MS Medical Physiology at University of Illinois Chicago

Programme overview

The MS in Medical Physiology is a coursework-only programme of 32 graduate hours completed in two semesters (15 hours in fall, 17 in spring), with no thesis.

Faculty: College of Medicine | Department: Department of Physiology and Biophysics | Duration: Two semesters (32 semester hours) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

Fall: Gross Human Anatomy, Stem Cells, Human Physiology I, Clinical Applications of Physiology I and a departmental seminar. Spring: Human Neuroanatomy, Case Studies in Clinical Anatomy, Human Physiology II, Clinical Applications of Physiology II and Cell Physiology.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Programme: bachelor's degree in chemical, physical or biological sciences or pre-med; at least 3.00/4.00 cumulative for the final 60 semester hours and in science courses; MCAT, GRE or DAT required (competitive: MCAT 65th percentile or higher, GRE 60th percentile in each subscore, DAT 17); three letters of recommendation; 500-word personal statement and 500-word statement of purpose; resume; transcripts. Medical or dental school prerequisites must be complete if applying onward. International applicants: minimum English scores TOEFL iBT 80 (reading 19, listening 17, speaking 20, writing 21) for exams before 21 Jan 2026 or 4.5 overall on the new scale, IELTS Academic 6.5 (6.0 each section), PTE Academic 54, Duolingo 130.

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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