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With our Catholic liberal arts heritage and over 100 degree programs, including nursing and marine biology, from bachelors through PhDs, we've got your options covered. Focus on arts and sciences, business, education, social work, communication, nursing, medical sciences, theology, or law. Take things further with personalized research and experiential learning opportunities, on and off-campus. Enhance your prospects with hands-on internships at some of the country's top organizations.

Whether you love the arts, the humanities, or the sciences, our 10 departments offer you stimulating academic programs that prepare you to meet future challenges with confidence and knowledge.

We offer a student-friendly, caring environment. Our international diversity allows our students to study the global business environment and experience it on a daily basis, in a dynamic and vibrant center of global trade and finance.

The mission of the Adrian Dominican School of Education is to promote academic excellence as it prepares caring, ethical, and highly skilled professional educators and counselors to teach and work in a wide range of culturally diverse learning environments.

The Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law is committed to providing graduates with the skills and knowledge needed to aid society through the competent and ethical practice of law.

Our College features nationally recognized undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in a variety of health care specialties.

Barry University's School of Podiatric Medicine offers you the opportunity to earn a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) degree in four years.

The School of Social Work at Barry University is committed to advancing and protecting the human rights of all individuals, with an emphasis on those most marginalized, through teaching, research, advocacy, and practice rooted in social justice.

At Barry University, you will experience a small community atmosphere where you can always rely on our administrators and faculty for advice, encouragement and personal attention. We take great pride in giving individual attention from the very beginning. You can start building a personal relationship with one of our admissions counselors who will help answer any questions, and guide you through the entire admissions and enrollment process.

We are committed to providing programs and services that are guided by Barry University's rich educational mission and intended to enhance your Barry experience. Through partnerships with others in the university community, we aim to create experiences that will help transform you into leaders for a just and humane world.

We are an NCAA Division II school and a member of the Sunshine State Conference with 12 varsity teams, including men's baseball, basketball, golf, soccer and tennis; and women's basketball, golf, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. So far, we've won 24 NCAA championships, had 338 All-Americans, 413 Scholar All-Americans, and nine NCAA "Women of the Year" finalists, the most of any Division II school. Not bad at all, but we're going for more.

Year-round traditions and events create a rhythm for the Barry Life, with the student-run Campus Activities Board (CAB) keeping the roster fresh. These shared experiences connect us together even further - linking us to our history, inspiring us to greatness, or, sometimes, just giving us an excuse to have a great time together.

Living in on-campus housing at Barry is a great way to completely immerse yourself in the college experience. Learn cooperation and maturity and make lifelong memories by joining the residential community. Prepare for your future while living your best life. Stay, study, and explore here. Barry welcomes you home.

For students currently enrolled in classes at Barry, we have a wealth of resources you can tap into to bring ease and efficiency to your university experience. Get the help you need with administrative or financial questions, or check out course catalogs to help plan your schedule by semester. All the information you need to excel is at your fingertips.

Our vision, guided by our Catholic Identity, Dominican heritage and University Core Commitments, is to empower our students, staff, and faculty with the skills and competencies to be leaders for a just and humane world.

Admission Requirements

Biomedical Sciences, MS

Biomedical Sciences, MS Admission Requirements As of October 2019, the BMS program is accepting applications via PostBacCAS by Liaison. If you apply through PostBacCAS, please do not submit an online application through our MyBarry system. If you apply through MyBarry, please do not submit an application through PostBacCAS. Only one application system should be utilized to avoid duplicating your efforts.

Admission into the Biomedical Sciences MS program is competitive given our limited number of positions each semester. As a result, applicants may meet minimum admission requirements, but may not be selected for admission. Your application will be reviewed for admission into the program based on the following criteria:

  • Applicants must have (at minimum) a Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited or internationally recognized college or university with a record of satisfactory academic work at the baccalaureate and/or graduate level.
  • All applicants for the master's degree should have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale. Any graduate level work will also be calculated into the cumulative GPA and the resulting GPA should also be 3.0 or higher.
  • Applicants must have grades of "C" or better in the following undergraduate courses and corresponding labs: 8 semester hours of study in each Biology (I and II), Chemistry (I and II), Organic Chemistry (I and II), and Physics (I and II).
  • All applicants for the master's degree are required to submit two (2) letters of recommendation that can be from any of the following individuals: professor (science or non-science), advisor, present or former employer, or a healthcare professional you have shadowed. We will accept a health committee letter as meeting both recommendation requirements if it is signed by two or more individuals.
  • A personal statement describing future goals.
  • A copy of your resume.
  • Effective October 1, 2021 the Biomedical Sciences MS program at Barry University moved to a test optional admissions review process. If you wish to provide a graduate level test score, you may do so. Submitting a test score will not influence the admission decision, but it may assist the faculty admissions committee in determining the recommended program completion track.
  • If you have previously matriculated into any professional school (DDS, DMD, DO, DPM, MD, OD, etc), you may be required to provide additional information or interview with the Program Director.

If your first language is not English, you must submit a minimum score of 550 on the paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a 79 on the Internet-based version (iBT).

Application Deadlines

You may seek admission to the master’s program in Biomedical Sciences in the Fall, Spring or Summer semesters. There are no strict deadlines for accepting applications, although the following dates are considered priority application dates:

  • June 1st for the Fall semester
  • December 1st for the Spring semester
  • March 31st for the Summer Semester

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