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MS Biomedical Sciences (GEMS) at University of Illinois Chicago

University of Illinois Chicago, United States

Programme overview

The MS in Biomedical Sciences is not a direct-admission programme; doctoral students who do not progress beyond year 2 or who discontinue research after the preliminary exam may petition for the MS.

Faculty: College of Medicine  |  Department: Graduate Education in Medical Sciences (GEMS), College of Medicine  |  Duration: 36-38 semester hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

Required courses include Research Methods I and II (GEMS 504, 505), a research rotation (8 hours), Foundations of Biomedical Sciences I and II (GEMS 521, 522), a concentration core of 5-7 hours and at least 3 hours of graduate electives.

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Application information

Entry requirements

No direct admission to the MS; entry is by petition from the GEMS PhD programme.

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 and professional programmes admit for Fall, Spring and Summer terms depending on the programme; applications for Fall 2027, Spring 2028 and Summer 2028 are expected to open on August 1, 2026.

Graduate and professional application deadlines are set per programme, with separate deadlines for domestic and international applicants for most non-online programmes; optional earlier priority, recommended or fellowship dates apply to both. Applications are made through the UIC graduate application or a centralized application service for some professional programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uic.edu/admissions/

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