A degree from an accredited four-year university
Duke Graduate School’s Online Application form
The MA supplemental questions, which you can download here and upload with your Graduate School application:
Describe and analyze an issue or dilemma in bioethics or science policy that you find interesting and challenging. Please limit your response to a maximum of 1200 words.
What are your career goals, and how do you think this program will help you achieve them? Please limit your response to a maximum of 600 words.
The MA program offers the opportunity to concentrate in Genomics, Neuroscience, Public Impact & Engagement, or an independent concentration. Please indicate if you have an interest in concentrating and if so, which area(s) you are considering. Your response is not binding and is for planning purposes only.
Three letters of recommendation (academic and professional recommendations are allowed)
Transcript(s) from each post-secondary institution attended
Official GRE scores (for exceptions, click here).
Official TOEFL or IELTS scores (International applicants only)
The Graduate School admits applicants who have one of the following minimum scores (some departments may require a higher score):
• 577 for paper-based TOEFL
• 90 for an Internet-based TOEFL
• 7.0 for the IELTS
You are required to provide an undergraduate grade point average (UGPA) in the Education section of your application. The undergraduate grade point average is usually well above a B (3.0 GPA).