Admissions

Applicants are expected to have a firm foundation in the biological and physical sciences. It is preferable that students have taken courses in biology, organic chemistry, biochemistry, genetics, cell biology, physics, and mathematics. Actual course requirements, however, are not fixed and students with outstanding records in any area of the biological sciences may qualify for admission. There are no specific grade requirements for prior course work, but a strong performance in basic science courses is of great importance for admission. Letters of recommendation and undergraduate research activities are also important factors in the admissions process.

All applicants must take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). In special cases, the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) may be substituted. To avoid delay in the admissions process, applicants are urged to take the GRE in September, and not later than December. Students whose native language is not English are asked to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

Approximately five new students enter the program each year. The top applicants are invited to New Haven at the program's expense for two days of interviews with faculty, meetings with current graduate students, and tours of Yale and New Haven.

Applications are due December 7, 2007.

http://medicine.yale.edu/gateways/prospective.html

The BBS brochure is now available and provides information about all of the biomedical and biological disciplines at Yale. If you reside in the U.S. or Canada, you can request this brochure by going to the Yale Graduate School web site below and submitting your name and address:

http://www.yale.edu/graduateschool/admissions/information_request.html

When you go to this site, please make sure that you select "Biological and Biomedical Sciences" from the drop-down menu of programs. You should expect to receive a mailing from Yale within 1-2 weeks.

Thank you again for your interest, and good luck during the application process.

Graduate Program in Immunology Yale University School of Medicine P.O. Box 208011 New Haven, CT 06520-8011 Tel: 203-785-3857 Email: bbs@yale.edu