Biology Program

The study of life, its origins, diversity and intricacies.

Master Of Science Degree In Biotechnology And Bioinformatics (33-34 units)

Admission Requirements

• Applicants must have a BS/BA degree in Biology, Computer Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Mathematics. Alternatively, applicants with a BA/BS degree in any field and equivalent work experiences in one of the above fields may be granted conditional admission and they must fulfill all the conditional requirements before they can be fully classified.
• Applicants seeking admission to the professional MS in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics program must be officially accepted into the CSUCI academic program.
• Applicants must declare themselves as graduate students in the professional MS degree program in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics.
• Applicants will be evaluated by the program admissions committee which will consider the applicants in the context of the total applicant pool using our general admission standards. The following materials are required for our evaluation and admission process.
  1. Applicants must submit to the program their transcript from their undergraduate institution, Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test scores or the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores.
  2. Applicants who have received their undergraduate degrees from a university where English is not the language of instruction, or have studied fewer than two years at a university where instruction is in English, must submit to the program their Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores for evaluation.
  3. Applicants must submit a one page "Statement of Purpose" and two letters of recommendation from people able to judge the applicant's capacity.