The non-thesis Integrated Medical Sciences Track in the Biomedical Sciences MS program is designed to prepare students for acceptance into medical, dental, osteopathic, and/or other related professional schools of their choice by providing them with an opportunity to take two first-year medical school courses with the medical students in combination with graduate courses in biomedical sciences. In addition, the IMS track also serves as a potential off-ramping MS degree option for UCF medical students who have successfully completed 1.5 or more years of medical school at UCF but have discontinued the MD program for personal or other non-academic/non-disciplinary reasons. The off-ramping option is only open to UCF medical students.
Track Prerequisites
A bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences or related area.
Applicants who hold a BS degree in unrelated fields are expected to have the equivalent of 16 semester hours in biological sciences including a course in general microbiology, biochemistry or molecular biology or cell biology, plus one year of organic chemistry, one year of physics, basic university mathematics and statistics, and laboratory skills equivalent to the minimum required of our own undergraduates. Minor deficiencies may be remedied after acceptance by enrollment at the first opportunity in an appropriate course.
Application Requirements
Financial Information
Graduate students may receive financial assistance through fellowships, assistantships, tuition support, or loans. For more information, see the College of Graduate Studies Funding website, which describes the types of financial assistance available at UCF and provides general guidance in planning your graduate finances. The Financial Information section of the Graduate Catalog is another key resource.
Nonthesis students are not considered for departmental graduate assistantships or tuition assistance.
Fellowship Information
Fellowships are awarded based on academic merit to highly qualified students. They are paid to students through the Office of Student Financial Assistance, based on instructions provided by the College of Graduate Studies. Fellowships are given to support a student's graduate study and do not have a work obligation. For more information, see UCF Graduate Fellowships, which includes descriptions of university fellowships and what you should do to be considered for a fellowship.
