How to Apply
Applications are submitted online through the Stony Brook Graduate School. Admission is rolling, with term-specific deadlines for domestic and international applicants.
Application Deadlines
- Winter 2027
- Domestic applicants: 12/1/2026
- International applicants: 10/1/2026
- Spring 2027
- Domestic applicants: 12/15/2026
- International applicants: 10/1/2026
- Summer 2027
- Domestic applicants: 4/15/2027
- International applicants: 3/1/2027
- Fall 2027
- Domestic applicants: 7/15/2027
- International applicants: 5/1/2027
Application Checklist
Applications are submitted to the Graduate School using the online application system.
The application fee for admission to the Graduate School is $100. All applicants are
required to pay the application fee, with limited exceptions. You can learn more about
Application Fee Exceptions on the Graduate School Admissions website.
In your personal statement please address the following questions:
- Explain why you are interested in our program and how you see it fitting in with your
long term professional ambitions.
- Try, if possible, to comment in your statement on what one or more of the terms “compassionate
care,” “medical humanities,” and “bioethics” mean to you.
- How do these areas of study mesh with where you see your career plans developing at
this point in your life?
- Ideally at least two of your letters should be from professors/instructors with whom
you have worked.
- If you have earned a degree in the past 5 years then two of these recommendations
must come from professors at the degree granting program.
- Current RSOM MD students applying for the MD/MA program can ask to have the letters
of recommendation that were submitted with their MD application reviewed for their
MA application.
An official transcript is required for any college coursework completed at academic
institutions outside of Stony Brook. Applicants who have completed coursework at Stony
Brook University do not need to send their official Stony Brook transcripts, as these
can be retrieved internally. Detailed information about submitting transcripts can
be found on the Graduate School Admissions website.
You can find comprehensive information on the language proficiency requirements for
admissions on the Graduate School Admissions website.
Applications are submitted to the Graduate School using the online application system.
The application fee for admission to the Graduate School is $100. All applicants are
required to pay the application fee, with limited exceptions. You can learn more about
Application Fee Exceptions on the Graduate School Admissions website.
In your personal statement please address the following questions:
- Explain why you are interested in our program and how you see it fitting in with your long term professional ambitions.
- Try, if possible, to comment in your statement on what one or more of the terms “compassionate care,” “medical humanities,” and “bioethics” mean to you.
- How do these areas of study mesh with where you see your career plans developing at this point in your life?
- Ideally at least two of your letters should be from professors/instructors with whom you have worked.
- If you have earned a degree in the past 5 years then two of these recommendations must come from professors at the degree granting program.
- Current RSOM MD students applying for the MD/MA program can ask to have the letters of recommendation that were submitted with their MD application reviewed for their MA application.
An official transcript is required for any college coursework completed at academic
institutions outside of Stony Brook. Applicants who have completed coursework at Stony
Brook University do not need to send their official Stony Brook transcripts, as these
can be retrieved internally. Detailed information about submitting transcripts can
be found on the Graduate School Admissions website.
You can find comprehensive information on the language proficiency requirements for
admissions on the Graduate School Admissions website.
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