Apply to the Program in Biophysics

Students are admitted for matriculation in the Fall semester. Applications are submitted through Graduate Medical Sciences at the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

PhD applicants are admitted into the Program in Biomedical Sciences (PiBS) umbrella program.

MA applicants are admitted into the MA in Biophysics program.

Required Documents within the application are: three letters of recommendation; an unofficial English transcript of each college or university attended, a resume, and a personal statement. GRE scores are not required. For applicants from foreign countries, TOEFL is also required. General admission information is available here for both MA and PhD applicants.

Application Deadline

Application to the PhD program must be made by Dec. 1.

The MA program has rolling admission. Apply Online

The Role of Graduate Education

With Graduate Education playing a key role in the vibrancy of our scientific research, we work to continually improve the Programs in Biophysics and expand the opportunities for our graduate students. Students who graduate from our programs with a PhD or MD/PhD degree have gone on to extremely successful careers in all areas of academic, pharmaceutical and industrial science.

Correspondence & Information

Chair, Student Affairs & Admissions
Assen Marintchev
Department of Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics
Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
700 Albany St., W336A
Boston, MA 02118-2526

Telephone: (617) 358-8486
Email: amarint@bu.edu

Apply to the Program in Biophysics