Graduate &
Postdoctoral Affairs
College of Medicine,
12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.,
MDC BOX 40
Tampa, FL 33612
Phone: (813) 974-4181
FAX: (813) 974-4317
M.S. Admissions Requirements
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
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.
