Admissions - Test Requirements

Regular Admission Requirements: The Graduate Record Exam(GRE) is required of all applicants with the exception of those applying to accountancy, for whom the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is required instead. Official scores will need to be received directly from the Educational Testing Services.

Admission to the Dual Degree Programs: For applicants to the PhD/MBA program, both the GRE and GMAT tests are required. For applicants to the MD/PhD program, the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is required, but not the GRE.

 Please use the appropriate code below when requesting score reports:

 Graduate Record Examination (GRE): The GRE is administered by the Educational Testing Service, P.O. Box 6000, Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6000. Usually these examinations are taken in the fall of the applicant's undergraduate senior year. Information is available on the web at www.gre.org.

• GRE Subject Test: The GRE Subject Test is required of all applicants to the English program. The subject test is recommended, but not required, for the Chemistry, Physics, and Psychology programs. All other programs do not require the subject test.

 Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT): Applicants to the master of science in accountancy program are required to take the GMAT. The GRE is not required for this program. The GMAT is administered by Pearson VUE (www.pearsonvue.com).

 Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT): This test is required for all persons applying to the MD/PhD program. The MCAT is administered by the Educational Testing Service (www.aamc.org).

 International Language Requirements: International students (those who did not graduate from colleges or universities within the U.S. and whose principal language of instruction was not English) must submit EITHER the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The minimum total score on the TOEFL is 550 (paper-based test), 213 (computer-based test), or 79-80 (internet-based). The minimum score on the IELTS is 6.5.

• A score comparison chart for the TOEFL's three testing methods (internet-based, computer-based, and paper-based) is attached. The on-line application will only allow applicants to enter internet based test scores. Please use the attached chart to find internet score equivalents if you took the paper based or computer based test.
• The TOEFL bulletin of information and registration form can be obtained at American embassies and consulates, offices of the United States Information Service, United States educational commissions and foundations abroad, and at bi-national centers. Students unable to obtain a bulletin from one of the above should write to: Test of English as a Foreign Language, P.O. Box 6155, Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6155, USA or contact the website, www.toefl.org. Administrations of TOEFL are coordinated with the GRE and are available in most countries. Correspondence should be initiated at least three months before the testing date.
• IELTS is jointly managed by the British Council, IDP:IELTS Australia, and the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations. The IELTS is available at 270 test centers worldwide. To obtain information regarding this test and the centers, please visit www.ielts.org.