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Ph.D. Admissions — Requirements

• Required Academic Background
• Required Tests
• Required Supporting Documents

Required Academic Background

Recommended for Programs in the Biomedical Sciences

• Baccalaureate degree in the natural or physical sciences. A strong background in the following disciplines is encouraged:
  • Biology
  • General and organic chemistry
  • Physics
  • Mathematics
• Degrees in other academic areas will be considered.

Recommended for Programs in the Health Services Research and Epidemiology

• Baccalaureate degree in the sciences, including the social sciences
• Degrees other disciplines will be considered

Recommended for Program in Biostatistics

• Baccalaureate degree with background in:
  • Mathematics, including calculus
  • Linear and/or matrix algebra
  • Probability
  • Statistics

Required Tests

• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test is required. Please report the verbal, quantitative, and analytical scores and percentiles. (Official documentation required.)


• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required for all applicants whose native language is not English. (Official documentation required.) TOEFL is not required for graduates of a U.S. undergraduate program (minimum of two years of study in the U.S.).

URMC School Code is 2948.

Required Supporting Documents

OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS:

Official transcript(s) should be sent directly to the Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Education (address below) by the Registrar of each college or university you have attended.

THREE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION:

Complete the upper portions of the Reference Reports before giving them to the three persons you are asking to recommend you. If the recommender requires additional space, they must use their official university or business letterhead. Supply stamped envelopes appropriately addressed to the Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Education (address below).

Please download the Recommendation cover sheet:
Select preferred format: PDF or DOC

PERSONAL & RESEARCH STATEMENT:

Please download the Personal Statement form.

Select preferred format: PDF or DOC.

Community & Preventive Medicine programs require a separate writing sample in addition to the Personal Statement.

Mail all required documents to:

Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Education
School of Medicine and Dentistry
University of Rochester
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 316A
Rochester, NY 14642

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