How to Apply | MS in Pharmacology

Fall 2021 Admissions – July 1st Deadline

The application deadline for Fall 2021 admissions to the MS in Pharmacology has been extended to July 1st. Applications continued to be reviewed on a rolling basis. For any questions about Fall 2021 admission, please contact the program coordinator directly: Mary Wells, mary.wells@georgetown.edu

For prospective Fall 2022 applicants to the MS in Pharmacology we will be hosting online information sessions beginning in November 2021. Please RSVP to receive a registration link for our first information session.

The Pharmacology Master of Science Program requires an online application to be submitted to the Biomedical Graduate Education unit of the Georgetown Graduate School of Arts and Sciences via the application portal.

Eligibility & Application Requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must complete their 4-year Bachelor’s degree before the start of the MS program and must have a minimum 3.0 GPA or higher (on the standard US 4.0 scale). Average matriculant GPA is 3.5; recommended GPA is 3.3 or higher (on the standard US 4.0 scale) with strong performance in biology and chemistry. Biochemistry is recommended but not required.

Application Deadline

  • Application deadline has been extended to July 1st for Fall Admission, however applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and early applications are strongly encouraged.
  • Only Fall Admission is offered for the MS in Pharmacology

Application Checklist

  • Online Application / Non-refundable Application Fee
  • Transcript(s) — please carefully read transcript requirements. Undergraduate degree GPA must be minimum 3.0 on 4.0 scale. Our most competitive applicants will have 3.3 and above; average matriculant GPA is 3.6.
  • WES evaluations (course-by-course) are required for any international degree transcripts. Please select “Biomedical Graduate Education” as recipient. WES evaluation must show a minimum 3.0 GPA on 4.0 scale for undergraduate degree; our most competitive applicants will have 3.3 and above.
  • 2 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • GRE/MCAT Score (recommended but not required; see instructions below)
  • TOEFL/IELTS Score (if applicable)
    TOEFL Minimum Requirement: 90
    IELTS Minimum Requirement: 7.0
    Georgetown Univ. Code: 5244
  • InitialView strongly recommended for international applicants
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Tuition & Fees

Tuition and fees information can be found on the Biomedical Graduate Education website.

Tuition & Fees

Merit-Based Scholarships

Merit-based tuition scholarships are available for students enrolling in our biomedical graduate programs.

Tuition Scholarship

Additional Information

Transcripts are required from every institution you have earned credits and grades, including both degree and non-degree coursework. This differs from the general Graduate School guidelines in the application portal, so please be sure to upload transcripts for all institutions attended, including:
— institutions where you earned fewer than 15 credits
— institutions where you earned any amount of credits, even if those courses and grades are reflected on the transcript of your bachelors degree.
This allows the admissions committee to have a more complete picture of your academic preparation for graduate study.

You must upload electronic or scanned copies of your transcripts (as detailed below) into the application portal for review by the admissions committee; do not order official transcripts to be sent directly to us from your institution(s) until you receive an official offer of admission.

An acceptable transcript upload is a copy of an official transcript produced by the institution. This includes:

  • Scanned copies of paper transcripts issued by the institution.
  • Electronic transcripts issued by the institution (not a download from your institution’s web portal).

Transcript formats we do not accept include the following:

  • We do not accept screenshots or photos.
  • We do not accept downloads of the “student’s view” from your institution’s website.

Samples of Acceptable vs. Unacceptable Transcripts for Applications Submission:

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NOTE: Applicants who are offered admission will be required at that time to submit official transcripts for verification prior to enrolling.

For additional questions, please visit Admissions FAQ.

For degrees earned outside the US: We require WES evaluations (course-by-course) at the time of application for all transcripts of degrees earned outside the US. Completed course-by-course evaluation must be received by our admissions office from WES by the application deadline.

For study abroad program or non-degree coursework taken abroad (no degree earned or expected): These documents must be accompanied by an English language version provided by the academic institution. If your institution does not provide English language copies, applicants are responsible for providing a certified or notarized translation along with a copy of the original transcripts. Applicants may upload an evaluation from a credential evaluation service. This must include course and grade information. If not included in the evaluation, the transcript from the institution must be included as well. Both the evaluation and original transcript should be submitted in the application as one document.

For additional questions, please visit Admissions FAQ.

Recommended but not required. Applicants are welcome to submit by email their unofficial GRE or MCAT score report directly to the Program Coordinator; please do not enter your score or upload your score report in the application portal as this will trigger an official score report to be required. Please send a PDF printout of your unofficial GRE or MCAT score report from the exam website (showing date of exam, breakdown of score, and percentile rankings) to the program coordinator at mary.wells@georgetown.edu. These scores are not required for admission to the program but are recommended.

Georgetown University Code is 5244. The minimum TOEFL score for admission to M.S. in Pharmacology program is 90 (a score of 95 or above is preferred). The minimum IELTS score for admission is 7.0.

All applicants are required to demonstrate a level of proficiency in the English language sufficient to meet the admission requirement of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Proficiency can be demonstrated by the receipt of a bachelor’s or advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or from a university where English is the primary language of instruction (please note that applicants receiving degrees at universities in U.S. territories, such as Puerto Rico, are required to submit the TOEFL or IELTS unless the primary language of instruction at the institution is English).

Two Letters of recommendation are required with a preference for letters from science professors or those who have supervised your work in a lab/clinical setting.

International applicants are strongly encouraged to participate in a third-party, unscripted interview with a company such as InitialView. While an interview is not required, it can help strengthen a prospective student’s application. Interviews do not replace the TOEFL or IELTS; TOEFL or IELTS score submission is required. Fluency in English is imperative for success in the M.S. in Pharmacology program.