Application form
Personal Statement*
Summary of Research/Professional Experience (Research interests)
Resume / CV
Three letters of recommendation
Unofficial transcripts
$65 application fee (paid by credit card to SIU Graduate School). Fee waivers are available for McNair and Fulbright Scholars. Please contact the Graduate Admissions Coordinator for more information.
550 on the paper-based TOEFL
80 on the internet-based TOEFL
6.5 on the IELTS
3.0 on all previous graduate level coursework (approximately a B+ average)
The typical student who is admitted to the BCS program has an undergraduate GPA of 3.4, and GRE scores at the 60th percentile on both verbal and quantitative. Appropriate courses are important (e.g., good grades in research methods, statistics, and science-oriented content courses), and previous experience working in an experimental laboratory helps to demonstrate preparation for graduate-level research.

A strong application will include experience working with experimental methods (e.g., small animal surgery, computer programming, neural imaging) and populations (e.g., rats, children, adults, etc.) that are related to your area of interest. Letters of recommendation from people familiar with the students' work will help to assess the students' skills, experience, and preparation for graduate study.