Georgetown Medical Culpula

Admissions

We are pleased you have chosen to learn more about the opportunities that await you at Georgetown's Department of Microbiology & Immunology. Whether this is your first time visiting this page or you have been here many times before, we hope you will find it to be a clear and effective way to discover more about our unique programs in:

- Biomedical Science Policy & Advocacy, MS -
- Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases, MS & ONLINE CERT -
- Microbiology & Immunology, MS & PhD -

NOTE: Check List

Application Deadlines!

MS & Online Certificates ONLY:
Fall Semester: May 15th
Spring Semester: November 1st

PhD ONLY: December 1st

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Application Materials required:

  • Application Form
  • Non-refundable Application Fee
  • Resume/CV (including publications, if applicable)
  • Official Transcripts
  • Official Recommendations (3)
  • Official Score Report for the GRE General Test (MCAT scores can be submitted in place of GRE scores for MS applications ONLY)
  • Official Score Report for the TOEFL/IELTS Required for Non-Native English Speakers
  • Statement of Purpose: 500-word (max) academic statement of purpose should describe your academic and professional goals and their fit with the biomedical graduate program

General Qualifications and Prerequisites:

  • Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) is required, though 3.5 or higher is preferred
  • GRE General Test scores of 1200 (combined) or higher for the Verbal and Quantitative sections, and 4.5 or higher on the Analytical Writing section, are preferred GRE Subject Test (Biology, Chemistry or Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology) is suggested, but not required; score of 650 or higher preferred

** Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) is required, though 3.5 or higher is preferred.

Entrance Examination Requirements - Official Test Results: To request an official score report, see the contact information for the major standardized testing organizations below:

  • Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
    Georgetown University Graduate School (ETS Code: 5244)
    Telephone: 609-771-7670
    http://www.gre.org
  • Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT)
    Georgetown University MCAT Code: Please follow the instructions provided by the program to which you are applying.
    Telephone: 319-337-1357
    http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/

Foreign Applicant Entrance Examination Requirements - Official Test Results: To request an official score report, see the contact information for the major standardized testing organizations below:

Send all application materials, transcripts, and other credentials to:

Office of Biomedical Graduate Education
Georgetown University
3900 Reservoir Road, NW
Med-Dent NE 303, Box 571411
Washington, DC 20057-1411

Contact Information:
Minnie An
Coordinator, Graduate Programs
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Tel: 202-687-3422
Email: microbiology@georgetown.edu