IELTS 7.0 TOEFL IBT 87 TOEFL PBT 560 All Official Transcripts GRE General and subject exam optional 3 Letters of Recommendation A minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA will be required for admission to graduate programs at UCLA PhD Prerequisite courses include basic biology basic chemistry organic chemistry biochemistry and laboratory Courses in computer science engineering genetics molecular biology physical chemistry and physics are encouraged In suitable cases students who have course deficiencies may be admitted to graduate status but any deficiencies must be remedied within a specified time The Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology offers two MDPhD Programs concurrently with the UCLA School of Medicine One is the Medical Scientist Training Program MSTP in which candidates are medical students that have been accepted into MSTP by the medical school The second is the Specialty Training and Advanced Research STAR Program in which candidates are postMD housestaff interns residents or fellows who have been accepted into the STAR Program by its selection committee Exams GRE Types GRE General and subject exam optional Letters of Recommendation 3