Clinical Research Certificate Programs
How to Apply

Application Deadlines

• Applications for Autumn Quarter due August 1st

Current UW Graduate/Professional Students

Submit all of the items below by the application deadline to the Epidemiology Program Office, attn: Clinical Research Certificate Program.

• Application for Admission
• Goal Statement
• Current Curriculum Vitae
• Print and send your current (unofficial) UW transcript from MyUW
• Have your current UW department send the following:
    a) copies of your previous transcripts
    b) a copy of your previous UW Graduate or Professional School application

Non-UW Graduate/Professional Students

If you are not or will not be a UW graduate or professional degree student by the quarter you enter the certificate program, you must apply as a Graduate Non-Matriculated Student (GNM). This involves two steps:

• Apply to the UW for GNM status
• Apply to the Epidemiology Department for the Certificate Program

Step 1: Applying to the UW for GNM status: Apply on-line and complete your application for GNM status by August 1 for autumn entry.

• Visit Graduate School Application and create a new Profile.
• Upload your goal statement and CV.
• Select "Graduate Non-Matriculated" and "Epidemiology".

Additional requirements for International Students

• International applicants without a prior U.S. degree or US medical license must also provide official an acceptable TOEFL or IELTS score by the deadline to institution code 4854 (no department code needed).
• An international applicant must hold a visa that allows him/her to take university coursework. A student visa cannot be provided for this program.

Step 2: Applying to the Epidemiology Department for the Certificate Program: Submit ALL items below to the Epidemiology Program Office, attn: Clinical Research Certificate Program:

• Application for Admission
• One set of official transcripts in original sealed envelopes for all degrees earned.
• If you have completed any non-degree courses at the University of Washington, print and send your current (unofficial) UW transcript from MyUW
.

***Note for GNM applicants***
A GNM student will lose his/her GNM status through any of the following:

• not registering for the quarter admitted
• not registering for 4 consecutive quarters (i.e., you can be unregistered for up to 3 quarters in a row, but after the 4th consecutive quarter of not being registered, you will lose your GNM status)
• for students using the Faculty/Staff Tuition Exemption, not registering for any academic quarter

If a student loses his/her GNM status, s/he must re-apply for GNM status through the Graduate School (see Step 1 above).