Applying to the Graduate Program

Students are preferably admitted in September for the fall semester, but application can also be made for the spring semester. The general requirements for the department are the standard requirements for admission to the graduate school, as detailed in the Boston University Graduate School Catalogue. The GRE General Test and a Subject Test in an area related to biophysics are required. For applicants from foreign countries, TOEFL is also required.

Application should be made to the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences at the Boston University School of Medicine or directly to the Department at the address below. To request a catalog, click here. Applications should not be made to the Boston University Graduate School.

Chair, Student Recruitment Committee
Department of Physiology and Biophysics

Boston University School of Medicine
715 Albany St.
Boston, MA 02118-2526

Telephone: (617) 638-4042
FAX: (617) 638-4041
Email: p&b_info@biophysics1.bumc.bu.edu