Application Instructions

Applications should be submitted by March 1 for entry in the following fall semester.  Only online applications will be accepted.

Please submit a pre-application electronically to the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program. Use of this application requires a Forms-capable browser. We strongly recommend that you review the application first and collect all of the requested information before filling out and submitting your application.

Please note:  If you apply to more than one program, you must submit attachments to each program as per their instructions.

Attachments (transcripts, letters of recommendation, GRE and TOEFL scores) should be mailed to:  

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, H171
Penn State College of Medicine
500 University Drive, PO Box 850
Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033-0850

*The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program utilizes pre-application forms during the application process.  Students are required to submit the official Penn State application and fee at the time of acceptance to the program.  

You may contact the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program Office at 717-531-8585, by fax at 717-531-7072, or by E-mail at rqd2@psu.edu.