Overview

Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology / Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology is located in Provo, UT, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Microbiology and molecular biology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Microbiology and molecular biology

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
Doctoral Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam CV, Statement of Intent, List of Publications, List of Presentations, GRE recommended but not required. Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Completion of research and didactic credits
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Published in a scientific journal, completion of research and didactic credits.

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

15

Applied

13

Accepted

11

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	CV, Statement of Intent, List of Publications, List of Presentations, GRE recommended but not required.
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0 during previous 2 years
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 580 TOEFL IBT score: 85
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	August 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

39

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	10.26%
Black or African American	5.13%
White or Caucasian	64%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	17.95%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (61%)

Female (38%)

Faculty

20

Total faculty

Full-time - 16

Part-time - 4

Male (16)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Viral pathogens that infect human blood cells, cellular metabolism, bacterial hosts and the phages that infect them (BHAP), understanding the the molecular basis of T cell activation and improving the T cell memory response to infectious disease, and engineering improved immunological proteins to combat cancer.
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	292,887

Location & Contact

Address 4007 LSB
Provo, UT  84602
United States

Contact Dr. Joel Griffitts
Chair
Email: joelg@byu.edu
Phone: 801-422-7997
Fax: 801-422-0004

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