Some teaching experience is generally required after the first year regardless of the source of support. Cost of Study Tuition and fees are paid by the Program in Biological Chemistry for the first year. Living and Housing Costs Housing is available within walking distance of the University in private apartments and in University housing. The program admits 10-13 graduate students per year. The University has about 4,300 graduate students, with approximately 200 graduate students in disciplines related to the program.
Students come from all states and many countries.
The site is at an altitude of 4,500 feet, just at the base of the Wasatch Range, which rises precipitously to the east and south of the University. The main campus, home to the Departments of Biology and Chemistry, is less than 1 mile from the Health Sciences Center, which houses the Departments of Biochemistry, Oncological Sciences, and Human Genetics. The Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, and Pharmacology and Toxicology are in adjacent buildings. Travel between the two campuses is a pleasant 15 minute walk, and there are frequent free shuttle buses. Metropolitan Salt Lake City, with a population of about 800,000, is the economic and cultural center of the intermountain region of the western United States.