- Applicants must fulfill all admission requirements of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Medical Sciences Campus. http://md.rcm.upr.edu/biomed/
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required. Please see the webpage of Biomedical Sciences. http://md.rcm.upr.edu/biomed/
- Applicants must have a general point average of not less than 3.00 on a scale of 4.00, and a grade point average in science and math of not less than 3.0. Each applicant will be evaluated according to her/his merits.
- Applicants should have completed a B.S. or B.A. degree with an undergraduate major in Biology, Chemistry or Pharmacy. Applicants with other undergraduate majors, for example, a BS in Engineering may also be considered.
- The following courses are required for all incoming students. Students with deficiencies in any of these courses will be required to remove the deficiency before being accepted as a full-time student. If program requirements have changed and the course is no longer available, a similar course may be substituted. In case of doubt, please contact the Program Coordinator.
Mathematics: General principles of Calculus
General Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
General Physics and laboratory
General Biology
Computer literacy/proficiency
- The following courses are strongly recommended:
Animal Physiology
Cell and Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Human Biology