Ph.D. Programs

Admissions

Applications are submitted to the VCU Graduate School or for international applicants, the VCU Office of International Education. Application materials are provided at the links to these sites respectively.

On receipt by either the Graduate School or the Office of International Education, applications are forwarded directly to the department/program for review. Recommendations for acceptance and offers of financial support are generated by the program/department and communicated to the Graduate School. The Graduate School transmits a notification of acceptance to the applicant confirming the recommendation. Applications are reviewed as received and acceptance decisions are communicated as they are made.

Fast Track Review

Although a formal application [PDF] to the VCU Graduate School must be completed before admission to a Ph.D. program, applicants are encouraged to provide information directly to individual Departments or Programs. Applicants may e-mail the Program Director (listed below) and report their GPA and GRE, include a personal statement and list the names and e-mail addresses of three referees. The Fast Track Review Self-Reporting Form, submitted in parallel with a formal application, allows rapid feedback to the applicant.

Curriculum	Department/Contact	Semester Of Entry	Deadline
IBMS	IBMS Louis J. De Felice, Ph.D. 804-628-4853 E-mail: ljdefelice@vcu.edu	Unrestricted
Anatomy	Anatomy and Neurobiology Dr. William Guido 804-828-9623 E-mail: wguido@vcu.edu	Fall preferred	Dec 17 - Application received before given priority consideration
Biochemistry	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Dr. Tomasz K. Kordula 804-828-0771 E-mail: biochemgrad@mail1.vcu.edu	Fall preferred	Dec 17- Application received before given priority consideration
Biostatistics	Biostatistics Mr. Russ Boyle 804-828-9824 E-mail: boyle@vcu.edu	Fall preferred	Priority given to applications received by Jan 15
Epidemiology	Epidemiology and Community Health Dr. Kate L. Lapane 804-628-2506 E-mail: kllapane@vcu.edu	Fall	Dec 15- Application received before given priority consideration
Human Genetics	Human and Molecular Genetics Dr. Rita Shiang 804-828-9632 ext 124 E-mail: rshiang@vcu.edu	Fall	Dec 17- Application received before given priority consideration
M.D./Ph.D.	M.D./Ph.D. Ms. Sandra Sorrell 804-828-9711 E-mail: ssorrell@hsc.vcu.edu
Microbiology and Immunology	Microbiology and Immunology Dr. Guy Cabral 804-828-9728 E-mail: gacabral@vcu.edu	Fall preferred	Dec 17- Application received before given priority consideration
Molecular Biology and Genetics*	MBG Dr. Gail Christie 804-828-9093 E-mail: christie@hsc.vcu.edu	Fall preferred	Dec 17- Application received before given priority consideration
Neuroscience*	Neuroscience Dr. John Bigbee 804-828-0948 E-mail: jbigbee@vcu.edu	Fall preferred	Dec 17- Application received before given priority consideration
Pathology	Pathology Dr. Shawn Holt 804-828-4802 E-mail: seholt@hsc.vcu.edu	Fall preferred	Dec 17- Application received before given priority consideration
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Pharmacology and Toxicology Dr. Steve Sawyer 804-828-8400 E-mail: stsawyer@vcu.edu	Fall preferred	Dec 17- Application received before given priority consideration
Physiology and Physical Therapy	Physical Therapy Dr. Sheryl Finucane 804-828-0234 E-mail: sfinucan@vcu.edu	Fall	Dec 17- Application received before given priority consideration
Physiology and Biophysics	Physiology and Biophysics Dr. Louis De Felice 804-628-4853 E-mail: ljdefelice@vcu.edu	Fall preferred	Dec 17- Application received before given priority consideration
Social and Behavioral Health	Social and Behavioral Health Dr. May Kennedy 804-828-4548 E-mail: mgkennedy@vcu.edu	Fall preferred	Dec 17- Application received before given priority consideration

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