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Graduate
Application Instructions
This material can also be found on the following
page.
Please note:
Applications for M.S. thesis and Ph.D. programs in Chemistry are
accepted for both Fall and Spring semesters. Students are not
currently being admitted in the M.S. non-thesis track.
Application deadlines are listed below.
Application Deadlines
Fall admission: February 15
Spring admission: October 1
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry encourages all full-time
students to begin their studies in the Fall semester due to the
rotation component of the first year curriculum. However, qualified
students will be considered for Spring semester admission if
application materials are received by October 1. Students wishing to
pursue studies on a part-time basis may submit applications up to one
month before the desired date of entrance.
Graduate Application Materials Should be Sent to
Bayer School of Natural & Environmental Sciences
100 Mellon Hall
Duquesne University
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
Telephone: 412-396-4900
Fax: 412-396-4881
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Application Requirements
1. The application form
completed in full.
You can download and print the Application (all
applicants) OR complete an Online Application:
* U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents/Green Card Holders
* International Applicants
2. A Statement of
Purpose is required.
It should be approximately 250 words, describing your goals and
objectives for enrolling in this program.
3. Official transcripts
in English of all undergraduate and any graduate studies completed.
Ask the registrar(s) of your undergraduate and graduate colleges or
universities to send the transcript to the above address.
4. Three letters of
recommendation sent by your listed references to the above address.
In addition, please also have each reference submit a completed recommendation
form.
5. Original GRE scores
sent to the above address.
General test scores are required, and subject test scores are
recommended.
6. Application Fees.
* There is no application fee for domestic applicants to the graduate
degree programs in the Department of Biological Sciences.
* For domestic applicants seeking a non-degree program, there is a $10
application fee (make check or money order payable to Duquesne
University).
* INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS - There is a $40 application processing fee
(make check or money order payable to Duquesne University).
7. International
Students Only.
- Your application package must also contain the following:
* Official TOEFL scores that are current to one year.
* Before classes begin, International students and any non-native
speakers of the English language (including Lawful Permanent Residents)
will be required to take the Speaking Proficiency English Assessment
Kit (SPEAK) test. On occasion students with exceptionally high
speaking portions of the TOEFL may be waived from the SPEAK test.
* Duquesne University Affidavit
of Support Form completed in full and an official bank
statement. The affidavit of support form is a legal document that a
student’s sponsor must complete and have notarized and certified. The
bank statement must be from the sponsor and show at least one full year
of costs. Estimates of costs for the academic year are available from
the Office of International Programs.
* Mandatory
International Student Form (click on the link to download the .pdf
document).
* 40 USD check or money order (payable to Duquesne University).
Application
Deadlines for International Students:
Fall admission: February 15
Spring admission: October 1
Please note: These deadlines also apply to
international students seeking assistantships.
Applications that are missing ANY of the above items will not be
processed.
Please e-mail gradinfo@duq.edu with application questions or problems.
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Duquesne
University, Department of
Chemistry and Biochemistry
600 Forbes Avenue, 308 Mellon Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, Tel:
412-396-6340, Fax: 412-396-5683 |
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