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GRE is not required.<\/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\"><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\">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 at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gradadm.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office of Graduate Admission<\/a>\u00a0starting September<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application deadline for Fall:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Master of Science in Translational Biotechnology:\u00a0<em>August 1<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Graduate Certificate in Translational Biotechnology:\u00a0<em>August 1<\/em><\/li>\n<li>International students requiring visa processing:\u00a0<em>June 15<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sidebar-wrapper col-sm-3\"><\/div>\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-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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