Preliminary
Application
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Thank you for your interest in
graduate study in the Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry at the University of South Carolina. This page
details exactly what is needed to apply. On the right are
the four items you will need to provide us with (five items
if you are an international applicant). There is no
fee for the preliminary application for support.
Test scores, transcripts and
recommendations sent to us for the preliminary application
will be forwarded to the Graduate School and do not need to
be submitted twice. After the department considers
your preliminary application, you are encouraged to apply to
the
Graduate School.
Any questions about the preliminary application process should be directed to:
chemgradoffice@mail.chem.sc.edu or 800-868-7588.
For
additional information regarding the preliminary application timetable,
click
here.
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1. Preliminary Application
To submit a preliminary application for
admission please fill out our
electronic form. When you are done filling out the form,
click the submit button at the bottom of the page only once. You will
receive
an email indicating that we have received your preliminary application
has been submitted.
2.
Letters of Recommendation
Please submit two or three
letters of recommendation from faculty that are familiar with your
academic work. If you have done a research project, your
supervisor’s letter is especially useful.
Click
here to
download the letter of recommendation form. Print copies of this form for use by the professors you
select to send recommendations. Please have the recommenders send
the letters to:
| Graduate Office |
| Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry |
| University of South
Carolina |
| 631 Sumter Street |
| Columbia, SC 29208 |
3. GRE Scores
Please submit
your GRE Scores to the Department. We will accept either
official scores sent to us by the testing agency or copies of the
scores that you received. Copies are appreciated and will speed
the application process. If you are accepted by the
Department, the Graduate School will require GRE scores from all
applicants. They require
that official GRE scores be sent directly from ETS.
If you ask the testing agency to
send your scores, please have them sent to:
| Graduate School |
| University of South
Carolina |
| 901 Sumter Street #304 |
| Columbia, SC 29208 |
The code for having scores
sent to USC is 5818.
If you are submitting copies of your GRE scores, please send them to:
| Graduate Office |
| Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry |
| University of South Carolina |
| 631 Sumter
Street |
| Columbia, SC 29208 |
For further information about the
GRE such as test dates, practice tests, score reporting, and so
forth, see www.gre.org.
4.
Official Transcripts
The department requires official
transcripts from each university or college that you have
attended. Please send your transcripts to:
| Graduate Office |
| Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry |
| University of South Carolina |
| 631 Sumter Street |
| Columbia, SC 29208 |
If you are admitted to the
graduate program in Chemistry and Biochemistry, you will be asked
to provide a final transcript indicating degree completion. That
transcript is to be sent to the same address.
If you are not an
international applicant, you are finished applying once steps 1
through 4 are completed. So what's
next?
5. TOEFL
Scores
If you are an international
applicant from a country whose primary language is not English, you must take the TOEFL. The University of South Carolina requires a score of
at least 570 paper-based/230 computer-based for admission to
the university. If you have a degree from an American College or
University, the TOEFL is not required. We will accept either
official scores sent to us by the testing agency or copies of
the scores that you received. Copies are appreciated and will
speed the application process. If you are accepted to the
Department, the Graduate School will require official TOEFL
scores sent directly from ETS.
If you ask the testing agency to
send your scores, please have them sent to:
| Graduate School |
| University of South Carolina |
| 901 Sumter Street #304 |
| Columbia, SC 29208 |
The code for having scores
sent to USC is 5818.
If you are submitting copies of your TOEFL
scores, please send those
to:
| Graduate Office |
| Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry |
| University of South Carolina |
| 631 Sumter Street |
| Columbia, SC 29208 |
For further information about the
TOEFL, see www.toefl.org.
You are finished applying once
steps 1 through 5 are completed. So what's
next?
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