{"id":16,"date":"2023-09-08T21:09:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T21:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/translational-biomedical-informatics\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2025-10-20T21:42:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T21:42:39","slug":"admission-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/translational-biomedical-informatics\/admission-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Admission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper has-horizontal-nav\">\n\n          <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\n                  <div class=\"eyebrow-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <a 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required.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Completed\u00a0<strong>online application<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Statement of purpose<\/strong>\u00a0(approximately 500 words): Tell us where you came from, where you are going to, and how enrolling in the Translational Biomedical Informatics Program may help you reach your academic or career goals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Resume or CV: There is no specific format requirement for Resume or CV.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Letters of recommendation<\/strong>\u00a0(minimum three): We accept letters from both academic and professional evaluators.\u00a0 At least two of the letters should address your bioscience aptitude.\u00a0All letters must be on the letterhead of the organization or department.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transcripts\u00a0<\/strong>from ALL previously attended post-secondary institutions regardless of whether a degree was obtained.<\/li>\n<li>International students whose first language is not English are required to provide evidence of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gradadm.usc.edu\/lightboxes\/international-students-english-proficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>English Proficiency<\/strong><\/a>: TOEFL (iBT) 90, with no less than 20 on each section, or IELTS 6.5, with 6 or above on each band.<\/li>\n<li>Students with strong bioscience preparation but with lower language proficiency scores could consider applying to USC\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/international.usc.edu\/pre-masters-program.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Academy<\/a>\u00a0Pre-master\u2019s programs.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants considered for admission may be interviewed (in person or via video conferencing) with program director and\/or other faculty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"line fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"45px\">Apply Now<\/h2>\n<p>Apply now at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gradadm.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Office of Graduate Admission<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Application deadlines<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Fall 2026: August 1, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li>International students requiring visa processing: June 15, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Admission - MS in Translational Biomedical Informatics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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