• Application for Admission, Preliminary Program Proposal and Course Transfer form
• Statement of Purpose - should explain why student wishes to enter the program and what the student plans to accomplish while in the program. The statements should also supply information about the student's science capabilities if his or her undergraduate academic record does not accurately reflect them. For example, if the GPA is slightly under 3.0, the student should explain any changes that may indicate improvement in coursework.
• Two letters of recommendation from faculty members, preferably from Stanford Biology faculty (Recommendation form is not required; a letter will suffice). Letters should be submitted to:
  Subcommittee on the Coterminal Degree Program
  Student Services Office, Department of Biology
  Gilbert Building, Room 108; 371 Serra Mall
  Stanford, CA 94305-5020
• Unofficial Stanford transcript showing coursework in Math, Chemistry, Physics and Bio Core classes as outlined in the Biology undergraduate major requirements

Application Procedures

Applicants will be notified of the admission decision in writing, typically 3-4 weeks after the application deadline. If a student is approved for admission into the coterminal program, the student must respond to the Department within the same quarter the offer of admission was made.

Once a student is admitted, the coterminal application may not be deferred to a later quarter. If an admitted student wishes to begin the coterminal MS program after the quarter in which he/she was admitted, he/she will be required to re-apply at that later quarter and will not be guaranteed admission.