master programs for people with <3.0 gpa?

iapplehead said:

hey guys... i was just wondering if there were any masters programs (masters in medical science, M.S. in pharmacology, M.S. in anything science related) that would allow students with gpas under a 3.0 to enter their program? if so, please list a few... thanks!

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I have personally never seen any graduate level program that officially allows someone with a GPA of <3.0. Unofficially, some programs may be more flexible for those who had some personal challenges as an undergrad, and has shown recent improvement and promise as a potential grad student through doing post-bacc (that relates to the field), and extensive research (if by thesis). If you are planning to do a masters by thesis, then a sponsoring professor would also be neccessary and may make the difference. There is a massive thread about getting into grad school with a low GPA in the main pre-med forums. I suggest you search there. On a side note, are you a California resident?

iapplehead said:

hey guys... i was just wondering if there were any masters programs (masters in medical science, M.S. in pharmacology, M.S. in anything science related) that would allow students with gpas under a 3.0 to enter their program? if so, please list a few... thanks!

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iapplehead said:

hey guys... i was just wondering if there were any masters programs (masters in medical science, M.S. in pharmacology, M.S. in anything science related) that would allow students with gpas under a 3.0 to enter their program? if so, please list a few... thanks!

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hello u can appply as a non matriculated student, take a full courseload and then reapply as a degree seeking student, i have contacted BU and UMDNJ and they say alot of students get in that way, i have your same circumstance so in addition to apply to some other programs, i am also looking at this.hope this helped

I'd like to pursue the masters of science program at UMDNJ because i have a 2.7gpa which isnt good enough for admissions to dental school right off the bat and i was wondering if there were any gpa requirements to enroll in the program as a matriculated student as opposed to non-matriculated or do they accept all applicants into the program as long as u have your bachelors degree along with other requirements like GRE, recommendations and such.
The reason i'm asking is because i'd like to enroll into the program so i can apply for financial aid because the entire program costs about $14000 which is a bit much to pay out of your pocket as a non-matriculated student, especially for me. Any input would be appreciated. thanks

Notoriousjae said:

I'd like to pursue the masters of science program at UMDNJ because i have a 2.7gpa which isnt good enough for admissions to dental school right off the bat and i was wondering if there were any gpa requirements to enroll in the program as a matriculated student as opposed to non-matriculated or do they accept all applicants into the program as long as u have your bachelors degree along with other requirements like GRE, recommendations and such.
The reason i'm asking is because i'd like to enroll into the program so i can apply for financial aid because the entire program costs about $14000 which is a bit much to pay out of your pocket as a non-matriculated student, especially for me. Any input would be appreciated. thanks

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Some grad programs, mainly PhD programs offer tuition fee remission. Some of my classmates are masters students who also have fee remission. Fee remission = your major professor pays your tuition and potentially provides you with a salary. But obviously you will need to find a research professor that has money. Of course that also means you will have to do research, so may not be ideal if you want to do a masters by exam.

As for the GPA requirement, I am not familiar with UMDNJ .

Yeah, in undergrad, I had a 2.9 GPA and I got into the Master's program at VCU in Biology.. Graduated with a 3.6 GPA. My GRE scores were decent though. The majority of schools will not accept under a 2.75 GPA for their grad programs. I was out of state too (NY). F, White, 22 when I applied and started the program.

I got into georgetown and EVMS with less than a 3.0 gpa. Nothing is set in stone as long as you have something else augmenting the gpa like MCAT, research, etc.

relentless11 said:

I have personally never seen any graduate level program that officially allows someone with a GPA of <3.0. Unofficially, some programs may be more flexible for those who had some personal challenges as an undergrad, and has shown recent improvement and promise as a potential grad student through doing post-bacc (that relates to the field), and extensive research (if by thesis). If you are planning to do a masters by thesis, then a sponsoring professor would also be neccessary and may make the difference. There is a massive thread about getting into grad school with a low GPA in the main pre-med forums. I suggest you search there. On a side note, are you a California resident?

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i got into boston university school of medicine and nyu (i didn't apply to more than 4 schools, and one school lost my app so the only one i got rejected from was northwestern) with an UG gpa that was way < 3.0 (both overall and sci since i was a science major). i didn't really mention my personal/health probs from college when i applied but i did have gre scores in the high 87-94%iles and good letters of rec from lab PIs that i had worked for - i applied to the MA in pharmacology and already had 3 academic and 1 industry lab jobs by that point as well as had been awarded a research grant during college. i had not done a postbacc though i had taken 2 sci postbacc classes (molecular biology, pharmacology) informally at jefferson (4.0). when i applied, all the schools said 3.0 minimum but i think if u have very good gre scores and LORs, still apply. i also got an academic scholarship from BU after one semester (needed over 3.5 gpa) and got paid to work in the lab where i did my thesis. and that comment about alot of schools won't accept < 2.75, check up on the schools u're interested in b/c my ug sci < 2.4 and i got in. this is the 1st time i applied 2 med school and i also got into my state DO school (UMDNJ, as well as had interviews at western and drexel). what i'm saying is that if there r other strong credentials in ur profile, don't nec count urself out.

If you guys live near Virginia, VCU graduate post-bac lets people in w/ below 3.0 (officially a 2.8 but I have heard of people w/ a 2.5 getting in). They have a 1 year program that can be converted into a masters if you don't get into med school. The first year is class work and the second is research. The program is really difficult but if you do well, you will have no problem of getting into medical or dental school. I had a 2.8, did the program and got into VCU medical school (MCV). If you are interested in getting a masters or PhD, all you need is a 3.0 in the program to continue on to a masters.

I think though, if you apply to the masters program and not the post bac program, you have to have at least a 3.0. The post bac program is kind of a back door into the masters program.

VCU (MCV campus) has 6 programs you can apply to: biochemistry, anatomy, physiology, microbiology/immunology, genetics, or pharmacology, not to mention the biological engeneering degrees you can do.