Admission Requirements & Deadlines
Criteria for Admissions
To be eligible for admission to a program leading to a graduate degree, you must:
- Hold at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college, or be currently enrolled in an undergraduate/first-professional degree program at USP
- Also meet any additional eligibility requirements of the graduate program to which you are applying.
- Make sure to visit the webpages associated with your program to learn about additional eligibility and program requirements.
Admissions decisions are made based upon the following criteria:
- Academic record
- Letters of recommendation
- Previous research and/or employment experience
- Scores on standardized exams, such as GRE, GMAT and TOEFL
- Statement of professional goals
Application Deadlines
In general, we consider applications for admission immediately upon receiving your complete application materials.
PLEASE NOTE: Applications for the Bioinformatics, Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology/ Toxicology programs, as well as the Ph.D. program in Health Policy, are only considered for Fall Admission.
All application materials must be sent to USP (unless noted above) no later than:
Type of Student |
Fall Admission |
Spring Admission |
Summer Admission |
Financial Aid Applicants* |
April 15 |
October 1 |
March 1 |
U.S. Residents Not Applying for Financial Aid** |
Wednesday before fall classes begin |
Wednesday before spring classes begin |
Wednesday before summer classes begin |
International Students* |
April 15 |
October 1 |
March 1 |
All Applicants for PhD in Health Policy |
February 15 |
Applications not considered |
Applications not considered |
All Applicants for MS in Health Psychology |
April 15 |
October 1 |
Applications not considered |
*If you are applying for financial aid, and/or if you are an international student, you must send in all your application materials by these dates.
**If you are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, and you are not applying for financial aid, you have a bit more time to submit your application.
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