To apply for the MSBS program, you must meet the following minimum requirements:

• US citizen or permanent resident
• An earned bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
• Completion of all prerequisite coursework with a grade of ‘C’ or better**
• A science and overall GPA minimum of 2.6 (on a 4.0 scale)
• Official standardized test scores: GRE, MCAT, PCAT, or DAT (others potentially approved upon request)
• Completed application via PostBacCAS and a $50 supplemental application fee
• Resume including all relevant volunteer and paid work experience, along with service and leadership activities
• Two letters of recommendation, including one from a pre-health advisor or committee and another from a healthcare professional who can attest to the candidate’s suitability to attend a graduate program in the biomedical sciences. In the event the candidate attends a school that doesn’t have a pre-health advisor or does not offer a letter-writing service, the candidate may substitute a letter from a basic science faculty member.

**Prerequisites include:

• Biology with lab: 8 semester hours
• General chemistry with lab: 8 semester hours
• Organic chemistry with lab: 8 semester hours
• Physics with lab: 8 semester hours
• English composition or Literature: 6 semester hours
• Social or behavioral sciences: 6 semester hours