Application Process

The application deadline is February 1. Applications are reviewed annually in the spring for the following fall semester, which begins in mid-August each year.

All application materials must be received by February 1, including:

• Completed online application, including your personal statement, along with the $86 application fee
• Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended, sent by the registrar at those institutions
  • Official transcripts from the awarding institution must specify the date upon which the degree was issued.
  • Transcripts must be sent to BioMedCAS only. BioMedCAS only accepts electronic transcripts from Credentials Solutions, Parchment, and National Student Clearinghouse. If your school does not offer either of these services, your transcript must be sent via mail. Please use the information below to send your transcripts.
  • Sending transcripts to BioMedCAS electronically:
    • Credentials Solutions - http://www.transcriptsplus.net/order
    • Parchment - https://www.parchment.com/order/
    • National Student Clearinghouse - http://www.studentclearinghouse.org
  • Sending transcripts to BioMedCAS by mail:
    • Download a transcript request form after you enter each institution in BioMedCAS.
    • Send the transcript request form to the institution registrar to send transcript by mail to the address below:

      BioMedCAS Transcript Processing Center
      P.O. Box 9207
      Watertown, MA 02471

• Three letters of recommendation submitted using the form provided within the online application
  • At least two letters should be written by faculty at colleges attended by the applicant who are familiar with the student's academic and research capabilities. 
  • Only professional references are acceptable. Letters from personal friends and family members will not be considered.

• As of September 1, 2018, the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is no longer required for admission to this program.

Sending International Transcripts to BioMedCAS

BioMedCAS will ONLY electronically accept an evaluation report from World Education Services (WES). You must order WES electronic evaluations directly through the BioMedCAS application. If you do not order through the application, your evaluation will not be accepted.

Please note that transcripts take 4 to 6 weeks to reach us; plan accordingly.

International Applicants

Transcript evaluation: BioMedCAS will ONLY electronically accept an evaluation report from World Education Services (WES). You must order WES electronic evaluations directly through the BioMedCAS application. If you do not order through the application, your evaluation will not be accepted.

Translation: If the academic institution that you attended does not issue documents in English, the credentialing agency may require that you submit a word-for-word translation of your transcripts if they do not have this service available for purchase. You can contact University Language Services<http://www.universitylanguage.com/> to submit your transcript for translation and instruct them to send the translated transcript to the credentialing agency.

TOEFL: International applicants whose native language is not English must take the TOEFL exam and receive a score as follows:

• Paper-based test: 550
• Computer-based test: 213
• IBT exam: 80

Please take the TOEFL exam online through the Education Testing Service (ETS). ETS reports scores for two years after the test date.

Submitting Your Official TOEFL Scores to BioMedCAS:

• Self-report your TOEFL scores in the Standardized Tests section of the application and include your Test Registration ID. Additionally, enter your date of birth in the Biographic Information section. These must be listed for your official scores to be matched to your application.
• Provide code #B765 to ETS and request that your scores be released. Check with ETS about their turnaround and processing times.
• After ETS processing, scores are sent to BioMedCAS in batches and then posted to applications weekly. Only scores that you requested using code #B765 will post to your application. You can view scores attached to your application in the Standardized Tests section of the Check Status tab in your application.

Applicant Help Center

• The Applicant Help Center can be accessed at https://help.liaisonedu.com/BioMedCAS_Applicant_Help_Center 
• Having trouble accessing the application? The preferred browsers are Google Chrome or Firefox.
• If you have questions about your application status, please contact your BioMedCAS Customer Service Representative contact information at 857-304-2085 or support@biomedcas.myliaison.com
• For additional questions, please contact Admissions and Enrollment at 757-446-7437 or hpadmissions@evms.edu.