Graduate Program » Admissions

Application to the Program can be made in two ways. If your primary interest is Toxicology, then you may apply for admission directly through the Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program by indicating "Toxicology" as your primary admitting unit on the standard graduate school application. Students admitted directly into the Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program affiliate with a department depending upon their choice of research mentor; this is typically done in the second year. Students with a primary interest in a departmentally based field may also apply to the Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program by indicating "Toxicology" as the secondary field on the graduate school application. The primary field should indicate the specific graduate department in Arts and Sciences, the School of Medicine, or the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences. There is no difference in the eventual degree granted through either mechanism; both routes result in a Ph.D. granted by a specific department, with certification in Toxicology.

Students are offered admission to the program with fellowship support based on rank among all applicants. Students may be awarded a Toxicology fellowship or may be accepted into the Toxicology Program with support from departmental funds. For each entering year, approximately four full fellowships (tuition, fees and stipend) are awarded to Toxicology graduate school applicants. Applicants must have a bachelor's degree with a strong foundation in the biological and physical sciences, and mathematics. Applicants must submit scores on the GRE general test, transcripts, and three letters of recommendation. It is expected that course work and research experience will vary among applicants but that the applicant's academic credentials will be sufficient to ensure successful completion of the degree.