Admission Requirements & Deadlines
Criteria for Admissions
To be eligible for admission to a program leading to a graduate degree, you must:
- Hold at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college, or be currently enrolled in an undergraduate/first-professional degree program at USP
- Also meet any additional eligibility requirements of the graduate program to which you are applying.
- Make sure to visit the webpages associated with your program to learn about additional eligibility and program requirements.
Admissions decisions are made based upon the following criteria:
- Academic record
- Letters of recommendation
- Previous research and/or employment experience
- Scores on standardized exams, such as GRE, GMAT and TOEFL
- Essay
Application Deadlines
Those Applying for Financial Aid and All International Students:
In general, we consider applications for admission immediately upon receiving your complete application materials. If you are applying for financial aid, and/or if you are an international student, you must send in all your application materials by the following dates:
- Fall admission – April 15
- NOTE: Applications for the Ph.D. program in Health Policy; Pharmacology/Toxicology M.S., PhD and Pharmaceutics M.S.; PhD only considered for Fall Admission.
- NOTE: Deadline for Applications for the Health Psychology program is January 15th of each year for the following fall semester. Please click here for more information on this and Health Psychology late applications.
- Spring admission – October 1
- Summer admission – March 1
U.S. Residents Not Applying for Financial Aid:
If you are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, and you are not applying for financial aid, you have a bit more time to submit your application. All application materials must be sent to USP no later than:
- Fall admission – Wednesday before fall classes begin.
- NOTE: All applicants for the PhD in Health Policy program must complete their application no later than April 15. Deadline for Applications for the Health Psychology program is January 15th of each year for the following fall semester. Please click here for more information on this and Health Psychology late applications.
- NOTE: Applications for the Ph.D. program in Health Policy; Pharmacology/Toxicology M.S., PhD and Pharmaceutics M.S.; PhD only considered for Fall Admission.
- Spring admission – Wednesday before spring classes begin
- Summer admission – Wednesday before summer classes begin
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