International Graduate Applicants

International Graduate Application: Use this application if you are a transfer applying to one of our undergraduate programs or applying to our graduate programs in Acupuncture, Clinical Research, Dental Hygiene, Healthcare Administration and Management, Health Sciences, Medication and Patient Safety, Nursing, Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Public Health, or Regulatory Affairs and Health Policy.

PharmCAS: Use this application if you are applying to Year III Doctor of Pharmacy program in Boston or Worcester or Manchester Doctor of Pharmacy programs.

OTCAS: Use this application if you are applying to the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program.

PTCAS: Use this application if you are applying to the Doctor of Physical Therapy program.

CASPA: Use this application if you are applying to the Master of Physician Assistant Studies program.

OptomCAS: Use this application if you are applying to the Doctor of Optometry program.

Graduate Applicants: If you are interested in one of our masters or doctoral programs, please visit the Graduate Applicants section to learn more about the graduate admission process. 

Please plan sufficient time for language test preparation, score delivery, and transcript evaluation. These items may be submitted via email to admissions@mcphs.edu or by mail to:

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Admission Office
179 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115

If you are submitting a PharmCAS, PTCAS, OPTOMCAS, OTCAS, or CASPA application, please submit all documents directly to the CAS application, not to MCPHS

Transcripts

Official transcripts from all secondary schools attended should be submitted by your guidance counselor or a school official. Reach out to your high school and have them email or mail us your official transcripts. We cannot accept transcripts sent in by the applicant.

If mailing the transcript, it should be sent in a sealed envelope to:

MCPHS
Admission Office
179 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115

You may also email your transcript to admissions@mcphs.edu.

Letters of Recommendation

Either students or recommenders may submit letters of recommendation by email or mail. All letters must include the recommender's name, email address, and phone number.

Contact information:

Email address: admissions@mcphs.edu

Mailing address:

Admissions Office
179 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
USA

If you are submitting a PharmCAS, PTCAS, OPTOMCAS, OTCAS, or CASPA application, please submit all documents directly to the CAS application, not to MCPHS. 

College transcripts:

• Reach out to your college/university and have them email or mail us your official transcripts. We cannot accept transcripts sent in by the applicant.
• Students with international coursework must submit a course-by-course evaluation from World Education Service (WES) or Education Credential Evaluators (ECE). The completed evaluation must be submitted to MCPHS by WES. Please note that a WES or ECE evaluation is not required for applicants with coursework from English-speaking Canadian universities and colleges.

Letters of recommendation

• Either students or recommenders may submit letters of recommendation by email or mail. All letters must include the recommender's name, email address, and phone number.

Test scores

Accepted tests for transfer, graduate, and doctorate program applicants who did not attend all of high school in a country where English is the official language – or complete a bachelor's degree or higher in a country where English is the official language: IELTS, TOEFL, iTEP, PTE, or Duolingo.

How to submit official score reports 

• IELTS: Scan a copy of the score report and email to admissions@mcphs.edu.
• TOEFL: Request ETS to send a copy to MCPHS (School Code: 3512).
• iTEP: Request iTEP to send a copy to MCPHS.
• PTE: Request PTE to send a copy to MCPHS
• Duolingo: Request Duolingo to send a copy to MCPHS

If you do not achieve the minimum required score, email admissions@mcphs.edu for more information about completing a certificate through ESL classes that can be accepted in place of an English proficiency score.

Additional exams

GRE: Required for students applying to lab-based masters and doctorate programs. Please request ETS to mail a copy to MCPHS (School Code: 3512).

• MS/PhD in Medicinal Chemistry
• MS/PhD in Pharmaceutics
• MS/PhD in Pharmacology
• PhD in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy

Ways to Satisfy the English Language Requirement for Each Admission Level

Candidates for whom English is not the primary spoken language are required to take an approved English proficiency test. The language proficiency test requirement may be waived on an individual basis for applicants who have attended all four years of high school in the United States (exclusive of ESL courses), have completed four years of high school in the U.S., a U.S. accredited high school abroad, IB curriculum, or A2 levels curriculum or who have an earned degree (bachelor's or higher) from a U.S. college or university (exclusive of ESL courses).

The CAPPS programs and all MS and PhD programs in Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry require a higher English proficiency level (90 TOEFL or equivalent).

A completion certificate for cited levels, provided to MCPHS by the ESL school, can be submitted in place of a language proficiency test score. MCPHS has agreements with area ESL schools. Please contact us for more information.

MCPHS offers international students multiple types of admission to the University.

Direct admission: Available to students who are currently in their final year of high school and meet the language proficiency requirement.

Conditional admission: Available to students who have not yet taken one of the required exams for language proficiency or who need additional language instruction before beginning their studies at the university level. If you are conditionally admitted, you can gain full admission by showing language proficiency through an acceptable score report or achieving certain levels at one of our English schools in Boston and around the United States.