TOEFL The university-wide minimum TOEFL score required for consideration for graduate admission is 550 for the paper based test (PBT), and 80 for the internet based test (iBT). IELTS The minimum score we will accept for the IELTS Academic Training exam score is 7. GRE All applicants must provide official GRE general test scores (verbal, quantitative and analytical). The institution code is 4836 and the department code is 0301. There is no hard cut off since the committee looks at all aspects of your application. To help you submit your scores on time, we do accept self-reported scores for reviewing purposes only. GRE score reports are typically received electronically within 5-7 business days from the order date.

PS Focus your Statement of Purpose on the reasons you are interested in attending UC San Diego Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate Program. For more detailed information, please visit the Graduate Division Statement of Purpose page. CV Recommended Fee Currently, the applications fees are $105.00 for U.S. Citizens & Permanent Resident Applicants and $125.00 for International Applicants. RL We require three letters of recommendation. If you have any research experience, we would like to see a letter from your research advisor. UC San Diego students applying for the MS program need to submit at least two letters, one of them from a professor in the Chemistry & Biochemistry department. Transcript For application review purposes (only), scan and upload copies of transcripts for all institutions attended after high school. In the online application, you will be prompted to upload a PDF of your scanned documents. Please upload both the front and back sides of the transcript, even if the back side is blank. Uploaded transcripts should be recent and include the following: your name, the institution name, dates of attendance, grades/marks received, credits, and grading legend. If no transcript is available, please upload a statement explaining the circumstances. Please do not mail official hard copies until provisionally admitted. Visit the Graduate Division Academic Records and Transcripts for more details. Statement of Purpose