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Admissions Requirements

Premedical Education

Only applicants who can qualify for admission to the first year class, in terms of premedical education, will be considered for admission to the third year class. You must have a minimum of 90 semester hours of satisfactory college course work and a bachelor's degree, which includes the following courses:

English* 6 semester credits
General Biology or Zoology including labs 8 semester credits
General Physics including labs 8 semester credits
Inorganic Chemistry (Gen.) including labs 8 semester credits
Organic Chemistry including labs 8 semester credits

* In general, the Committee does not accept English courses taken abroad to fulfill the English admissions requirement. Courses which have the English department prefix are accepted to fulfill the English requirement. If you have an interdisciplinary course or if your college or university accepts other courses to fulfill writing or English requirements, please include a letter from your college stating this information with the Supplemental Application (secondary) form. The Committee on Admissions looks favorably on a program of study that includes at least one year of college mathematics and advanced science subjects. A course in biochemistry is strongly recommended. Other desirable courses include anatomy, physiology, histology, cell biology or neuroscience. The Admissions Committee also seeks individuals who have a demonstrated commitment to community/social service outreach activities.

If you were educated abroad, you must have completed at least one year of full time study in an accredited college or university in the U.S. For accepted transfer applicants, a course-by-course educational evaluation is required if any premedical science course requirements were completed abroad.

Medical Education

In addition to meeting all premedical requirements, applicants for admission to the third year class must have satisfactorily completed all first and second year courses in their LCME medical school curriculum.

MCAT

Results of the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) must be submitted as part of the transfer application. If you have taken the MCAT previously, you may request that your scores be forwarded to our office. Additional information about obtaining an official score report from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) may be found here. Admissions preference will be given to applicants who have scores within five years of the date of transfer application.

Transcripts

Official transcripts of all academic work, premedical, graduate, and medical school, are required.

Letters of Recommendation

A letter from the premedical college’s Health Professions Advisory Committee must be forwarded to us. If your premedical college does not have a committee, then letters from faculty in two different premedical science (biology, chemistry, or physics) departments in which you have taken courses will be acceptable. A letter of recommendation from the Dean’s Office of the medical school which you are attending is also required and must include certification that you are matriculated, in good standing, and eligible for promotion.

Personal Interview

Interviews are ordinarily conducted by one interviewer. The interview provides a means for both the school and the applicant to learn more about each other. It also provides an opportunity for discussion and clarification of information submitted on the application form. In addition, the interviewer endeavors to appraise such personal qualifications as communication skills and motivation.