Application for Admission

All admissions take place through an admission process in which successful applicants are admitted to the Basic & Biomedical Sciences (BBS) division of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS), rather than to a specific PhD program. Evaluation of applicants is done by the Graduate Admissions Committee of the BBS division, comprised of GSBS faculty and students. Applicants accepted as regular graduate students will receive official notification from the Dean. No other statements, verbal or in writing, will constitute acceptance into the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

Required Documents

• A complete application for admission must include all of the following:
• Completed application for admission. Applicants must apply online
• Official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended
• Results of the GRE (Graduate Record Examination) in verbal, quantitative and analytical writing. (The UMMS code number is 3936. No department code is needed.). Details may be obtained from the Educational Testing Service, GRE www.gre.org
• Foreign applicants must submit TOEFL results.
• Three letters of recommendation from individuals who are able to assess the applicant’s past academic and research performance and prospective success in graduate school. Recommenders are encouraged to use the on-line recommendation form contained within the on-line application. If they prefer, they may send a paper recommendation on official letterhead in a sealed envelope to the Graduate School’s office address listed below.
• Application fee of $75.
• Applications cannot be considered until all of these materials have been received.