Application Requirements

Prerequisite Courses

The courses below are required for admission; you may apply while coursework is in progress:

• Prerequisite course grades must be "C" or better.
• The admissions committee also recommends coursework in biochemistry, molecular biology, and statistics.
• Advanced Placement credits may fulfill prerequisite requirements as long as an upper-level course in that discipline is completed.
• We accept coursework that is graded on a Pass/Fail or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis to fulfill a prerequisite course requirement for courses taken during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• We will accept online coursework including labs recognized and verified by a centralized application service, for courses taken during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bachelor's Degree

To be considered for admission, you must have a BA or BS or complete the requirements for a degree before enrollment. The degree must be from an accredited institution.

Test Scores

Competitive scores on a standardized exam such as MCAT and GRE,.

The BMS program will continue to accept the various appropriate graduate admissions tests (including GRE & MCAT) as posted in our admission requirements.

• MCAT
  • For the 2024-25 admissions cycle, only scores from January 2022 or newer will be considered.
  • MCAT scores must be provided in your application by uploading a PDF score report. Please go to the MCAT Scores Report page here and click on "Get Your Test Scores". Score reports must contain the 16-digit verification code which is contained at the top of this report.
  • The minimum MCAT score the BMS program will require for applicants who indicate their “Career Interest” as “Allopathic Medicine” or “Osteopathic Medicine” is a 496.
  • If you indicate your “Career Interest” as “Allopathic Medicine” or “Osteopathic Medicine”, you need to apply with an  MCAT.
• GRE
  • Official GRE scores must be reported through ETS to Rosalind Franklin University at Institution Code: 1117.
  • GRE results with all section scores (Quantitative, Verbal, and Analytical Writing) in the 50th percentile or higher are considered competitive.
  • If you indicate your “Career Interest” as “Physician Assistant” you need to apply with a GRE.

TOEFL

If you earned a bachelor’s degree from outside the U.S. and/or you do not hold U.S. citizenship or permanent residency, you are required to demonstrate proof of English proficiency via an official TOEFL report that includes a total score and category scores in reading, writing, listening and speaking. (The TOEFL requirement may be waived if you have been a full-time student at a U.S. college or university for at least two consecutive years, or if you are from a country in which English is a primary language.)

• If you have a valid TOEFL score, please send directly to Rosalind Franklin University at Institution Code 1117 from ETS.
• For the TOEFL score to be accepted, the TOEFL exam date must be no more than two years prior to the date of application submission.
• A TOEFL iBT (Internet-based test) of 100 or the equivalent is recommended for graduate school with no category score being lower than 22.

GPA

Minimum overall GPA and overall science GPA, as calculated by the CAS you are applying through, is 2.75. Anyone with an overall GPA or overall science GPA below a 2.75 will not qualify for admission. See the BMS class profile for more information.

Letters of Recommendation

We require three letters of recommendation written by either professors who have taught you in class or a supervisor under whom you have worked.

Alternatively, composite letters from a pre-professional committee may be submitted in place of the three individual letters.

Letters of recommendation must be directly submitted through RFUCAS by the recommenders or by a university representative in the case where a committee letter is used. If you have obtained any recommendation letters through Interfolio, please follow these instructions on how to upload letters from Interfolio to an online application system.

Transcripts

Official transcripts need to be submitted from each college, university, and community college previously attended according to these instructions.

HealthCare Experience

Applicants must communicate interest in and understanding of the medical field and its various components as well as demonstrate motivation and commitment to health care through employment, volunteer work, or other experiences.

Service

A competitive applicant will demonstrate a commitment to public service through a variety of humanitarian-based activities to serve for the benefit and betterment of their surrounding community.

Leadership

A competitive applicant will demonstrate leadership characteristics through a variety of activities.

Communication

Applicants must demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills.

International Applicants

International applicants are eligible for admission to the Biomedical Sciences program.

However, one of the benefits of joining the Biomedical Sciences program is the opportunity to interview for admission to other degree programs at Rosalind Franklin University.

Because the Allopathic Medicine program in Chicago Medical School will only consider applications from U.S. citizens, U.S. Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students, this BMS student benefit to interview with Chicago Medical School would not apply to international students.

International students interested in applying to any other Rosalind Franklin University programs (e.g. Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, MS in Physician Assistant Studies, or Doctor of Pharmacy programs) while in the Biomedical Sciences program may be considered for an interview and admission, assuming the applicant meets the program’s requirements.