M.S. Admissions Requirements

Prospective students are considered based on the overall qualities. Areas of consideration include academic achievement, test scores, and letters of recommendation.

GRE or MCAT SCORES ARE A MANDATORY (no other test scores will be accepted)

A bachelor's degree or equivalent from a regionally accredited university is required.

Applicants must meet ANY COMBINATION of at least of TWO the following requirements

Minimum overall GPA of 3.0
Minimum GPA of 3.0 in the sciences
Minimum GRE (general exam) score of 1000 OR
Minimum MCAT score of 20

Course Prerequisites	Helpful Prerequisites
40 min. Science Credits to include: General biology (1 year) General chemistry (1 year)	General physics (1 year) Biochemistry (1 year) Organic chemistry (1 year) Mathematics including integral and differential calculus

M.S. Admissions Averages

GPA: 3.4 MCAT: 23 GRE: 1070

Yes, an applicant can gain admissions even with credentials below the averages. Keep in mind that no pre-professionalprogram can guarantee admissions into an advanced professional program. However, over the past three years, approximately 80% of those students who have successfully (GPA > 3.5) completed our masters degrees have been able to gain admissions into professional degree programs. Individuals with MCAT or GRE scores well below the required minimums for these professional programs will continue to face challenges for admission even if they do well in a Master's program.

Suppose I don't meet the minimum requirements for admssions?

Completing a certificate program is a good way to get a fresh start. Credits from the Health Science certificate transfers into the 100% online Health Science master's concentration and the Medical Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology certificate transfers into the Molecular Medicine concentration. Please visit http://www.outreach.usf.edu/gradcerts/ for more details regarding certificate programs.