Masters of Professional Studies in Forensic Science

Entry requirements for Pennsylvania State University - University Park

To be accepted into the Master’s Forensic Program biology emphasis, applicants are required to have completed biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics and statistic courses. For the chemistry emphasis, students are required to have completed undergraduate class work in general chemistry and organic chemistry with quantitative analysis/analytical chemistry preferred.
For admission to the Graduate School, an applicant must hold a degree from an officially recognized degree-granting institution in the country in which it operates. Degree must be a:
Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or
Tertiary (postsecondary) degree that is deemed comparable to a four-year bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution.
A Personal Statement of Purpose describing your emphasis of interest (biology or chemistry - please be sure to make this choice clear in your letter), professional interests, and career goals

Three letters of reference (letters of reference can be submitted by the student's undergraduate adviser, research adviser, and/or an instructor for an upper level course taken as part of their major)

You will need to upload a non-official transcript from each institution of higher education you have attended as an undergraduate or graduate student. You will only be required to provide an official transcript if you accept admission.

The GRE is required and a score of 306 or better would be needed to be competitive for admission to the program. Please have your scores sent electronically to Penn State University using school code 2660.
All international applicants must take and submit scores for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or the IELTS (International English Language Testing System), with the exceptions noted below. The minimum acceptable score for the TOEFL is 550 for the paper-based test, 213 for the computer-based test, or a total score of 80 with a 19 on the speaking section for the Internet-based test (iBT). Applicants with iBT speaking scores between 15 and 18 may be considered for provisional admission, with Graduate School approval, which requires an institutional test of English proficiency upon the first semester of enrollment and, if necessary, remedial course work. The minimum composite score for the IELTS is 6.5.

English language requirements

6.5

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Tổng điểm TOEFL Ibt: 80.0

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