When applying for admission to the Doctoral Program in Biology, prospective students are required to submit a range of essential documents to ensure their eligibility. These documents are crucial for the evaluation of the applicant’s academic background, language proficiency, and research potential. Below is a list of the required documents that must be carefully prepared and submitted as part of the application process.

• Previous education level diploma
• Academic transcripts of previous education levels (all pages, including GPA)
• Certificate/proof of accreditation of previous education level study program (current accreditation)
• Certificate of Basic Academic Potential Test (TPDA PLTI), Postgraduate Academic Potential Test (PAPs) UGM or Academic Potential Test (TPA) BAPPENAS
• Certificate of English proficiency test results (Academic English Proficiency Test (AcEPT) from UGM, Test of English Proficiency (TOEP) from Pusat Layanan Tes Indonesia (PLTI), International English Testing System (IELTS) from institutions recognized by the British Council/IALF/IDP, Internet-Based (iBT) TOEFL from institutions recognized by IIEF, or Institutional Testing Program (ITP) TOEFL from institutions recognized by IIEF)
• Letter of study permit or study assignment from the agency for those who are already working
• Certificate of health, free from drugs, and certificate of freedom from color blindness
• Valid MoU or Letter of Determination as a scholarship recipient
• Projection of the candidate’s desire to follow the postgraduate program containing reasons, hopes, research topic plans, plans after completing college, and prospective promoters who have been contacted
• Draft of Dissertation Research Proposal/essay writing/other special requirements required by the study program
• Statement of Document Authenticity

For further information you can visit https://um.ugm.ac.id (Indonesian) or https://admission.ugm.ac.id (International students)

General Requirements for Dotoral Candidate Admission

Academic Requirements for Prospective Students for Doctoral Program in Biology UGM as follow:

1. Graduates of a Master’s program in Biology or related fields, with the following conditions:
   • GPA ≥ 3.00 for a program from an accredited A institution.
   • GPA ≥ 3.25 for a program from an accredited B institution.
   • Applicants with foreign degrees must submit an equivalency decision from the Ministry of Education and Culture (KEMDIKBUD) as a substitute for the accreditation certificate.
2. Certificate of valid Academic Potential test results (maximum 2 years from the issuance date). The committee only accepts results from the following potential tests: PAPs UGM (≥500) or TPDA PLTI (≥500) or BAPPENAS Academic Potential Test (≥500).
3. Valid English language proficiency test result certificate* (maximum 2 years from the date of issuance of the certificate). The committee only accepts English language proficiency test results: AcEPT UGM (≥209) or TOEP PLTI (≥40) or International English Testing System (IELTS) (≥5.0) or Internet-Based (iBT) TOEFL (≥45)

*If these requirements are not met, the person concerned, if accepted, must:

• Improve English language skills through a special test at UGM within a maximum of 3 months starting from being registered as a doctoral student.
• If the time in point (1) is not met, students are required to attend the Academic English Course organized by the University or other recognized institutions.

Special Requirements for By-Research Students admission

According to the Rector’s Decree for Doctoral by Research no. 18 year 2019, there are addition of requirements for admission of By Research Program as follows:

• Proof of Publication of 2 manuscripts in international journals
• Dissertation research proposal*/essay writing/other special requirements required by the study program.

Thus, the requirements for prospective new students of the Biology Doctoral Study Program would be:

• Minimum GPA of 3.25 for the Masters Program
• Minimum accreditation of the original Masters Study Program with a B
• TPA with a minimum score of 500
• English Proficiency Test of the AcEPT UGM test type (≥209), TOEP PLTI (≥40), IELTS (≥5.0), TOEFL IBT (≥45), TOEFL ITP (≥450)
• Recommendations from 2 people (institutional leaders or lecturers)
• have a study permit or study assignment letter if already working
• have a pre-proposal document of research interest
• submit a memorandum of understanding document or cooperation agreement with UGM or a letter of determination as a scholarship recipient for the cooperation pathway
• submit documents of publications produced

For further information you can visit https://um.ugm.ac.id (Indonesian) or https://admission.ugm.ac.id (International students)