Graduate Certificate in Molecular and Biomedical Sciences at Florida International University

Programme overview

The Graduate Certificate in Molecular and Biomedical Sciences at FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine is uniquely suited to boost your qualifications for acceptance into the MD or MPAS programs. The Graduate Certificate in Molecular and Biomedical Sciences reinforces basic science concepts through examples of human disease and experimental data and is fundamental for a better understanding of clinical sciences. The curriculum includes eight graduate-level courses, consisting of six courses in biomedical sciences and two professional skills courses.

Faculty: Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine | Duration: 2 years (20 credits) | Location: Miami, FL, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 20 credit hours.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students applying for the Graduate Certificate in Molecular and Biomedical Sciences must meet the following requirements for admission: (1) Completed University Graduate School application. (2) Completed graduate certificate application. (3) Bachelor’s degree. (4) All HWCOM pre-medical course requirements completed: --General Biology with laboratory - 2 semesters --General Chemistry with laboratory - 2 semesters --Organic Chemistry with laboratory (satisfied by either Organic Chemistry 1 and 2 or Organic Chemistry 1 and Biochemistry) - 2 semesters --Physics with laboratory - 2 semesters --Mathematics - 2 semesters of College Mathematics --College English - 2 semesters of College English (5) International graduate student applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit a score for the TOEFL or for the IELTS. A total score of 80 on the internet-based TOEFL or 6.5 ove

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms: Fall (starts in August), Spring (starts in January) and Summer (starts in May); some programmes limit admission to one or two terms a year.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.fiu.edu/

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