The Admissions Committee considers many aspects of the application including grades, GRE scores, recommendation letters, statement of purpose, and prior research and/or professional experience.

Minimum requirements are as follows:

1. Applicants should have an undergraduate G.P.A. of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale), although successful applicants generally have G.P.A.s above 3.0.

2. GRE scores are required for admission. For applicants with doctoral degrees, GRE scores are strongly recommended, but not required.  Applicants with doctoral degrees who do not submit GRE scores should submit their scores for the entrance exam required for their doctoral degree (e.g., MCAT, LSAT).  For more information on the GRE exam visit http://www.gre.org

3. Applicants whose native language or language of study was not English must submit official scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A score of 580 (written), 237 (computer-based), or 92 (internet-based) or above is required. Find information from the TOEFL at http://www.toefl.org.

4. At least one semester of advanced quantitative preparation (e.g., calculus, statistics, or other) with a grade of "B" or better.

5. Applicants must meet both the above departmental admission requirements and the Graduate School admission requirements.

Applications are welcome from students with diverse academic backgrounds. Students who have strong academic preparation in the biological/medical sciences, quantitative analysis, or population health related social sciences are strongly encouraged to apply. Historically, many applicants who have succeeded in our program have come to us with backgrounds in fields as diverse as microbiology, genetics, nutritional sciences, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, environmental sciences, political sciences, business, sociology, education, engineering, psychology, economics, and actuarial science, to name just a few.