{"id":54042,"date":"2017-11-14T11:46:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T16:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/?page_id=54042"},"modified":"2019-01-10T15:34:23","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T20:34:23","slug":"admissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/behavioral-neuroscience\/admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Admissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Behavioral Neuroscience PhD Program provides a true translational link between cutting-edge research and its emphasis on medical patient care. \u00a0The p<span>rogram is\u00a0<\/span><em>not<\/em><span>\u00a0designed to meet requirements for accreditation in clinical psychology competence, nor in any discipline which has a certification procedure. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Program is open to accepted students in either the Boston University School of Medicine MD\/PhD Program or to students in related programs, including the Master of Science in Medical Sciences Program.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Application Requirements<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Any holder of a <strong>baccalaureate degree<\/strong> from a recognized college or university, or with equivalent or higher education, may apply for admission to the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Entering students are expected to have completed<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/admissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">requirements for admission to the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>and the following coursework (or course equivalents): <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Introductory Psychology (one year)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Experimental Psychology (one year)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Physiological Psychology or Neuropsychology (one semester)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Neuroscience (one semester)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Statistics (one semester)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Prerequisite courses not completed prior to registration may be completed while the candidate is in residence as a graduate student, but may not be presented for graduate credit.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Standardized Tests<\/h4>\n<p><strong>GREs<\/strong> are <em><strong>not<\/strong><\/em> required for admission.<\/p>\n<p>International applicants\u00a0are required to submit results from the\u00a0<span>Test of English as a Foreign Language (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ets.org\/toefl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TOEFL<\/a><span>) or\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ielts.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">IELTS<\/a><span>\u00a0if English is not the applicant&#8217;s\u00a0native language<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3>Apply Now!<\/h3>\n<p>When ready to apply, please begin your GMS application<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bu-gms.liaisoncas.com\/applicant-ux\/#\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More information on how to apply to the\u00a0<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/mdphd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston University School of Medicine MD\/PhD Program<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>More information on how to apply to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/mams\/\">Master of Science in Medical Sciences Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Begin the <a href=\"https:\/\/bu-gms.liaisoncas.com\/applicant-ux\/#\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online application<\/a> now!<\/p>\n<h3>Contact Us<\/h3>\n<p><span>Carole Palumbo, PhD, Director<br \/>\n<\/span><span>Behavioral Neuroscience PhD Program<br \/>\nBoston University School of Medicine<br \/>\n72 East Concord,\u00a0R-1017<br \/>\nBoston, MA 02118<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:cpalumbo@bu.edu\">cpalumbo@bu.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Behavioral Neuroscience PhD Program provides a true translational link between cutting-edge research and its emphasis on medical patient care. \u00a0The program is\u00a0not\u00a0designed to meet requirements for accreditation in clinical psychology competence, nor in any discipline which has a certification procedure. 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