M.D. Admissions Requirements and Application Process

MCAT scores are required to complete your application. Applicants must take the exam no later than September of the year preceding the one in which they hope to enter the College of Medicine. Scores should be no more than three years old at the time of application. For information about the MCAT exam, registration dates, test dates, exam sites, practice tests and the MCAT fee structure and assistance program, visit AAMC Prepare for the MCAT® Exam page.

Applications are accepted from individuals who are US citizens or permanent residents of the United States and who do not have a felony explanation on their AMCAS application. Applicants who are not able to provide valid proof of their US citizenship or permanent residents of the United States prior to matriculation risk their acceptance offer being rescinded immediately.

*Please see the Residency section for Florida Residency requirements.

A bachelor's degree or higher from an institution with regional accreditation is required for admission to the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. All prerequisites must be graded credits earned at a college or university located in the United States or Canada and accredited by a regional accrediting agency. Prerequisites that are graded credits earned at a foreign campus of a college or university located in the U.S. or Canada and accredited by a regional accrediting agency may be considered toward this requirement, provided that the foreign campus also has regional accreditation.

The courses deemed essential for admission to the College of Medicine are:

*The English requirement (ENC, LIT) may be satisfied by literature courses or by writing courses. The math requirement must be satisfied by any college-level math (i.e., college algebra, linear algebra, statistics, trigonometry, pre-calculus, calculus)

**Biochemistry is strongly recommended. One semester of biochemistry may be substituted for the second semester of organic chemistry.

***May be satisfied by additional courses in the natural sciences or mathematics, or by courses in the social sciences

• All prerequisites must be graded credits earned at a college or university located in the United States or Canada and accredited by a regional accrediting agency.
• In general, courses earned at foreign institutions and at nationally accredited institutions will not be accepted.
• Credits earned in Study Abroad programs are acceptable if they appear on the transcript of a regionally accredited college or university along with the number of credits awarded for each course.
• AP credit may be used for some of the requirements but in those cases, it is expected that the student will take higher-level courses in that discipline.
• Online courses will be considered on a case-by-case basis and preference will be given to applicants who have done the majority of their preparation at the senior college level.
• Courses in the sciences and mathematics that are recommended but not required for admission include biochemistry, cell, and molecular biology, genetics, and statistics.

The College of Medicine strongly encourages all applicants to broaden their education and supplement required coursework in math and science by pursuing their own individual academic interests. Majoring in the sciences does not confer an advantage over those applicants majoring in the social sciences or humanities.

Letters of recommendation and evaluations are accepted only through the AMCAS Letter Service. Our admissions process is entirely electronic. Letters mailed/emailed from the writer or hand-delivered directly to the Office of Admissions will not be accepted to be added to the applicant's electronic file and, also will not be used in the admissions process. The college requires one of the following options below:

1. A composite letter of evaluation written by the premedical advisory committee at the applicant’s school (greatly preferred). If your premedical advising office provides a committee letter compiling feedback from multiple sources, this letter will suffice to satisfy your letters requirement.
   
   
2. A minimum of 3 individual letters from faculty members who have taught the applicant. At least two of your letters should be from a professor that has taught you in the sciences, and one from a non-science professor who has taught you, and can adequately speak to both your academic readiness and personal suitability for the pursuit and practice of medicine.

For more information about submitting letters of recommendation through AMCAS, see the instruction manual for completing the AMCAS application or visit: Preparing letters of evaluation for the AMCAS® application | AAMC.