The Program in Biomedical Science and Engineering: Chemical Biology, Biochemistry & Biophysics (PBSE-CB3) track offers a Doctoral degree. 

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Important: Transcripts and Letters of Recommendation are required of all applicants. 

 

Read the Application Instructions​ page for full details.

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See the test score requirements for this program.

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Below are specific requirements also needed for this program:

• Résumé​

• A Statement of Purpose that is 1-2 pages in length is required. This statement is a forward-looking document about why you would like attend UCSC and will be assessed using the following criteria:

  1. Please identify and discuss specific research areas or themes that align with your overall motivation to pursue a PhD at UCSC in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. 

  2. Please describe 3-5 active research faculty members* whose research interests align with your stated interests and career goals. We will utilize this information to help identify faculty you could interview as well as identifying thematic areas of interest we are looking to grow that academic year.

  3. Please clearly articulate your motivations for pursuing graduate education and how it aligns with your aspirations for the future. 

  • ​*Please note, emeritus faculty, teaching faculty, and lecturers do not serve as research supervisors for incoming students. We do not have a PhD program in Chemical Education. 

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• A Personal History statement that is 1-2 pages in length is required. This statement will be assessed using a combination of the following criteria that is appropriate for each individual applicant. We appreciate that each potential student has a unique path towards achieving their education goals:

  1. Please describe your prior research experience(s) including the importance of the research and your role in carrying out experiments that supported a hypothesis or research objectives. 

     1. Identifying research publications, presentations, or conference proceedings that were a direct result of your participation in prior research is encouraged.

  2. Take the opportunity to describe any potential obstacles you encountered on your research path, and/or in the research lab itself, and how you overcame those obstacles to accomplish your research goals. This may include providing context into how you grew as a scientist or what you learned about yourself from these experiences.

  3. UC Santa Cruz values the variety of lived experiences that contribute to our students’ deciding to pursue higher education. Please describe any educational, familial, cultural, economic, or social experiences, challenges, or opportunities that may be relevant to your academic journey or that contribute to your overall career goals as a scientist.

  4. We appreciate that some students may have limited prior research experience. We encourage applicants who participated in summer research experiences (REU), internships, course based undergraduate research experiences (CURE), or industry experiences, or those who have had meaningful class-based laboratory or TA experiences, to describe those experiences as well. 

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Statement of Financial Need Instructions:

Learn about departmental application fee wavers offered by this program on their website; scroll down to the "Fee Waiver" section for details.

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See the application deadline

 

Contact the program

 

Read more about this program:

https://pbse.ucsc.edu/cb3/index.html