美国州立高等学校，大学成立于1868年，是加利福尼亚大学 9 所分校中历史最悠久也最有声誉的一所。位于旧金山以东21公里的伯克利市，地处硅谷边缘。伯克利大学在全美公立大学排名中多次名列第一，被公认为世界顶尖的学府之一。该校有3万多学生，光图书馆就有20多个，学校图书馆藏书达700万册，有300套微缩胶片和10万种期刊。伯克利大学教授里有16个诺贝尔奖得主，栽培了不计其数的政界领袖和社会栋梁。英特尔公司总裁安得鲁就是该校工程系毕业的学生。
【细分方向】
·Biomaterials ·Drug Delivery Systems & Pharmacogenomics
·BioMEMS & Nanotech ·Biomedical Imaging & Instrumentation
·Computational Biology ·Neural Systems Engineering & Vision Science
·Biomechanics ·Systems & Synthetic Biology
·Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine
【研究生入学基本条件】
·TOEFL>88
Tests should be taken no later than December 1st in order for the official test scores to reach our office by the deadline. 托福考试时间不得晚于12月1日。
·GRE:需要提供GRE成绩，但是GRE subject和写作部分不是必须的。成功的申请者的GRE分数一般需达到85%以上。
·GPA:成功的申请者GPA最少在3.5以上(平均4.0左右)。
·Academic background：拥有工程、生物或其他自然科学的本科学位学生可以申请。申请者最好具备：2年的大学数学课程，包括微积分和微分方程，1年的物理和化学课程，也包括工程或者生物学科方面的高年级课程。也建议学生修线性代数。Anyone with a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, biology, or other sciences, is eligible for admission. Appropriate academic preparation includes a two-year college mathematics sequence, including calculus and differential equations, and a one-year sequence in physics and chemistry, plus extensive upper-division work in either engineering or biology. A course in linear algebra is highly desirable. 条件录取Outstanding students lacking some of these requirements may be admitted on the condition that they complete the basic entrance requirements immediately after admission to the Group.
【课程举例】
Perquisite courses before entering PHD program(进入PHD项目要求的先修课程)
·Anatomy, physiology, and biology: 9 semester or 13.5 quarter units of upper division or graduate level coursework.
·Biochemistry and/or intermediate chemistry: 3 semester or 4.5 quarter units of upper division or graduate level coursework.
·Engineering and/or computer science: 7 semester or 10.5 quarter units of upper division or graduate level coursework.
·Mathematics and/or statistics: 2 semester or 3 quarter units of upper division or graduate level coursework.
Sixteen semester units of graduate level coursework must be taken in the major field and eight units of upper division or graduate coursework in the minor field, exclusive of seminars and research.
