Admission to the BHI Graduate Program is growing increasingly competitive. Successful applicants will have shown distinction in their areas of expertise and demonstrate significant promise for excellence in the field of biomedical and health informatics. We do not require an undergraduate degree from a specific list of fields, and students from a range of academic backgrounds are encouraged to apply if they meet the requirements listed below:

• Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an institution within the United States OR an equivalent degree from a recognized college or university from outside the United States.
• A minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4-point scale), for the last 90 graded quarter credits or 60 graded semester credits.
• Prior formal college-level coursework, verified by official transcripts, in:
  • mathematics (including statistics)
  • computer programming (at least two quarters), and
  • biology (or zoology)--as evidenced by official transcripts.
• GRE scores are required unless the applicant holds an earned doctorate (such as Ph.D., D.D.S., M.D., Ed.D., J.D.) from an accredited U.S. institution. Those applicants are excluded from GRE test requirements. The GRE scores must be from testing within the past 5 years. Applicants accepted to our program generally have GRE scores of at least 500 verbal, 600 quantitative, and 4 on writing.
• GRE scores are required for all international applicants, including holders of foreign doctorates (such as Ph.D., D.D.S., M.D., Ed.D., J.D.).
• A test of English language proficiency (usually the TOEFL) is also required for most all international applicants, unless they have an earned undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited U.S. institution. For the TOEFL a minimum score of 600 (paper-based) or 250 (computerized) is required, and the scores must be from a test taken within the past 2 years.

Our How to Apply page gives specific instructions about the application process.