Application Process:

Please note, we accept applications for Fall term only.

To guarantee full consideration please apply by January 15th, 2009.

The application deadline for domestic applicants is May 15, 2009and for international applicants

is February 15, 2009.

Application:

We strongly urge you to use the university on-line application process.

Under "Degree Admissions ", select "Domestic" or "International", review the list of required documents, and then select "Apply Online". Links are provided to view instructions and information. When completing the application, under "Select your Major" chose "PHD GRADUATE EDUCATION IN MEDICAL SCIENCES (GEMS)" from the drop down menu. The Program Code for GEMS is 20FS8060PHD. The last section at the bottom of this page describes how to rank your interest in the 5 PhD granting departments of the GEMS program. You may list up to 3 departments in order of preference with #1 as your first choice.

YOU MUST SELECT AT LEAST ONE OF THE DEPARTMENTS FROM THE LIST BELOW. ( Please note that

specifying a particular program indicates your current interest; however, students are free to choose any of the

departments for their laboratory rotations and thesis work.)

Degree-granting departments included in GEMS Program are the following:

Anatomy and Cell Biology

Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Microbiology and Immunology

Pathology

Pharmacology

Physiology and Biophysics

2. Completing The Application: Required Documents

Application (web version preferred on-line application process).

Graduate Appointment form (PDF). This document is required for certain pre-matriculation Graduate College Fellowships for which you may be eligible. Please review the guidelines for the University Fellowships and the Abraham Lincoln Graduate Fellowship. Eligible applicants may be nominated by their department of interest. As a matter of course, the Graduate Appointment form should be downloaded, filled out and mailed to the GEMS address shown below.

Personal Statement of Purpose, Relevant Experience and Goals. You may use the page provided on the Graduate Appointment form above or use your own stationery and mail your statement to GEMS.

Request that the Educational Testing Service send GRE and TOEFL (if applicable) scores to the University of Illinois at Chicago. The Institution Code for both GRE and TOEFL scores is 1851.

Additionally, select the Departmental Code for your first choice department for the relevant scores (GRE and TOEFL Department Codes differ while the Institution Code is the same). For GRE score transmission select the appropriate Departmental Code from among the following: Anatomy and Cell Biology, 0201; Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, 0202; Microbiology and Immunology, 0212; Pharmacology, 0216; Physiology and Biophysics, 0217. For TOEFL score transmission select the appropriate Departmental Code from among the following: Anatomy and Cell Biology, 32; Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, 34; Microbiology and Immunology, 07; Pharmacology, 30; Physiology and Biophysics, 49.

Request that official transcripts from all postsecondary institutions be mailed to the GEMS office. If the transcripts are not in English you must provide the original and a certified translation. Additionally, if you have graduated from your undergraduate institution by the time of application, request an official proof of degree be mailed to the GEMS office. If the proof of degree is not in English you must provide the original and a certified translation. If you have not graduated at the time of application, this latter document will be required when you have graduated from your undergraduate institution.

Three letters of recommendation are required by GEMS. The university Recommendation Letter

form may be downloaded here. If you are unable to provide the forms to your reviewers, letters without the forms will be accepted if they are written on letterhead stationery from the reviewer's institution. This material should be sent to GEMS.

Application fee: domestic students: $50.00; foreign students: $60.00. With the web application you may choose to pay with a credit card at the time you submit your application on-line, otherwise send a check or money order to the University. If you defer payment you will need to send the fee to the University by check or money order. Under certain circumstances the application fee may be waived, see Application Fee Waiver Program.

Mail the Application Materials to be sent to GEMS to the following address:

              Dr. Laura King Price
              GEMS (M/C 784)
              c/o College of Medicine Dean's Office
              1853 W. Polk Street rm 131
              Chicago, IL 60612

Phone contact: 312-355-0389

E-mail contact: gemsinfo@uic.edu