Students seeking admission to the Department of Biochemistry must apply to the Graduate School of Duke University. Students applying to the Department of Biochemistry can indicate a desire to participate in a University Program such as Genetics or Cell and Molecular Biology. Alternatively, a student can directly apply to one of these programs and request affiliation with the Department of Biochemistry.
Qualified applicants will have strong undergraduate training in the chemical and/or biological sciences. Scores on the Graduate Record Examination General Test are required and it is strongly recommended that scores on a Subject Test in Biology, Chemistry, or Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology be submitted. The application, complete with the letters of recommendation and transcripts, should be submitted before the end of December. (Please consult the Graduate School for the application deadline.) Official GRE scores may be submitted later if they are not yet available; however, we should receive them by the end of January. All applications are reviewed by a departmental faculty committee.