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Overview

This one-year certificate program offers advanced graduate level training in a number of areas of biomedical sciences. It is designed for individuals seeking to enhance further their background in the basic health sciences prior to entry into professional schools including medical, dental, veterinary and osteopathic medicine schools. This program is not intended to provide  undergraduate-level training in pre-medical course work needed to get admission into medical or professional schools. Instead, the program is designed to make postbaccalaureate students more competitive for admission through extensive graduate-level course work in the areas of physiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, and neuroscience along with several other elective courses in the biomedical sciences. In addition, students will take courses in the ethics of medical science, MCAT (or similar) preparation and the preparation of a professional school application. Completion of the certificate requires 18 credit hours at the graduate level with required courses and additional electives.

Admission Requirements

Admission requires a baccalaureate degree with training in chemistry (particularly organic chemistry), biology and physics. A GPA of 2.8-3.0 or above and a GRE score of at least 1100 (V+Q), or an MCAT score of 21 or greater are also needed.

Degree Requirements