{"id":647,"date":"2015-09-02T16:05:28","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T16:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/bms\/master-of-science-in-biomedical-sciences\/admissions\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T21:38:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T21:38:33","slug":"admissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/bms\/future-students\/master-of-science-in-biomedical-sciences\/admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Admissions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--call-to-action--small\">\n\t<div class=\"call-to-action call-to-action--small\">\n\t\t<div class=\"call-to-action__copy-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<h2\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"call-to-action__headline\">Preliminary Application<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>Complete the free online application.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-button-set\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"iastate22-button\" href=\"https:\/\/iastate.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_1RhRN5g0v17xDVk\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApplication<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<div>\n<h2>Admissions Criteria<\/h2>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li>Applicants must expect to hold a BS degree or a BA with a science major<\/li>\n<li>Common undergraduate coursework includes biological sciences, chemistry, engineering-related courses, physics<\/li>\n<li>GPA of 3.0\/4.0<\/li>\n<li>GPA in\u00a0science coursework\u00a03.0\/4.0 cumulatively<\/li>\n<li>GRE and other standardized tests are not required<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Application Process<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete the ISU Graduate College\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iastate.edu\/admission-and-aid\/admissions\/graduate-application-information\">online application<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.admissions.iastate.edu\/apply\/online\/instructions\">US Graduate Application Instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/isso.dso.iastate.edu\/\">International Graduate Application Instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Submit three letters of recommendation\n<ul>\n<li>References listed on your application will automatically receive a link<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Unofficial test scores and transcripts (official scores and transcripts are requested upon acceptance to the program)\n<ul>\n<li>Application decisions and responses will be made on a rolling basis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tuition and Fees<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.registrar.iastate.edu\/fees\">Tuition and fees information<\/a> is available on the Registrar&#8217;s site.<\/li>\n<li>Biomedical Sciences falls under &#8220;Graduate (most majors)&#8221; on the tuition and fees webpage<\/li>\n<li>Assistantships are not available for this program<\/li>\n<li>For international students, a financial statement must be submitted\n<ul>\n<li>Financial statement<\/li>\n<li>Bank statement or certificate of balance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Application Components<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Graduate College application<\/li>\n<li>College transcripts\n<ul>\n<li>\u200bElectronic transcripts can be sent to <a href=\"mailto:etranscript@iastate.edu\">etranscript@iastate.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Proof of fluency in English for\u00a0international students\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0Official test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of at least 79 (internet-based) (Code-6306, Dept.-45)\u00a0OR<\/li>\n<li>Official International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of at least 6.5<\/li>\n<li>Tests waived for native English speakers and students graduating from countries where English is the official language<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Three letters of recommendation<\/li>\n<li>For international students, a\u00a0financial statement must be included<\/li>\n<li>Statement of Purpose\n<ul>\n<li>2 paragraph explanation of future direction and goals involving the BMS program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Essay\n<ul>\n<li>2 paragraph explanation of qualifications and experiences that would support your admission into the BMS program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Mailing Information<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Send all official materials to:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nOffice of Graduate Admissions<br \/>\nIowa State University<br \/>\n100 Enrollment Services Center<br \/>\nAmes, IA 50011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":641,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-647","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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