Program Entrance Requirements

In order to be considered by the Admissions Committee of the CMPP, applicants must meet all requirements established by the Graduate School including at least a 3.0 undergraduate grade point average (4-point system). The Graduate School may also require a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or 61 (internet version).
Applicants are expected to have a B. A. or B. S. in Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Chemistry or similar discipline.

For more information: CMPP Student Guide.

Application for admission to the CMPP Graduate Program must be made to both the CMPP program and the Graduate School of the University of Nevada, Reno.

For the Graduate School:

• To be filled in online:
• Graduate School application

• To be mailed to the Graduate School:
• Official Transcripts
• Official GRE scores
• Official TOEFL scores (if applicable)

To be mailed to the CMPP program:

• CMPP application form
• Three (3) letters of recommendation

The CMPP application form (choose either Word or PDF) should be filled in, printed, signed and then mailed.  An application check list is at the end of the form.

To be admitted to the fall semester completed applications must be received no later than February 1st of the year for which you are applying.

Send CMPP application and letters of reference to:
Brian Perrino
Admissions Chair, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology (CMPP)
Department of Physiology & Cell Biology/352
University of Nevada School of Medicine
1664 N. Virginia Street
Reno , Nevada , USA 89557
Phone 775-784-6908
Fax 775-784-6903

The Graduate School and the Office of International Students and Scholars provide further information and forms.

Mailing address:
Graduate School/326
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557

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