| Admissions Deadlines: | Fall - July 20 |
| Spring - December 1 | |
| Summer - March 20 | |
| The application and all supporting documentation (fees, statement of purpose, letters of recommendation, transcripts) must be received by the deadline in order for the application to be reviewed. | |
| Standardized Test Scores: | Not required |
| Recommendations required: | Two (2) letters of recommendation. Recommendations should be from an academic instructor who can strongly attest to your academic ability and/or someone who has served in a supervisory capacity for you and can strongly attest to your work ethic. Recommendations from family and friends are not accepted. |
| Prior Academic Records: | Official transcripts are required from all colleges and universities attended (including via dual enrollment), whether or not credit was earned, the program was completed, or the credit appears as transfer credit on another transcript. Official transcripts must be forwarded in their original sealed envelopes or sent electronically directly from the institution. |
| If academic records are in a language other than English, a certified English language translation must be provided in addition to the original transcripts; translations alone will not be accepted. | |
| Official transcripts from institutions outside the U.S. must be accompanied by an official transcript evaluation from an accredited independent evaluating agency. Please be sure you request a detailed evaluation that includes all course titles, credit hours, grades, U.S. degree equivalency, grade-point averages (GPA), and date of degree conferral. For a list of acceptable foreign credential evaluation services, please follow this link: https://www.naces.org/members. | |
| Statement of Purpose: | In an essay of approximately 250-500 words, describe your interest in undertaking study at The George Washington University. What are some of your academic objectives or career goals? Please highlight any of your related qualifications and achievements-- including academic, community, professional, or extra-curricular activities relevant to your program of interest. Include any substantial accomplishments not already mentioned within the application. |
| Degree and GPA Requirements: | Bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited institution |
| Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale | |
| Additional Requirements: | Resume |
| International Applicants: | This program can be completed fully online and is not visa eligible. |
| Please follow this link - https://graduate.admissions.gwu.edu/international-student-application-requirements - to review the International Applicant Information carefully for details on required documents and English language requirements. Applicants who are not U.S. citizens are required to submit official test scores for either Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Pearsons Test of English (PTE) Academic, or the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS). | |
| The following are the minimum scores for admission consideration: | |
| - TOEFL: 250 computer-based or 100 Internet-based | |
| - PTE: overall score of 68; or IELTS: overall band score of 7.0, with no individual band score below 6.0 | |
| International applicants who meet the following conditions may be considered for admission without submitting TOEFL, PTE, or IELTS or scores: | |
| -They are a citizen of a country where English is the official language (as identified by GW ISO list of Exempt countries) OR; | |
| -They hold at least a bachelor degree from a country where English is the official language as well as language of instruction OR; • They hold at least a bachelor degree from an institution accredited by a U.S. regional accrediting agency. |
Supporting documents not submitted online should be mailed to:
George Washington University
ATTN: Transcript Processing Center
1415 W 22nd St.
Suite 220
Oak Brook, IL 60523
1415 W 22nd St.
Suite 220
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Alternatively, official electronic transcripts can be sent to transcripts@hsprograms.gwu.edu.
Contact for questions:
hsphora@gwu.edu
202-994-0384 (phone)
202-994-0870 (fax)
Hours: 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| INFR 6101 | Principles of Medical Informatics | |
| INFR 6102 | Principles of Medicine for Informaticians | |
| INFR 6105 | Health Care Quality for Informatics | |
| INFR 6121 | High Performance Computing | |
| INFR 6540 | Medical Decision Making and Decision Support Systems | |
| Elective | ||
| One 3-credit elective course selected from the following with the advisor's approval. The advisor may approve an alternative elective. | ||
| INFR 6103 | Advanced Computing Applications for Biomedical Informatics | |
| HSCI 6273 | Bioinformatics for Genomics | |
| HSCI 6265 | Grantsmanship in Translational Research | |