| Admissions Deadlines: | Fall - August 6 |
| Spring - December 6 | |
| Summer - March 15 | |
| 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) recommendations |
| Prior Academic Records: | Transcripts required from all colleges and universities attended, whether or not credit was earned, the program was completed, or the credit appears as transfer credit on another transcript. Transcripts must be forwarded in their original sealed envelopes. |
| 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 250 to 500 words, describe your reasons for undertaking study in the Health Sciences at The George Washington University. You should state your academic objectives, career plans, and related qualifications, including collegiate, professional, and community activities, as well as any other substantial accomplishments not already mentioned on the application form. |
| Degree and GPA Requirements: | Bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited institution |
| 3.0 GPA or above on a 4.0 scale | |
| International Applicants: | 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. |
| PLEASE NOTE that the Health Sciences programs require the following minimum English language test scores for admission: | |
| - Academic IETLS: an overall band score of 7.0 with no individual band score below 6.0; or | |
| - TOEFL: 600 on paper-based or 100 on Internet-based; or | |
| - Academic PTE: 68 |
Supporting documents not submitted online should be mailed to:
Health Sciences Office of Online Admissions
851 Trafalgar Court
Suite 420 West
Maitland, FL 3275
Alternatively, official electronic transcripts can be sent to acsonline@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
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 18 credits in required and elective courses.
| 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 | |