All candidates for admission to our Ph.D. Training Program should apply online* through Stony Brook University Graduate School's website.  Our formal Program name is The Graduate Training Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, but we are often referred to as just Pharmacology!

Students with a wide variety of undergraduate majors have had very successful graduate careers in this Program. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the Program, coursework in Physical Chemistry and/or Physiology is strongly recommended. Organic chemistry is a prerequisite for admission. A typical applicant will also have taken upper-level undergraduate courses in Biochemistry and at least one of the following: Cell Biology, Genetics or Neurobiology.  Members of minority groups and prospective applicants with post-baccalaureate laboratory-based research experience are encouraged to apply.

(A no-cost preliminary electronic application form for our Pharmacology program can be filled out - please see below.)

APPLICATION SUBMISSION FOR FALL 2009
In addition to the completed online application, all applicants are required to take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), although Medical College Admissions Tests (MCATs) are acceptable for applicants participating in the M.D.-Ph.D. Program.  Applicants are encouraged to take one advanced subject exam in their strongest subject. International Students are required to take the TOEFL exam and are strongly urged to take the TSE exam.
          INSTITUTION CODE:      2548   SUNY CENTER Stony Brook
          DEPARTMENT CODE:      0216   PHARMACOLOGY  [TOEFL, #30 OTHER BIOLOGICAL SCI)
         
Three letters of recommendation and two copies of your official college transcript are required.  These supplementary materials may be sent via the online application or the  hard copy may be sent directly to our Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Graduate Program:

Pharmacology Graduate Program, HSC/BST8-140, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8651

The Graduate School's application fee is $60.

The Graduate School's Deadline for receipt of applications and all supporting materials is January 15.  Please note that our Pharmacology Graduate Program has a rolling admissions policy, which means that we review and decide on applications until our Fall Class is filled. 

NOTE: Our graduate program is now accepting applications for the Fall 2009.  We do not have Spring Admissions.

Approximately five to seven students are admitted per year, to maintain a total of 30 to 35 Program students.

All accepted applicants have until April 15 to make their decision to accept our program's offers.

"Join us!!"

We realize that it can be cumbersome and expensive to send the complete application required by the Graduate School. As an option , we are happy to prescreen prospective applicants for their suitability for our training program. Please fill out the electronic short form application available at:

If your short form application is suitable we will contact you no later than December 15 to ask you to complete the entire application packet. 

Note for International students: We receive hundreds of requests for application materials each year from sites outside North America. Due to the expense of international mail, we strongly recommend that all international applicants use the electronic short form. Please submit the form by November 15.