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Graduate Program

Requirements for Admission to the Graduate Program

Applicants to the PCMB Graduate Program must submit a completed OSU graduate application, transcripts of all prior college work, three letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose, and scores for the GRE General test.

Student Undergraduate course work in physics, calculus, and genetics as well as a background in plant sciences strengthens the application. International applicants must also submit scores from the TOEFL or Michigan Test of Written English. If an international applicant wishes to be considered for Graduate Teaching Associateship, scores from the Test of Spoken English (TSE) are also mandatory. In general, the department will not consider applicants with a grade-point average below 3.0, a TOEFL score below 500, or a Michigan Test score below 80. Each applicant will be evaluated on the basis of his/her complete application file, rather than by any single criterion.

Download OSU Graduate Application Forms

Domestic Students International Students

Admission Information [pdf]

Admission Information for International Applications [pdf]

Application for Admission [pdf]

Application for International Student [pdf]

Reference Form [pdf]

Affidavit of Financial Support for International Student [pdf]

 

Reference Form [pdf]

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PCMB Department application material required from all students.
Request PCMB Application from; or Address Correspondence to:

Graduate Secretary
Department of Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology
The Ohio State University
Room 500 Aronoff Laboratory
Columbus, OH 43210-1293
Phone: 614.292.8952
FAX: 614.292.6345

e-Mail: Debbie Dotter


Click to obtain an electronic version of the PCMB Graduate Program Handbook [pdf]

 

Revised: 20-oct-09

PCMB NEWS

Faculty Position Opening

The merging Departments of Plant Cellular & Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics at The Ohio State University, in conjunction with the interdisciplinary Plant Molecular Biology/Biotechnology (PMBB) program, invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position. Position Information [pdf]

NSF Grant Awarded to Biao Ding

Biao Ding has been awarded a 3-year grant in the amount of $480,000 from the National Science Foundation to study the mechanisms of cell-to-cell RNA trafficking.

Work Study Position Available in PCMB

8-20 hrs/week; $7.26-8.25/hour.
Contact Dr. Rebecca Lamb.
Position Information [pdf}

David Somers' Lab Published In Nature

David Somers’ group has published an article in Nature (Sept. 20) entitled, “ZEITLUPE is a circadian photoreceptor stabilized by GIGANTEA in blue light.” Woe-Yeon Kim and Sumire Fujiwara are co-first authors.

Rebecca Lamb Receives OPBC Award

Rebecca Lamb has received an award of $57,567 over two years from the OPBC for a study entitled, ”Two Arabidopsis WWE-PARP proteins involved in abiotic stress response and development.”

Plant Biotechnology In-Floor Seminar Series Schedule

Follow the link below for a schedule of informal 30-40 min seminars that will take place at noon on Fridays in room 189 of Rightmire Hall.
Schedule [pdf]

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