Application

Applications and instructions for submission of complete credentials may be obtained from the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street – L-315, Boston, MA 02118. Applications may be submitted electronically for a nonrefundable application fee of $60. (Alternatively, a nonrefundable application fee of $50 may be submitted with each paper application.) Please refer to our on-line application. Applicants must also submit the credentials listed below. These materials become the property of the University; neither originals nor copies will be returned.

  1. Official transcripts or records of each college or university attended. A college senior should submit an official report of the work completed through the first semester of the senior year as soon as possible.
  2. Letters of recommendation from three faculty members.
  3. Official test results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Results of the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) may be substituted with prior approval. Students applying to the Medical Sciences, Oral Health Curriculum may substitute the Dental Admissions Test (DAT).

For GRE application materials and information, contact the Educational Testing Service, P.O. Box 6000, Princeton, NJ 08541-6000; 609/771-7670. Our GRE/TOEFL institution number is 3251. In addition to the above, applicants who have twice been rejected for admission must submit a letter of approval for application from the current Director of Graduate Studies for the department or program to which they seek admission.

To apply for admission to a degree program on-line or download a paper application, please click here.

For information regarding application as a Nondegree student, please click here.

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