Graduate Application Overview
Applications to the BIG M.S. and Ph.D. program are accepted through the UC Riverside Graduate Application Fall Quarter Only. The priority deadline for admission and fellowship consideration is January 5th. The deadline to apply for admission consideration only is June 1st for all applicants.
Application Fee
The nonrefundable application fee must be paid online by credit card (VISA or MasterCard) prior to submission of your application. Please note that regardless of circumstances or application outcome, this fee is not refundable.
$135.00 for U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents
$155.00 for international/non-immigrant applicants
Application Fee Wavier
UCR students enrolled in the BS+MS Program can currently request an application waiver from the department office.
The Department does not offer any fee waivers at this time. The Graduate Division offers a limited amount of fee waivers for financial hardships that are available for qualified applicants who are U.S. citizens or current Permanent Residents. Please visit https://graduate.ucr.edu/fee-waivers for more details. Fee waivers are not available for international students.
Requirements
In addition to the following requirements listed below, all applicants must meet the general requirements of the UCR Graduate Council as set forth by the Graduate Division. The Department of Bioengineering requires that you possess a cumulative 3.0 minimum GPA during the junior and senior year of your undergraduate education.
* An M.S. degree is not a prerequisite for entering the Ph.D. program.
* The GRE is no longer required to apply to the M.S. or Ph.D. program.
Applicants will need to have completed coursework in chemistry, physics, math, biochemistry, biology and engineering. Students without an undergraduate engineering degree should have excellent training in mathematics and the physical sciences.
Specific recommendations for students without an undergraduate engineering degree are:
- Two years of mathematics
- One year of physics
- one year of inorganic chemistry including lab
- one year of organic chemistry including lab
- one course in biochemistry
- one course of molecular biology
Students with strong academic records may be admitted with limited coursework deficiencies, provided that these are satisfied by appropriate coursework taken during the first two years of graduate study.
Domestic Students
In order to be considered for admission in the Department of Bioengineering, you must upload ALL of the following directly to the online application:
- A statement of purpose
- A personal history statement (CVs or Resumes may not be submitted in lieu of a personal history statement)
- A total of 3 letters of recommendation
- upload one copy of unofficial transcripts to the online Graduate Application from ALL institutions attended after secondary school (high school)
International Students
In order to be considered for admission in the Department of Bioengineering, you must upload ALL of the following directly to the online application:
- A statement of purpose
- A personal history statement (CVs or Resumes may not be submitted in lieu of a personal history statement)
- A total of 3 letters of recommendation
- upload one copy of unofficial transcripts and degree certificates that are in the original language accompanied by certified English translations to the online Graduate Application from EACH institution attended after secondary school (high school)
- TOFEL Requirement: 550 paper test score minimum and 80 iBT score minimum
- IELTS Requirement: An overall score of 7 with no band score less than 6
Learn More about UCR'S Bioengineering Graduate Program by attending our Graduate Division Virtual Open House.
