Admissions Standards
The BIMS MS Non-Thesis Admissions Committee conducts a holistic review of the total application, striving to select students who are most likely to succeed in reaching their goal of admission to professional school after participation in the BIMS MS Non-Thesis program. Holistic review recognizes that an applicant possesses strengths and weaknesses that must be evaluated in relation to one another and ensures that an applicant is neither accepted nor denied admission based on a single parameter.
Competitive applications often have several of the following characteristics:
- Overall GPA >3.2
- Last 45 hours GPA >3.5
- Science GPA >3.2
- Upper-level science GPA >3.4
- GRE verbal >150
- GRE quantitative >150
- GRE writing of 3.5 or greater
- MCAT >500
- DAT >19
- Recommendation letters from science faculty showing dedication toward professional school and mitigating application blemishes
- A compelling personal statement convincing that the applicant will succeed in our program and beyond
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
- Earn at least a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher education prior to the start of classes
- Demonstrate a strong understanding and background in the sciences
- Have the goal of attending professional school in one of the health care industries
Application Process
How to Apply
Prospective students must complete the following tasks by the application deadline for the expected semester of entry.
Application Deadlines
| Fall admission |
Spring admission |
Summer admission |
|---|---|---|
| June 1 | November 1 | March 1 |
If you have any questions, please contact our admissions coordinator.
Complete the Texas A&M GraduateCAS application
Applicants must complete the Texas A&M GraduateCAS application.
The application has four quadrants: Personal information, academic history, supporting information, and program materials. Within GraduateCAS, you will be provided with all of the necessary prompts for completing the application. To help you prepare, we have provided the same information that you will see in GradauteCAS for a few categories (see the following drop downs).
There is an accompanying application fee that will be assessed through GraduateCAS prior to application submission. No application fee will be accessed for domestic applications received before December 1, 2020.
Upload a personal statement
Applicants must write a personal statement (typically 1 -2 pages) that often addresses the following questions:
- Why have you chosen to pursue becoming a healthcare professional as your career?
- Why do you want to complete the BIMS MS Non-Thesis Graduate Program?
- How will this program help you be admitted into professional school?
- Is there anything about you or your academic background that the admissions committee should know or might benefit from considering?
Upload official transcripts
Applicants must upload transcripts from each undergraduate and graduate degree-granting institution they have attended. Unofficial transcripts may be uploaded; however, if you are admitted, official transcripts will need to be sent to the Office of Admissions.
Current and former students of Texas A&M: Texas A&M transcripts do not need to be submitted. Also, all courses that have been transferred to Texas A&M will be reflected on a Texas A&M transcript.
Send official standardized testing scores
GRE
The GRE requirement is waived for applicants seeking Spring, Summer, and Fall 2021 admission. All applicants seeking 2022 admission have the option to submit official score reports from the GRE or a professional program entrance exam (MCAT, DAT, etc.). The GRE requirement will be waived if an applicant submits an official score report for a professional program entrance exam.
GRE General Test
The score report must contain quantitative, verbal, and analytical writing scores. The most recent test must have been taken within the last five years to be valid.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Official Score Report: Send to Texas A&M from your ETS account. The institution code for Texas A&M is 6003.
Unofficial Score Report (optional): Upload to GraduateCAS.
MCAT
The most recent test must have been taken within the last three years to be valid.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Official/Unofficial Score Report: Download a PDF of the score report from the Association of American Medical Colleges and upload to GraduateCAS. Ensure that the score report has a verification code listed on the report. This code will allow Texas A&M to verify the scores, thus making them “official.” We will not accept screen shots of MCAT scores.
DAT
The most recent test must have been taken within the last two years to be valid.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Official Score Report: Request that the American Dental Association (ADA) send an official score report to the Texas A&M Office of Admissions. Please note that we will not receive any scores that have been sent to the Texas A&M College of Dentistry.
Unofficial Score Report (optional): Upload to GraduateCAS.
Upload letters of recommendation
Applicants must provide a minimum of three letters of recommendation from science faculty showing dedication toward research and biomedical sciences, and mitigating application blemishes. Applicants may also choose to submit non-academic recommendations that can speak to your relevant knowledge and/or experience. There is no page limit for these letters.
HOW TO SUBMIT
GraduateCAS will direct you to the Letters by Liaison portal, where you will submit the names and emails of your recommenders. After you submit the names of your recommenders, they will receive instructions for completing the electronic evaluation.
The GraduateCAS application may be submitted without submitting your recommenders' contact information through the Letters by Liaison portal. However, these letters must be received for your application to be reviewed.
After you Apply
An application is considered complete when all documents, including official standardized testing scores and letters of recommendation, have been received. Any applications missing required materials or not meeting eligibility criteria by the admission deadline will not be considered.
Verify that your application is complete
Check your GraduateCAS application to ensure that all of the quadrants are marked "complete."
If you have any questions about the status of your application materials, please reach out to our admissions coordinator.
Your application will be reviewed
Applications will be reviewed by the admissions committee after the application deadline for each corresponding term. The holistic application review process is described in admissions standards at the top of this page.
You will receive an admission decision
Applicants may expect to receive an admission decision within four weeks of the admission deadline. Regardless of your admission decision, you will receive electronic communication from our admissions coordinator and the Texas A&M Office of Admissions.
Take the next steps
If your application is accepted
If your application is accepted, our admissions coordinator will send an offer letter that details next steps. As an overview, newly admitted students have the ability to complete the following items:
- Pursue financial aid (if applicable)
- Meet with your staff academic advisor. All new students have a hold placed on their account, which will be removed once they meet with their staff academic advisor.
- Register for classes
- Register for the CVM Graduate Student Orientation (mandatory)
- Register for orientation sponsored by the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies (OGAPS) (optional)
- Register for a parking permit
To prepare for student life in College Station, please take a look at our student life resources.
If your application is declined
If your application is declined and you have follow-up questions, please contact our admissions coordinator.