• Graduate Application for Admissions (click here)
  

• Application Fee ($30)
• GRE School Code: 5828
  • If you are submitting MCAT or DAT scores, please view Secondary Application Requirements and Checklist for further instructions.

IMPORTANT: Do NOT submit Supplemental Application Credentials (official transcripts, essay, letters of recommendation, personal statement, etc) to the online graduate admissions application. These documents must be sent to the College of Medicine, NOT admissions. Failure to do this could result in a 3-4 week delay.

Questions about the Graduate Admissions Application, or Residency Qualifications, please call Graduate Admissions at 813-974-8800.

All of the following items including test scores and transcripts must be submitted in one package by June 1, 2013.

• Coversheet/Checklist
• Official Transcripts in sealed envelope
  • We only require transcripts from where your degree was, or will be, awarded.
  • If you have a graduate degree, or have taken classes as a post-baccalaureate student, please submit those transcripts as well.
  • USF students and alumni are not required to send official transcripts.
• Typed Graduate Program Application
• Completed Science GPA Calculator
  • We require you to include all sections (I and II) of Biology, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Physics. Please do not include lab or math courses in the Science GPA Calculator. You may also include courses in anatomy, biochemistry, biophysics, biotechnology, botany, cell biology, ecology, entomology, genetics, histology, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience, physiology, physical chemistry, molecules and cells, astronomy, physics, and thermodynamics.
• Personal Statement (1-2 pages) describing personal interests and goals
  • Statements used/intended for professional schools (i.e. Ph.D., MD, DDS, etc.) may be used
• 2 Letters of Recommendations
  (any combination of letters or evaluation forms )
• Evaluation forms are not required if letters are available
• Evaluation forms may be used in lieu of letters
• Recommendations should come from faculty or other professional familiar with applicant's academic performance or professional potential
• Letters of recommendation through a committee evaluation or an agency (i.e. Interfolio) may be used in lieu of evaluation forms
• Previous letters intended for professional schools will be accepted
• This office is not a part of USF medical school admissions and does not have access to previously submitted letters
• If you are using a committee evaluation or an agency (i.e. Interfolio), then you may submit your letters separately.
• GRE, DAT OR MCAT Test Scores
  • Official GRE (General Test) scores should be sent through ETS to Graduate Admissions (school code: 5828). Please send an unofficial copy of your test scores from ETS in your secondary application package.
  • MCAT scores should be printed from the AAMC THx Report System and included in your secondary application package. We will verify your scores with the AAMC using your AAMC ID and Verification Code.
  • Request that an official copy of the DAT scores be sent to College of Medicine (see address below). If you do not have an official copy of your DAT scores, please include an unofficial copy of your DAT scores in your secondary application package. We will accept an unofficial copy of your DAT scores for admission review until the official score arrives.
• International Applicants must submit additional information
  (see below)
  • Course-by-Course TRANSCRIPT EVALUATION to include GPA
    (International Applicants Only)
  • IELTS or TOEFL Test Scores
    (International Students Only)

Please submit all the above documentation in one package to:

USF College of Medicine
Graduate Affairs-MS Admissions
12901 Bruce B. Downs, MDC 40
Tampa, FL 33612

Due to the high volume of applications that need to be processed, please do not request for status updates on your application until after the deadline on June 1st. All applications will be under review until the deadline and we will admit on a rolling basis. When a decision has been made, we will contact you via e-mail with an acceptance notification. If you have cause for concern that your application may be incomplete, please e-mail msappupdate@health.usf.edu. Thank you for your interest in our program!