International Applicants
Academic Credentials
International students must provide an evaluation of their academic credentials prepared by an international credentialing agency. Please refer to the CASPA Web site for additional information and accepted credentialing agencies https://caspa.liaisoncas.com . Go to the Foreign Transcripts section under FAQs.
TOEFL/TSE/IELTS
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is required of applicants for whom English is not their native language. The TOEFL/IELTS requirement is waived for applicants with Bachelors, Masters or Doctoral degrees from an accredited U.S. Institution. The scores must be sent directly from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to CASPA in electronic format. The ETS TOEFL score report will then be matched with your CASPA application. TOEFL scores are valid two years from the date of testing. Please refer to the CASPA FAQ page for additional information regarding how to report TOEFL scores.
Prerequisite coursework
For the 2019-2020 application cycle, planned summer 2020 admission, applicants must complete a Bachelor's degree and all prerequisite coursework with a grade of C (2.0) or better by December 31, 2019. Unless otherwise noted, Pass/No Pass, AP credit, or IB credit will not be accepted to fulfill the prerequisites below.
Prerequisite |
Requirement |
Additional Information |
Degree equivalent to U.S. bachelor’s degree |
Degree must be completed by end of fall term prior to matriculation |
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Biology, Chemistry and/or Physics (BCP) credits |
Minimum of 30 semester credit hours or 40 quarter credit hours |
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Human Anatomy and Physiology with Lab(s) |
2 semester courses or 3 quarter courses of a combined A&P with lab OR 1 semester Anatomy with lab and 1 semester Physiology with lab |
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Microbiology with Lab |
One course with lab; minimum of 3 credits |
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Biology |
Minimum 8 semester credits/10 quarter credits Lab(s) highly recommended |
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Chemistry |
Minimum 8 semester credits/10 quarter credits Lab(s) highly recommended |
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General or Developmental Psychology |
One course; minimum of 3 credit |
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Biostatistics or Statistics |
One course; minimum of 3 credits |
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English – reading and writing courses |
6 semester credits or 9 quarter credits |
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