Technical Standards

Mayo Graduate School has specified the following nonacademic criteria (technical standards) that all matriculating students must meet to participate in the graduate education program.

1. The applicant/graduate student must be able to participate actively in all aspects of laboratory experimentation. Observation and information acquisition requires functional auditory and somatic sensation.

2. The applicant/graduate student must be able to communicate in English their discoveries to the scientific community. Required communication skills include speaking, reading and writing.

3. The applicant/graduate student must have sufficient motor function to perform laboratory experiments.

4. The applicant/graduate student must be able to measure, calculate, reason, analyze and synthesize.

Students must be capable of developing mature, professional and effective relationships with others.

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