Admissions Requirements
Qualifications
Any person who has completed all requirements for a baccalaureate degree from a recognized college or university, or with equivalent education, may apply for admission to the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences. The student may be required to make up any deficiencies in academic background by completion of specified courses without credit.
Requirements
All applicants for admission to one of the basic science departments are required to submit the results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test. Other tests may be substituted for the GRE with special permission. The candidate must have met the requirements for a baccalaureate degree with a strong background in the biological and physical sciences (a minimum of 28 credits or the equivalent). A 4-credit course is defined as 4 lecture hours per week for one semester. The candidate must also have completed the special prerequisites of the department or program in which the student is matriculating. Prerequisite courses not completed before registration may be completed while the candidate is in residence as a graduate student, but may not be presented for graduate credit. The candidate is subject to examination on any of these prerequisite courses at the option of the major department. Further information is available from the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street – L315, Boston, MA 02118; 617/638-5120.
