Admissions (Biomed Sciences)

Biomedical Sciences: Admissions
Application Deadlines

Field	Degree Program	Fall	Spring
Cell & Molecular Biology	MS/PhD	January 15	No Spring admission
Clinical Research	MS	May 30	No Spring admission
	PhD	June 1
Epidemiology	PhD	January 15	No Spring admission
Developmental & Reproductive Biology	MS/PhD	March 1	September 1
Tropical Medicine	MS/PhD	January 15	September 1

Admission Requirements
Click here for link to online application or to download paper application. Applicants need to meet:
1) Graduate Division admissions standard and documentation requirements, and
2) Program specific admissions criteria and documentation requirements (see below). See individual programs for coursework requirements and additional program-specific forms and requirements.

Requirement	Cell & Molecular Biology	Clinical Research	Epidemiology	Developmental & Reproductive Biology	Tropical Medicine
Statement of Objectives (download form)	X	X	X	X	X
Letters of Recommendation	3		3	3	2
GRE General Test	X		X		X
GRE General Test or MCAT				X
GRE Subject Test					Biology or Biochemistry, Cell & Molecular Biology
TOEFL Scores	500/173/61	500/173/61	600/250/100	560/220/83	580/237/92
Program-specific application forms	CMB Express Form (graduate program, spreadsheet download)	Personal Information Update Form, MSCR/PhDCR Application Form	Graduate Program Application Form (Public Health Sciences)
Entering Degree	BS, BA in biological or physical sciences	MD, DDS, PharmD or related professional degree	MS in Biostatistics, Epidemiology or equivalent	BS, BA	BS, BA in Biology or other related field

• Applicants to all programs must submit the following to the Graduate Admissions Office:
• Completed Graduate Admissions Application
• Application fee
• One Official Transcript for each post-secondary institution attended

• In addition, certain applicants may be required to submit the following:
• Official Standardized Exam Scores
• Residency Declaration Form
• Official TOEFL or IELTS Exam Scores
  (See International Students < English Proficiency.)
• Proof of Sufficient Funding
  (See International Students < Financial Statement.)

Additional information pertaining to international applicants is located in the section International Students on the Graduate Division website.

Application Fee
Application fee is $100 for all applicants. No application fee waivers or deferments are granted.
Applicants may pay by credit card, check or money order. Do NOT send cash. Payment by check or money order must be in U.S. dollars, drawn on a U.S. bank, and made payable to the University of Hawai’i. Applicants should include their full name and date of birth on the payment.

Submission of Program Specific Documentation Requirements
Official transcripts and TOEFL and GRE scores should be sent directly to Graduate Division Student Services. All program specific documentation requirements should be sent directly to the graduate program.

Please note that GRE scores may be required by the graduate program (see above) or by the Graduate Division (more info).

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