Master of Science (M.S.) in Biostatistics

Virginia Commonwealth University

Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university or its equivalent. Departments may admit graduate applicants with three-year bachelors degrees provided these three-year degrees allow the students to pursue graduate studies in their countries. Further, the department will require prerequisite/foundation courses as needed to fill in any gaps in the students educational background.Required grade point average. For admission to graduate study at VCU, the Graduate School requires an undergraduate GPA of 3.0.Entrance examinations. Letters of recommendation. Statement of intent. In addition to the general admission requirements of the VCU Graduate School, applicants for the M.S. in Biostatistics are encouraged to complete the verbal, quantitative and analytical writing sections of the Graduate Record Exam; however, this is not a requirement.