Applicants should have:

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution
An undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Acceptable scores on the Graduate Record Examination (normally 1200-1300 and 4.5 - 5.0)
A TOEFL score minimum of 600 (250 computer)

—Course prerequisites (except for applicants for the Applied Biomedical Computation and Chemical and Structural Biomedical Sciences Concentrations):

One year of mathematics, including introductory calculus
One year of physics
One year of biology
Two years of chemistry, including an organic chemistry sequence

—Course prerequisites for applicants for the Applied Biomedical Computation concentration:

One year of calculus
One year of physics
Two years of chemistry, including an organic chemistry sequence
A computer language course or demonstrated programing expertise, preferably in C++

—Course prerequisites for applicants for the Chemical and Structural Biomedical Sciences area of concentration:

One year of mathematics, including introductory calculus
One year of physics
One year of biology OR a multi-quarter survey course in biochemistry
Two years of chemistry, including an organic chemistry sequence
One year of physical chemistry

All prospective students must submit one official transcript from each institution attended. Under special circumstances, deficiencies in prerequisites may be waived or corrective measures may be arranged by action of the Admissions Committee.

Copies of application f orms and a checklist are available online.

Waiver of Program Requirements

Students may petition for exemption from all or part of the core curriculum (Year One), usually by scoring a passing grade on an appropriate proficiency examination. Petitions may also be submitted for waiver of credit for previous graduate courses taken in another accredited program. Course credit of up to 12 hours may be waived providing: (1) the grade attained in each course is a B or above; (2) the course was taken by the student within five years of the actual waiver; and (3) the course relates to the area of concentration chosen in this program. Petitions for obtaining credit for laboratory experiences may be made, subject to the same credit-hour limitations and time constraints as for courses.