$65 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
$80 for international students.

This program uses the Graduate School's English Language Proficiency Score Requirements and Minimum Scores for Regular Admission.
Minimum Scores for Regular Admission
TOEFL iBT: 4.5 (no sub score less than 4) (or 79 for students who took the test prior to January 2026)
IELTS: 6.5 (no sub score less than 6)
Duolingo English Test: 120 (no sub score less than 110)
PTE: 59
More information is available at https://graduate.ua.edu/applicants/international-students/.

Three letters of recommendation, provided by faculty members who have direct knowledge of and can comment on the applicant’s academic and research potential. Letters from friends, employers for non-laboratory jobs, clergy, etc. are usually not helpful.

Statement of Purpose is a 1-2 page document, which is an important part of the application, and should be carefully written to describe:
Your background in biological sciences, and how these experiences, interests, activities and/or achievements have helped shape your interest in graduate work
One short-term and one long-term goal.
Why biological sciences is the discipline you think can help you achieve those.
Why our department and its faculty are suited to train you toward those goals (indicating that you are familiar with our department and graduate program).
Faculty member(s) you think could serve as a good mentor for you and why (you should have already contacted that/those faculty members to express interest in their research program and, ideally, have been encouraged by them to apply).
What contribution you think you will make to our department, university, and/or Biological Sciences.

Please upload an unofficial transcript for any institution of higher education at which you have completed 15 or more credit hours. Please include a grading scheme if your university does not use a letter-based (e.g. A, A-, B) grading scheme.