The due date for the receipt of applications for fall admission is January 3rd. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply online. The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (GSAS) admissions information and the online application are available at http://gsas.bc.edu/admission.
Admission Requirements:
Statement of Purpose: include area(s) of research interest (organic, bioorganic, chemical biology, inorganic, theoretical, computational, physical, and biophysical). Additionally, include specific research faculty with whom you are interested in as a future advisor.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE): - send official scores with your application materials. The institution number is 3083.
GRE Subject Test in Chemistry: required for graduates of foreign universities and highly recommended for all.
Three letters of recommendation from professors or supervisors. At least one letter must be from an academic source.
Required courses: those normally required for a BS degree in chemistry, biochemistry, or chemical biology.
TOEFL report: a total minimum score of 550 (written exam) or 213 (computer exam) is required for graduates of universities where English is not the primary language of instruction. For more information, please read material on
GSAS web site regarding the TOEFL exam.
Interest Survey
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Questions concerning the Ph.D. program may be directed to:
Ms. Dale L. Mahoney
Graduate Programs Administrator
Email Address:
chemadmissions@bc.edu
617-552-1735
