Graduate Pathway in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

An INTO SLU Graduate Pathway program in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology will prepare you to enter your next semester of a master's degree program at Saint Louis University. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Pathway program and meeting university requirements for graduate admission, you may enter your next semester of graduate study at Saint Louis University. This transition from an INTO program to a university degree program is called progression.

1-Semester

Age requirements:

16 years and above

Academic requirements:

Undergraduate degree or equivalent in biology, biochemistry, computer science, mathematics, statistics or closely related field. Recommended that students have most of the following: 1 year of Biology, Chemistry, and Calculus; Molecular and Cellular Biology; Genetics; Introduction to Programming; Data Structures; Discrete Math; Statistics. 2.75 GPA on a 4.0 scale.

English language requirements:

TOEFL 75 (17 subscores in reading and writing), IELTS 6.0 (6.0 subscores in reading and writing), PTEA 50, IELA 171 (169 subscores in reading and writing), or Duolingo 120

2-Semester

Age requirements:

16 years and above

Academic requirements:

Undergraduate degree or equivalent in biology, biochemistry, computer science, mathematics, statistics or closely related field. Recommended that students have most of the following: 1 year of Biology, Chemistry, and Calculus; Molecular and Cellular Biology; Genetics; Introduction to Programming; Data Structures; Discrete Math; Statistics. 2.75 GPA on a 4.0 scale.

English language requirements:

TOEFL 70-74 (13 subscores in reading and writing), IELTS 6.0 (5.5 subscores in reading and writing), PTEA 48-49, IELA 169 (162 subscores in reading and writing), Duolingo 95-115, or Completion of Academic English Level 5