University of British Columbia Bioinformatics

Contacts

Website: http://bioinformatics.ubc.ca/bgp/
Phone: 604-707-5803
Admissions e-mail: bioinformaticsprogram[at]bcgsc.ca

Program Information

• M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees administered by the College for Interdisciplinary Studies, combines training in both biological and computational methodologies

Admission Requirements

MSc

• BSc. or equivalent in biology, genetics, microbiology, molecular biology, medicine, computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering, or statistics
• minimum 76% (B+) average in third and fourth year courses
  • Significant experience in one of the aforementioned fields

PhD

• Masters degree
• Transfer from a master’s degree to the PhD program is possible if the applicant has 80% of higher in relevant graduate courses
• International applicants should consult the UBC Graduate Programs website for country-specific requirements here

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Supporting Documents

• official transcripts of all post-secondary institutions attended
• 3 letters of recommendation
• Bioinformatics Graduate Program Application
• official TOEFL scores if English is not first language
• CV
• $91.80 application fee (domestic), $153.00 application fee (international)

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Deadlines

MSc.

September Admission:

• March 15, 2013 - Canadian/US Students
• February 8, 2013 - International Students

PhD

January Admission:

• September 30, 2012

May Admission:

• January 2, 2013

September Admission:

• March 15, 2013

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Tuition

• International - $7,640.70 per year
• Domestic - $4,349.16 per year

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