Admission - Biomedicine Graduate Program

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Last updated: Jun 20, 2023 by Barbara Byer (Deactivated)
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The application deadline is rolling. Applications for the fall semester will be reviewed beginning in February. Spring admission is also offered, and applications will be reviewed during the fall semester.

Admission Requirements

Biomedicine graduate program entrance is based on:

  • A baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution with a minimal undergraduate grade point average of 2.50. (Gap year certificate applicants must have a minimal undergraduate grade point average of 3.0.)

  • An appropriate standardized test score (GRE, MCAT, DAT, OAT) is sometimes useful for the admissions committee but is not required.

  • Prerequisite coursework for pre-medical, pre-dental, and pre-veterinary applicants (8 courses, 32 credit hours total):

- Two general biology courses with laboratories (8 SH)
- Two general chemistry courses with laboratories (8 SH)
- Two organic chemistry courses with laboratories (8 SH)
- Two physics courses with laboratories (8 SH)

  • Prerequisite coursework for all other pre-professional health applicants (6 courses, 24 credit hours total):

- Two general biology courses with laboratories (8 SH)
- Two general chemistry courses with laboratories (8 SH)
- One organic chemistry course with laboratory (4 SH)
- One physics course with laboratory (4 SH)

Provisional Admittance:
Alternatively, applicants who are in need of only one or two of the above prerequisite courses can be granted provisional admittance to the master's program and can take those needed prerequisite courses while pursuing their graduate degree.

A completed application includes:

  1. A completed PostBacCAS application or direct application through the EMU Biomedicine webpage

  2. Two academic letters of recommendation. At least one academic letter should be provided from a natural science professor from your most recent academic program. Recommendation letters can take some time in acquiring; please contact your references immediately for your letter of support. Letters should be uploaded through PostBacCAS or through your EMU Biomedicine application directly. Please contact us if you are having trouble accessing reference letters to discuss other options.

  3. Official transcripts - request official transcripts (not student copies) from each college or university you have attended. The official transcripts should be uploaded to PostBacCAS or your EMU Biomedicine application.

  4. Test scores - submit your most recent graduate standardized test results (GRE, MCAT, OAT, PCAT, DAT and/or VCAT) and language scores for international students (TOEFL and IELTS) to EMU's Graduate Admissions via email to ms-biomed@emu.edu or by postal mail to Graduate Admissions, Eastern Mennonite University, 1200 Park Rd., Harrisonburg, VA 22802. 

An admissions committee will evaluate student applications and make recommendations for admissions.

Health History and Immunization Requirements for Enrollment

EMU requires all graduate and seminary students enrolled on campus in 9 semester hours or greater to complete the health evaluation form including official documentation of immunizations prior to the beginning of the first semester of enrollment. Any student who fails to furnish the completed history without documented medical or religious/philosophical reasons will not be eligible for registration for a second semester. Non-compliance may lead to further administrative action including possible administrative withdrawal from the university.