Graduate Admission Requirements

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All prospective students applying for the MS in Health Informatics, Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics, MSHI Healthcare Analytics or SAS Approved Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Analytics program must meet the following criteria for admission:

  • Complete your application: $65 non-refundable application fee required
  • A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university in the biological, chemical, computer or management information sciences or other acceptable field, or the equivalent bachelors and/or graduate degrees from a foreign institution* is required.
  • Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended. Any bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university (or the equivalent from a foreign institution) is required.
  • Maintained a minimum overall grade point average of 3.00 out of a possible 4.00 with a minimum grade point average of 3.00 in the sciences
  • Resume
  • Provide two professional or academic letters of recommendation. Letters from friends and family members will not be accepted.
  • Provide Statement of Purpose. Please include a short statement about why you are interested in the program and use this statement to speak about your application’s strengths and weaknesses. See Admissions Overview for more information.
  • Certificates Only: Certificate Departmental Approval Form
  • While these are not required, GRE, MCAT or VAT standardized test scores or evidence of substantial health informatics experience can be submitted to enhance an application.
  • Healthcare analytics program candidates should understand basic statistics. Experience in data management and statistical software is preferred but not required.
  • Complete your application: $65 non-refundable application fee required
  • A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university in the biological, chemical, computer or management information sciences or other acceptable field, or the equivalent bachelors and/or graduate degrees from a foreign institution* is required.
  • Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended. Any bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university (or the equivalent from a foreign institution) is required.
  • Maintained a minimum overall grade point average of 3.00 out of a possible 4.00 with a minimum grade point average of 3.00 in the sciences
  • Resume
  • Provide Statement of Purpose. Please include a short statement about why you are interested in the program and use this statement to speak about your application’s strengths and weaknesses. See Admissions Overview for more information.
  • Certificates Only: Certificate Departmental Approval Form
  • While these are not required, GRE, MCAT or VAT standardized test scores or evidence of substantial health informatics experience can be submitted to enhance an application.
  • Healthcare analytics program candidates should understand basic statistics. Experience in data management and statistical software is preferred but not required.
*International students may be required to submit additional information, if applicable.
 To avoid potential delays in locating or receiving official documents for applications, applicants should mail their documents to:
 
Attn: University of South Florida
MSC P51
9417 Princess Palm Ave.
Tampa, FL 33619-8313
USA
 
If any of the Colleges or Universities you previously attended have the ability to send official electronic transcripts, they can send them to the following email address:  transcripts@usfhealthonline.com.
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Time to Complete

Graduate Degrees

8

WEEKS PER CLASS

11

TOTAL CLASSES

2

YEARS TO COMPLETE
Graduate Certificates

8

WEEKS PER CLASS

4

TOTAL CLASSES

8

MONTHS TO COMPLETE
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Academic Calendar

Fall I – 2026

Application DeadlineAugust 7, 2026
Start DateAugust 24, 2026
End DateOctober 18, 2026

Fall II – 2026

Application DeadlineOctober 2, 2026
Start DateOctober 19, 2026
End DateDecember 13, 2026

Spring I – 2027

Application DeadlineDecember 18, 2026
Start DateJanuary 11, 2027
End DateMarch 7, 2027

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