DEADLINES

•  You may apply online through the ApplyTexas Application.
• Paper Applications: Application for Admission (PDF) OR INTERNATIONAL Application for Admission (PDF).

TRANSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS:
If you are a Texas State University-San Marcos degree recipient or are currently enrolled, you need to request transcripts from any colleges NOT listed on your Texas State transcript. The Graduate College will provide the Texas State transcripts.

REGULAR ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

You must have a 3.0 GPA on the last 60 undergraduate semester hours of letter-grade work earned before receipt of your Bachelor's (plus any previously completed graduate or professional work,) Bachelor's degree in biology or related discipline, and Graduate Record Exam (GRE) prior to admission with a preferred score of 1000 (verbal and quantitative combined).
    Submit Directly to Department:
       1)  Current curriculum vitae
       2)  Statement of goals
       3)  Three (3) letters of recommendation   
       4)  Thesis students only: Intent to Mentor letter from a Biology Department
            faculty member
  

CONDITIONAL ADMISSION WILL BE CONSIDERED:
If you have a GPA lower than a 3.0 on the last 60 hours of your undergraduate course work, you may petition the Department for conditional admission.  The Graduate Advisor will decide, based upon the documents listed below, that are submitted to the Department.  You must have a Bachelor's degree in biology or related discipline and Graduate Record Exam (GRE) prior to admission with a preferred score of 1000 (verbal and quantitative combined).
    Submit Directly to Department:
       1)  Current curriculum vitae
       2)  Statement of goals
       3)  Three (3) letters of recommendation
       4)  Thesis students only: Intent to Mentor letter from a Biology Department
             faculty member

Please visit http://www.bio.txstate.edu/graduate.html for more information regarding this program.