How to Apply - Biomedical Visualization, MS

Students are admitted in the fall semester only. All application materials are due by February 1 in the year of enrollment.

Application Materials
The following is required for admission:

• Completed UIC Graduate College application
• Application fee - A nonrefundable application fee (check made out to UIC) of $50 for U.S. or $60 for international students is required.
• Official transcripts - Submit transcripts from institutions where degrees were earned and transcripts from all colleges and universities attended within the last eight years.
• GRE general and writing assessment or GMAT - Test scores are required for all applicants except those with a graduate or professional degree at the masters and doctoral levels (e.g. MS, MA, MFA, PhD, ScD, MD, DDS, DO, DrPH, PharmD) from an accredited U.S. or Canadian school. Prior training must be relevant to the basic field of the area of concentration. Applicants with the above degrees from foreign schools are considered if they are sponsored by an accepted referral service, such as AFGRAD or AMIDEAST.
  (Institution code: R1851, Dept. Code: 0699)
• Three letters of recommendation
• Personal statement - Submit a statement that addresses your goals for graduate study and career development.
• Portfolio of artwork - This should include 20 samples of artwork in any media, but must include figure drawings and/or paintings (five minimum). The portfolio can be presented on 35 mm slides, videotape, computer disk, or CD-ROM. A self-addressed envelope, which must be large enough to hold the portfolio and affixed with sufficient postage, must be provided when the portfolio is submitted. Specifications that identify types of work to include in a portfolio can be obtained by contacting the BHIS Office of Graduate Programs.
• Personal interview by invitation
• International students only: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - International applicants whose native language is not English must pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Applicants who take the paper-based TOEFL MUST also take the Test of Written English (TWE). If the applicant has taken the paper-based TOEFL, minimum scores in the range of 585-600 will be considered; in addition, the applicant must take the Test of Written English and submit scores in the range of 56. If the student has taken the TOEFL iBT, a minimum total score of 95 will be considered. The sub-scores must be at least 24 in Reading, 24 in Speaking, 22 in Listening, 24 in Writing. If the applicant has taken the computer-based TOEFL, minimum scores in the range of 240-250 will be considered. In this case the Test of Written English is not required.(Institution code: 1851, Dept code: 99) If the student has taken the TOEFL iBT, a minimum total score of 95 will be considered. The sub-scores must be at least 24 in Reading, 24 in Speaking, 22 in Listening, 24 in Writing.
  Strong verbal and written communication skills are extremely important in the biomedical visualization program. Above average scores on the written exam are expected in the GRE, TOEFL, and GMAT.
• International students only: Declaration and Certification of Finances form

Where to Send Materials
Office of Graduate Programs (MC 520)
Biomedical and Health Information Sciences
College of Applied Health Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago
1919 West Taylor Street, Room 250 AHSB
Chicago, Illinois 60612-7249
ATTN: MS in Biomedical Visualization Program