HELP 2015-2016 University Catalog Personalized Medicine Graduate Certificate Print-Friendly Page

Banner Code:  SC-CERG-PRSM

This certificate is offered by the School of Systems Biology  in the College of Science .

This 15 credit certificate is based upon a set of core courses that currently support the Biology, MS , the Biosciences, PhD , the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, MS , and the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, PhD  degree programs, along with a set of elective courses. Students completing the Personalized Medicine Graduate Certificate  will receive the most up-to-date advanced education available in the region. Completion of the certificate will enhance the careers of those students who are already working in this area, and can also serve as a useful intermediate step towards later enrollment in master’s or doctoral programs.

Courses are generally offered in the late afternoon or in the evening to accommodate students with full-time employment outside of the university. Students may not enroll initially in any College of Science  master’s or doctoral program and later transfer into this certificate program.

The Personalized Medicine Graduate Certificate  charges students a differential tuition rate of $100 per credit hour, which is added to the standard graduate tuition rate (regardless of in or out of state status).

This certificate may be pursued on a part-time or full-time basis.

For policies governing all graduate degrees, see the Academic Policies  section of this catalog.

Admission Requirements

Applicants to all graduate programs at George Mason University must meet the graduate admission standards and application requirements for graduate study as specified in the Graduate Admission Policies  section of this catalog.

Prospective students should hold an undergraduate GPA of 3.00 or current employment in clinical or translational research, diagnostics lab, or biological data analysis field.

To be considered for admission, applicants must submit the Mason Graduate Application, all undergraduate transcript(s), three letters of recommendation, a statement of interest, and GRE general scores or MCAT scores. Recommended minimum GRE scores are 1100 on the old scale or approximately 303 on the new scale, or MCAT scores that exceed 26, each section being scored five or above.