The Biosciences Program at Stanford has a joint admissions process and prospective students may apply to any department.

The Biochemistry Department Ph.D. program begins in the Autumn Quarter of each year.

The Biochemistry Department offers an M.S. degree only to students already enrolled in the Ph.D. program. No undergraduate degrees are offered.

Required for admission: at least a baccalaureate degree; completed work in cell and developmental biology, basic biology, molecular biology, and genetics; one year of university physics, differential and integral calculus, analytical, organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry.

Applications are available online in September at: http://gradadmissions.stanford.edu

Applicants must submit an application, including transcripts and letters of recommendation, by December 1, 2010.

Stanford requires sore from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (verbal, quantitative, analytical), and in addition it is recommended that applicants submit scores from the GRE Subject Test in biochemistry, biology, or chemistry although they are not required. Applicants should take the GRE no later than October.

Applicants may check their application status at: http://med.stanford.edu/biosciences/admissions.html

Students are provided with financial support to cover normal living expenses; Stanford tuition costs are paid. All applicants are urged to compete for non-Stanford fellowships and scholarships, and U.S. citizens should complete an application for a National Science Foundation grant.

All applicants are considered for admission without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, or marital status.

The contact person for admissions for the biochemistry department is Joella Ackerman. She may be contacted via email at: joella.ackerman@stanford.edu