* Books and Supplies/ Credits: 36
Original, attested, or certified copy of all academic records from all colleges and/or universities you have attended.
Diplomas or graduate certificates from all universities where you have earned a degree.
For Indian applicants
We will accept three year Bachelor degrees that meet the following conditions:
The degrees have been earned in Division I
The awarding institution has an earned grade of A or better from India’s National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
Send official TOEFL, IELTS or PTE test results directly to Grand Valley
TOEFL: 80 (we do not accept "My Best" score)
IELTS: 6.5
PTE: 53
Applicants from the following countries do not need to submit a TOEFL or IELTS:
Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Grand Cayman Islands, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, North Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, New Zealand, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, St. Christopher-Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Verification Of Financial Support (To Be Submitted After Admission)
Graduate students must have sufficient finances to cover tuition, fees, and housing costs for one year at Grand Valley. Graduate students must have a minimum balance of $23,000 USD. If a student will not be paying for their education on their own, sponsors must be identified on the statement of financial support which can be found on page 6 of the international student application.
Students or the sponsor(s) of a student must send the following documents to global@gvsu.edu for an I-20 to be created:
Statement of Financial Support
Bank statement shows a minimum balance of $23,750 USD. Bank statement balances can be listed in the student/sponsors local currency. As long as the balance, when converted into USD, meets the minimum amount required then your documents will be accepted. If you are unsure how your local currency will convert into USD, you may use the XE Currency Converter.
Must show at least 3 months of transaction history on the account
Must be less than six months old
Students who will be supported by an institution, foundation, or government agency, your financial sponsor must submit a letter of support on official letterhead. The letter must include:
Grand Valley State University
Specify the expenses to be paid on your behalf
Indicate that the institution or agency has adequate financial resources to guarantee your first year of study
The Master of Science (M.S.) degree in health informatics and bioinformatics is a Professional Science Masters (PSM) program developed in parallel with the applied statistics, biostatistics, data science and analytics, and cell and molecular biology programs. The medical and bioinformatics program has strong analytics, teamwork, business, communication, project management, and ethics components, and includes an intensive health or life science internship.
WHY STUDY HEALTH INFORMATICS AND BIOINFORMATICS AT GRAND VALLEY?
One of five professional science masters (PSM) programs at Grand Valley. The demand for professionals working in all of the PSM fields is high, with income and job projections continuing to trend upward in the coming years.
The program is tailored toward working professionals, offering flexible class schedules with evening meetings.
Innovative program designed to integrate university coursework with business and health industry internships to educate informatics professionals for the future.
Access to a high-performance computing lab for health informatics and bioinformatics needs.
Qualified faculty members with a breadth of industry experience lead in the classroom and collaborate in ongoing research.
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Coursework
The five PSM degree programs are interdisciplinary and feature common core courses. The health informatics and bioinformatics program features:
Directed courses in health informatics and bioinformatics
An internship
A culminating Capstone experience
Health informatics and bioinformatics prepares students for careers in:
Hospital systems and other healthcare providers
Health information technology system vendors
Life sciences and pharmaceutical companies
Government and nongovernmental agencies
Research institutes
Medical insurance: 1,999 $ USD per year
