Department of Biological Sciences Application Requirements: 
 
1. The application form completed in full. Application

2. Official transcripts in English of all undergraduate and any graduate studies completed. Ask the registrar(s) of your undergraduate and graduate colleges or universities to send the transcript to the above address. 

3. Three letters of recommendation sent by your listed references to the above address. Please use the downloadable recommendation form.

4. Original GRE scores sent to the above address. General test AND Subject Test (in either Biology or Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology) are REQUIRED for Admission .

5. There is no application fee for degree seeking applicants. Non-degree seeking application fee is $10. FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ONLY - application processing fee of $40 must be included. All appropriate fees must accompany the application form and cannot be refunded. Check should be made payable to Duquesne University.

6. FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ONLY. Original TOEFL scores and Duquesne University Affidavit of Support Form completed in full and submitted together with required officially-certified statements of financial resources available from you to support your education at Duquesne University. (See estimates of costs for academic year available from the Office of International Affairs.) See Affidavit of Support Form for acceptable forms of financial resource certifications. No uncertified photocopies can be accepted. The Test of Spoken English (TSE) is required for all international students seeking assistantship positions. Note International deadlines below.

Application Deadlines:

Applications are processed and reviewed on a rolling basis. The target deadlines are February 15 for Fall admission and October 1 for Spring admission. Applications will be accepted up to one month before classes begin.

Applications which are missing any of the above items will NOT be processed. 
Please e-mail gradinfo@duq.edu with application questions or problems.