Applied Biological Sciences: Environmental Health
Admission Requirement
Graduate Diploma
Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75.
Preferred background: Science (including Biology, Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Environmental Sciences), Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nursing, Medicine, Medical technology, or other related fields.
Master’s Degree
Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75.
Preferred background: Science (including Biology, Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Environmental Sciences), Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nursing, Medicine, Medical technology, or other related fields.
Doctoral Degree
Candidates should hold a Master’s degree or its equivalent with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50 at the Master’s level.
Preferred background: Science (including Biology, Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Environmental Sciences), Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nursing, Medicine, Medical technology, or other related fields.
Candidates holding a Bachelor’s degree with First Class Honors are also eligible.
English Proficiency
All candidates must obtain an official test score higher than the minimum score for admission in any of the following standardized English examinations and which must still be valid on the date of the submission of the request for admission.
| Examination |
Minimum Score |
(1) TOEFL
1.1 Paper-based (ITP)
1.2 Internet-based (iBT) |
More than 500
More than 64 |
| (2) IELTS |
More than 5.0 |
| (3) CU-TEP |
More than 60 |
| (4) MU GRAD TEST |
More than 60 |
| (5) TU-GET (PBT) |
More than 550 |
| (6) KU-EPT |
Not less than 50% |
If an applicant is unable to provide valid English proficiency test scores at the time of application, the applicant must submit the required English proficiency test scores within one academic year from the year of his/her admission.
However, applicants from countries where English is the native language or graduated from an international program are exempted from this requirement. Additionally, applicants holding a previous degree from a university where the sole medium of instruction is English may submit a Certificate of University Medium of Instruction to fulfill this requirement.
