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Application deadline:  To receive full consideration, it is recommended that all application materials (to the BCMB department and the graduate school) are received by February 1.

Step 1

Download, complete and submit the departmental application form. All fields must be completed.  Do not attach supplemental material.

To download the form:

1. Position the mouse pointer over the icon at right
2. Right click "Save Target As..."
3. Specify a folder where the form is to be saved
4. Left click "Save"
5. Or, follow the procedures outlined above by clicking the following link: BCMB Application Form

PLEASE NOTE: Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 or later is required to open, complete and save the form. For a free download of Adobe Acrobat Reader, please go to http://www.adobe.com/

To submit the form:

1. E-mail the completed form to: BCMBgradadmissions@utk.edu
2. Save a copy of the completed form for your files

 

Step 2

Arrange for three (3) letters of recommendation to be sent to the department.

Mailing address:
Attention:  Chair, BCMB Graduate Admissions Committee
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology
M407 Walters Life Sciences Building
1414 Cumberland Avenue
Knoxville, TN  37996

Step 3

Submit GRE and TOEFL (international students only) scores. For purposes of reporting GRE and TOEFL scores the institutional code for the University of Tennessee is 1843.  A departmental code is NOT required.

Step 4

Apply to The University of Tennessee Graduate Studies. Application procedures for admission to The University of Tennessee Graduate Studies