General Information and Admission Requirements
Completed Graduate School Application.
Non-refundable $45 application fee is required to apply.
Should be college graduates with an undergraduate or master's degree, or a health professions degree emphasizing biological, health, and/or behavioral sciences, or an interdisciplinary program combining aspects of both (pre-med, for example).
Applicant should have a basic background in quantitative methods; have demonstrated competence in English (international students for whom English is a second language should take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and score 600 or above).
Letter of Application describing your professional background and your reasons for seeking a graduate degree in Biobehavioral Health and any other information that may help us to consider your application.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) test scores for doctoral applicants, or Miller Analogies Test (MAT) scores or GRE scores for master's applicants.
Minimum grade-point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale.
Two official transcripts from each college/university attended.
Three letters of recommendation, which should be sent to the Graduate Program staff assistant by your referents.
Please submit all remaining materials to:
The Department of Biobehavioral Health
ATTN: Shannon Seiner and Stephen Petrill
315 Health and Human Development East Building
University Park, PA 16802-1303
If you are an international student interested in applying to Graduate School at Penn State, please check here for important information and documents pertaining to the admissions process.
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