Application and Admission

Application Materials and Deadlines
Students may apply online via the Graduate School Web site at www.grad.sunysb.edu.

In addition to a completed application form, candidates must also provide the following: official transcripts of all undergraduate and, if applicable, graduate coursework; official Graduate Record Examination Scores (Stony Brook’s code for score reporting is 0213); three letters of recommendation; and a nonrefundable $60 fee. Foreign students must additionally supply an official TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of at least 550.

All supplementary application materials should be sent directly to the Graduate Program in Physiology and Biophysics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-8661, USA.
The deadline for receipt of these materials is generally March 1 for consideration for Fall admission.

Admissions
In addition to the above, applicants should have a baccalaureate degree with preparation in mathematics through calculus and one year each of biology, chemistry, and physics. Additional preparation in the following subjects is strongly recommended: organic chemistry, biochemistry, cell biology, and physical chemistry. Deficiencies in specific areas may have to be met through additional courses during the first two years of graduate study.

Financial Support and Benefits
Students accepted to the department’s graduate studies program are offered a yearly stipend and full tuition waiver. After three semesters, students must choose a faculty member and laboratory with which to conduct their doctoral research. The student’s stipend is then usually provided through the faculty member’s individual research grants. Basic health insurance is available to all graduate students. All applicants are considered for financial aid; a separate application is not required.

Department and Program Web Sites
Prospective graduate students can also find useful information about Stony Brook on the University’s home page on the World Wide Web (www.stonybrook.edu). The first page of this site directs the reader to information about the Stony Brook area, campus events, libraries, and research programs. It also links to a list of Web sites for every department and program on campus. The Department of Physiology and Biophysics Web site (www.pnb.sunysb.edu) is on this list, along with those of the Molecular and Cellular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, and Structural Biology departments, and other graduate programs relevant to training and research in physiology and biophysics. Our site offers more detailed information about the program, our faculty, and our research. In many cases, faculty members have included information about the students who work with them, photographs from their laboratories, and summaries of current research and publications.

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