Program Admissions Requirements
In addition to the general Laney Graduate School application requirements, many programs require items specific to their application. For example, many require a writing sample, many ask for specific information about your research experience or other qualifications, and some programs require GRE scores (general test). If you are an international applicant, you may need to submit TOEFL scores.
The table below has links to the admissions pages on program websites, as well as some basic information about each application. Click on your program of interest to learn about its specific application requirements.
Each program has its own application deadline. Deadlines fall at midnight U.S. pacific time on each program's deadline date.
Note: If you are required to or decide to submit GRE, GMAT or TOEFL test scores, you will need to arrange for us to receive official score reports. Our institution code for all three is 5187 (no department code is needed).
| Program | Application Deadline | GRE Scores |
| Anthropology | Not accepting applications for fall 2021 start. | Scores Required |
| Art History | January 1 | No GRE Scores |
| Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences | December 1 | Scores Required |
| Bioethics | June 1 | Scores Optional |
| Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology | December 1 | No GRE Scores |
| Biostatistics | December 1 | Scores Required |
| Business (all five areas) | December 15 | Scores Required |
| Cancer Biology | December 1 | No GRE Scores |
| Chemistry | December 1 | No GRE Scores |
| Comparative Literature | January 1 | Scores Optional |
| Computer Science, Master's | March 15 | Scores Required |
| Computer Science And Informatics, PhD | January 15 | Scores Optional |
| Development Practice | January 8 | Scores Optional |
| Economics | January 1 | Scores Optional |
| English | December 1 | No GRE Scores |
| Environmental Health Sciences | December 1 | No GRE Scores |
| Environmental Sciences | Priority: January 15 Final: April 1 | Scores Optional |
| Epidemiology | December 1 | Scores Optional |
| French | January 1 | Scores Optional |
| Genetics and Molecular Biolology | December 1 | No GRE Scores |
| Global Health and Development | December 1 | Scores Optional |
| Health Services Research And Health Policy | December 1 | Scores Optional |
| Hispanic Studies | December 15 | Scores Optional |
| History | December 15 | No GRE Scores |
| Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis | December 1 | No GRE Scores |
| Islamic Civilizations Studies | Not accepting applications for fall 2021 start. | Scores Required |
| Mathematics, Master's | January 31 | Scores Optional |
| Mathematics, PhD | January 1 | Scores Optional |
| MD/PhD | Visit the MD/PhD program website. | |
| Microbiology and Molecular Genetics | December 1 | No GRE Scores |
| Molecular and Systems Pharmacology | December 1 | No GRE Scores |
| Neuroscience | December 1 | No GRE Scores |
| Nursing | January 1 | No GRE Scores |
| Nutrition And Health Sciences | December 1 | Scores Optional |
| Philosophy | January 15 | No GRE Scores |
| Physics | January 15 | Scores Optional |
| Political Science | December 15 | Scores Required |
| Population Biology, Ecology, and Evolution | December 1 | No GRE Scores |
| Psychology (all four concentrations) | December 1 | Scores Required |
| Religion (all nine courses of study) | December 1 | Scores Optional |
| Sociology | December 15 | Scores Required |
| Women's, Gender And Sexuality Studies | December 15 | No GRE Scores |