification from consideration