The PhD application deadline for fall-semester enrollment is the second Monday in January. Applications should be submitted by this date to receive full consideration for support from the Department. However, early submission is encouraged, as the Department's application review process will begin the first week in December.

NOTE: Although the deadline for application to the Graduate School is April 1 for fall admission, the Department must begin the selection process well in advance of this deadline in order to satisfy staffing and research goals and other departmental requirements. Therefore, the Department deadline takes precedence over the Graduate School application deadline.

Please note that a master's degree is not required to be enrolled in the PhD program.

Please review the pages of this website to be sure you understand the program you want to apply for and its requirements.

Before you submit your official online application, we are happy to answer any questions regarding the application process or your qualifications as they fit within our selection criteria. Contact our graduate program assistant, Sharon Gale, sgale@colostate.edu, for help with this or other application issues.

After submitting an Online Application to Graduate School you will be directed to submit additional information to our department. A Department specific supplemental application is required as well as with three letters of recommendation preferably with our recommendation form.

• Supplemental application for the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (click here for Word version)
  
  
• Letters of recommendation