Statement of Purpose - describe your research interests, including research you have completed and or any papers you have published. Include your career objectives and goals for graduate study.
Letters of Recommendation - three letters are required.
Transcripts: For application review purposes only, scan and upload copies of transcripts for all institutions attended since high school. In the online application, you will be prompted to upload your scanned documents. Please upload both the front and back sides of the transcript. Uploaded transcripts should be recent and include the following: your name, dates of attendance, grades/marks received, credits and grading legend. UCI reserves the right to require official transcripts at any time during the admission process, and rescind any offer of admission made if discrepancies between uploaded and official transcript(s) are found. Official transcripts will be requested if and when you are admitted and decide to attend UCI. Do not send official transcripts until this time, unless you are requested to do so.
GRE general scores which include : Verbal, Quantitative, Analytical Writing. You are encouraged to take the GRE exams during the fall prior to the year you intend to apply. See the GRE at a Glance. The institution code for UCI is 4859.
Chemistry Subject GRE score or subject GRE in an appropriate interdisciplinary area, such as Physics or Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology is recommended. TOEFL iBT (Internet Based Testing) An overall score of 80 on the TOEFL iBT is required for admission. IELTS (Academic Modules of the International English Testing System) An overall score of 7, with a score of no less than 6 on any individual module, is required for admission. For the paper-based test, a minimum score of 550
Please note, Chemistry Ph.D students are funded as a Teaching Assistant in their first year and applicants with a TOEFL iBT speaking score of 25 and below or an IELTS speaking score of a 7.5 or below are typically not admitted. However, if you do not meet this English requirement and you are a highly qualified student who would fill a need in our research team you are strongly encouraged to contact the Chemistry faculty whose research interests you and apply to the program.