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Career Changers: Career changer post-bacc programs are listed below in this section. These post-baccaluareate programs are tailored towards applicants who have not taken the pre-requisite courses for medical, pharmacy, physician assistant and other health professional schools, as part of their undergraduate education and are looking to complete these pre-requisites in preparation for these schools. Generally, the individuals entering these programs have a non-science background and have decided to pursue medicine after completing college. To learn more about which post-bacc program is the ideal fit for you, contact us today at 1(888) 839 – 9997 or [email protected] for a free 20 minute consultation!

Institution: Mills College Postbaccalaureate Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.2
Success Rate: 75%-90% acceptance rate to medical school
Standardized Test Required: SAT/ACT/GRE
Application Requirements:
– 3 Letters of recommendation (at least 2 from academic sources)
– 2 Official Transcripts
– Graduate Application for Admission (incld. 1-2 page Statement of Purpose Essay; typed & double spaced)
– Supplemental Application
– $50 Application Fee
– Copy of standardized test score
Prerequisite Courses: Calculus (One Semester)
Linkage Program: Tulane University School of Medicine; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Admission Deadline: February 1st
Start Date: Fall Semester
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 510-430-2317
Website: http://ow.ly/xejOi
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Institution: Scripps College Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.0
Success Rate: 95% students accepted to medical school
Standardized Test Required: SAT/ACT/GRE
Application Requirements:
– Volunteer or work experience in the medical field and/or social services is highly desirable
– Copy of standardized test score
– 750 word essay
– Resume
– Sealed official transcripts
– 2 letters of recommendation
– Signature and payment form
– $60 Application fee
Prerequisite Courses: Calculus
Linkage Program: Drexel University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA; George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, PA; Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine in Pomona, CA; Hofstra North Shore
Admission Deadline: March 1st
Start Date: Late May
Phone Number: 909-621-8764
Website: http://ow.ly/xejSN
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Institution: UC Berkeley Extension Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions Certificate Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.0
Success Rate: 95% graduates have been admitted to medical, dental, veterinary, pharmacy, physician assistant, nursing and osteopathic medicine programs
Standardized Test Required: No test required
Application Requirements:
– The online registration form (http://ow.ly/xejUl) with your credit card information
– Official and sealed Transcript
– Any additional transcript available (official and sealed)
– Personal Statement (in essay style, 12-point font, 500-character limit on each section)
– 3 letters of recommendation (min. 1 from an academic reference) – should be sent directly from the recommenders.
– Current CV or Resume
– The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is not a requirement for the program. However, if you took the MCAT in the past three years, you must submit your scores.
Admission Deadline: Rolling Admissions (advisable for applicants to submit all of their credentials at least two months prior to their intended date of matriculation)
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 510-643-6901
Website: http://ow.ly/xejY9
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Institution: Chapman University Post Baccalaurate Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.2
Standardized Test Required: No test required
Application Requirements:
– Application Form
– Official Transcript
– Personal Statement (~500 words)
– 2 Letters of recommendation
– $60 Non-refundable Application Fee
Admission Deadline:February 1st
Start Date: Fall Semester
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 714-997-6995
Website: http://ow.ly/xek1Z
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Institution: California State University – Fullerton Certificate in Pre-Health Professions Studies
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.0
Success Rate: Since 2004 50 students have completed the course. 44 have been accepted to allopathic, osteopathic, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary, PA and optometry.
Standardized Test Required: No test required
Application Requirements:
– Completed Program Application ($100 Application Fee)
– Complete the CSU Application ($55 Application Fee)
– Major/Program Objective: Certificate in Pre-Health Professions (offered in Extended Education)
– Personal Statement
– Two sets of official transcripts from each college or university you attended (One must be sent to the Pre-Health Certificate Office, and one must be sent to CSUF Admissions
– Completion of FAFSA Application for Financial Aid
– Verification of completion/in-progress of Chemistry pre-requisite (pre-requisite must be completed by June 13, 2014)
– One letter of recommendation from a health professional or science faculty member; a maximum of three letters will be accepted
Prerequisite Courses: Introduction Chemistry Course (with min. grade B); Calculus (with min. grade B)
Linkage Program: George Washington University (MD); Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona (DO); Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Admission Deadline: April 4th
Start Date: Fall Semester
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 657-278-3561
Website: http://ow.ly/xek7m
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Institution: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Pre Medicine
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.0
Success Rate: 80% graduates get into US medical school
Standardized Test Required: SAT/ACT (not considered a factor for admission selection but are a requirement for application if candidates do not have an earned college degree from a regionally accredited institution)
Application Requirements:
– $35 Non-refundable Application Fee (check/money order)
– Personal Goal Statement (min. 2 pages, and should describe why you want to complete a program at Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science.)
– Resume or Professional Vitae
– Three letters of recommendation, two of which must be from an academic source with letterhead, date, and signature. – See more at: http://ow.ly/xekrC
– Official College/University Transcripts
– Completion of Math Placement Exam
Prerequisite Courses: Biology (with grade min. B) and/or Chemistry (with grade min. B)
Admission Deadline: March 1st
Start Date: Fall Semester
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 323-563-4838
Website: http://ow.ly/xekvJ
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Institution: Loyola Marymount University Pre-Medical Post-Baccalaureate Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.4
Standardized Test Required: SAT/ACT/GRE
Application Requirements:
– Completed Pre-Medical Post Baccalaureate Application for Admission for 2013-2014
– Official copies of transcripts
– $60 Application fee
– 3 Letters of reference (at least one from an academic setting)
– 5000 characters (including spaces) essay why you want to go to medical or dental school and how LMU’s program will help you achieve this goal.
– Copy of standardized test score
– Current Resume (highlighting any healthcare experience, science research, and volunteer community service work)
Prerequisite Courses: Calculus (One Semester)
Admission Deadline: February 15th
Start Date: Mid-May
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 310-338-7704
Website: http://ow.ly/xesQa
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Institution: Notre Dame de Namur University Postbaccalaureate Premedical Graduate Certificate
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 2.5
Standardized Test Required: No test required
Application Requirements:
– A 4-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
– Interview with the Program Director upon Director’s request
– $60 Non-refundable Application Fee
– Official Transcript
– Two letters of recommendation
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 650-508-3600
Website: http://ow.ly/xesVp
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Institution: University of Southern California Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.0
Success Rate: 85%
Application Requirements:
– 2 Letters of recommendation (preferably from academic setting)
– Personal Statement (max. one single-spaced page)
– Official Transcripts in original sealed envelopes from all colleges/universities
– $85 processing fee (if accepted into the program)
– Copy of standardized test score
Admission Deadline: June 1st, October 1st, April 1st
Start Date: Fall Semester, Spring Semester, Summer Semester
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 213-821-2354
Website: http://ow.ly/xet8B
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Institution: San Francisco State University Pre-Health Professions Certificate Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 2.5
Success Rate: 80%
Standardized Test Required: No test required
Application Requirements:
– Official Transcripts
– 2 Letters of recommendation
– Personal statement and an interview.
– $60 Non-refundable Application fee
Admission Deadline: March 1st, June 1st, October 1st
Start Date: June, August, January
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 415-405-4239
Website: http://ow.ly/xetlM
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Institution: California State University – East Bay Pre-Health Sciences Professional Certificate Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 2.8
Standardized Test Required: No test required
Application Requirements:
– Completion of online application through CSU Mentor (http://ow.ly/xetqC)
– Submit official transcripts from the university that awarded their undergraduate degree.
– Complete the “Declaration of Finances for F1 Students” (http://ow.ly/xetup) and send it to the address on the form.
– Students who are already in the US, who have a VALID F1 or other visa, must also complete the “I20/Letter of Consent for F1-International Students”
Prerequisite Courses: Math 1130 (College Algebra); Math 1300 (Trigonometry & Analytic Geometry)
Admission Deadline: June 30th
Start Date: Fall Semester
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 510-885-4764
Website: http://ow.ly/xetCM
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Institution: University of Colorado at Boulder Post- Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program- Career Changer
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.3
Standardized Test Required: GRE
Application Requirements:
– Personal Statement (max. 2 pages, double spaced)
– Current Resume
– Official Transcript
– 2 Letters of recommendation
– Copy of standardized test score
– $50 Non-refundable application fee
Prerequisite Courses: Algebra and Trigonometry
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 303-492-7735
Website: http://ow.ly/xetOD
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Institution: American University Postbaccalaureate Premedical Certificate Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.2
Success Rate: 88% graduates were accepted to medical school for the last 10 years (199 of 227)
Standardized Test Required: No test required
Application Requirements:
– Resume
– Autobiography
– Personal Statement
– Letters of Recommendation
– Interviewers Comments
– Official Transcripts
– AMCAS and/or AACOMAS application
– GPA and MCAT scores: all undegrad and post-bacc work for GPA, all on one piece of paper.
Admission Deadline: July 1st, December 1st, March 1st
Start Date: Fall Semester, Spring Semester, Summer Semester
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 202-885-2186
Website: http://ow.ly/yAWSc
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Institution: Georgetown University Post-baccalaureate Pre-Medical Certificate Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.2
Standardized Test Required: No test required
Application Requirements:
– Completed application form submitted online
– Official Transcripts
– A one-page essay
– A one-page resume
– One letter of recommendation
– $65 application fee
Prerequisite Courses: Any science or math coursework (min. grade B)
Admission Deadline: December 31st, February 28th
Start Date: January, June
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 202-687-4853
Website: http://ow.ly/xeu7J
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Institution: Barry University Biomedical Sciences
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 2.7
Success Rate: 79%
Standardized Test Required: No test required
Application Requirements:
– Official transcripts
– A personal statement describing future goals
– 2 letters of recommendation (one letter from an undergraduate science faculty and one from an advisor or current employer)
Admission Deadline: June 1st, November 1st, April 1st
Start Date: Fall Semester, Spring Semester, Summer Semester
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 305-899-3379
Website: http://ow.ly/xeugg
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Institution: University of Miami Premedical Post-Baccalaureate Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.5
Standardized Test Required: No test required
Application Requirements:
– Signed application form
– $75 non-refundable application fee
– Autobiography (500-1000 words)
– One letter of evaluation from a faculty member
– Official Transcripts
Admission Deadline: March 15th
Start Date: Fall and Summer Terms
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 305-284-5176
Website: http://ow.ly/xeumy
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Institution: Agnes Scott College Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.5
Success Rate: 75%
Standardized Test Required: GRE scores above the 50th percentile for both verbal and quantitative portions (scores may not be more than 5 years old)
Application Requirements:
– A one – two page double spaced statement detailing your purpose for study, your educational background, your interest in a health professions career and your personal goals.
– 2 academic letters of recommendation (if you have been out of school for 2 or more years we will accept 2 professional recommendations)
– Copy of standardized test score
– $50 application fee
Linkage Program: Mercer University School of Medicine
Admission Deadline: March 1st
Start Date: Fall and Summer Semester
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 404-471-5395
Website: http://ow.ly/xeuut
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Institution: Dominican University Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Studies Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.0
Success Rate: 85%
Standardized Test Required: MCAT and/or GRE Score (for GPA less than 3.0)
Application Requirements:
– Personal Statement and overall application, clinical and research experience, and interviewing skills
Admission Deadline: July 1st, December 1st
Start Date: Fall Semester, Spring Semester
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 708-366-2490
Website: http://ow.ly/xeuDr
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Institution: Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies Professional Health Careers Premedicine Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.0
Success Rate: 60%
Application Requirements:
– Completed online application
– $50 Non-refundable application fee
– Official Transcripts
– One letter of recommendation
– Statement of Purpose
– Current Resume or CV
Admission Deadline: March 1st, June 1st
Start Date: Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 312-503-0875
Website: http://ow.ly/xeuOY
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Institution: University of Louisville Post-Bacc Pre-med Certificate Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.3
Standardized Test Required: ACT>=24; SAT>=1200/1600; GRE 50th, GMAT, LSAT (50th percentile)
Application Requirements: Copy of standardized test score
Linkage Program: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Admission Deadline: March 31st
Start Date: August
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 502-852-2712
Website: http://ow.ly/xev4X
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Institution: Brandeis University Postbaccalaureate Certificate Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.0
Standardized Test Required: SAT/ACT/GRE
Application Requirements:
– $100 application fee (offline application)
– $75 application fee (online application)
– Official Transcript
– 2 letters of recommendation (1 letter from academic reference), submitted online
– Curriculum Vitae (CV) or resume
– A Statement of purpose
– Copy of standardized test score
– Interview
Prerequisite Courses: Calculus (One Semester); Statistics (One Semester)
Linkage Program: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Admission Deadline: June 1st
Start Date: End of August (Fall)
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 781-736-3493
Website: http://ow.ly/xic4Z
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Institution: Elms College Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
Standardized Test Required: No test required
Application Requirements:
– $30 application fee
– Personal Statement of intent
– 2 Letters of recommendation (one letter from an academic resource)
– Official Transcripts
– Students must submit proof that they have earned their baccalaureate degree.
– TOEFL Score (International Student)
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 413-265-2491
Website: http://ow.ly/xicmB
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Institution: Harvard University, Division of Continuing Education Health Careers Program
Application Requirements:
– $100 non-refundable application fee
– Official Transcripts
Admission Deadline: June 30th
Phone Number: 617-495-2926
Website: http://ow.ly/xicVM
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Institution: Mount Holyoke College Postbaccalaureate Prehealth Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.0
Standardized Test Required: SAT/ACT/GRE
Application Requirements:
– Completed Application form
– Autobiographical Essay
– Official Transcripts
– 2 Letters of recommendation, at least one from an academic reference
– Copy of standardized test score
– $50 Application fee
Admission Deadline: March 15th, October 1st
Start Date: Fall/Summer Entrance, Spring Entrance
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 413-538-3478
Website: http://ow.ly/xiddP
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Institution: Tufts University Post Baccalaureate Premedical Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.3
Success Rate: 90%
Standardized Test Required: 80th percentile in standardized test; SAT (mid-600)
Application Requirements:
– Completed application form
– $50 Non-refundable application fee
– Official Transcripts
– 2 Letters of recommendation, at least one from an academic reference
– Current Resume
– TOEFL Score (International Student)
– Copy of standardized test score
Prerequisite Courses: College-level Algebra; Basic Trigonometry
Linkage Program: Tufts University School of Medicine; Boston University School of Medicine; University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Admission Deadline: March 1st, June 1st, November 1st
Start Date: Summer (Mid May), Fall (Early September), Spring (Mid January)
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 617-627-2321
Website: http://ow.ly/xidJj
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Institution: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Pre-Health Certificate
Application Requirements:
– Completed undergraduate application
– One letter of recommendation
Prerequisite Courses: Mathematics
Linkage Program: University of Massachusetts Medical School at Worcester
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 508-999-8213
Website: http://ow.ly/xie0J
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Institution: Worcester State University, Postbaccalaureate Pre-Medical Program
Standardized Test Required: No test required
Application Requirements:
– Questionnaire (check pre-med website)
– Personal Statement
– Transcripts
– Application or current resume
– Letters of recommendation
– High school transcript
Admission Deadline: April 1st, November 1st
Start Date: Fall Semester, Spring Semester
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 508-929-8723
Website: http://ow.ly/xiejC
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Institution: Goucher College Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
Success Rate: 99.7%
Standardized Test Required: SAT/ACT/GRE
Application Requirements:
– $60 application fee
– Completed application form
– Official transcripts from all high schools, undergraduate colleges, and any graduate institutions
– 2 letters of recommendation
– Copy of standardized test score
Prerequisite Courses: Mathematics (pre-calculus level) – highly recommended
Linkage Program: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine; The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; George Washington University School of Medicine; Stony Brook University School of Medicine; Tulane University School of Medicine; Weill Cornell Medical College; Hofstra North Shore – LIJ School of Medicine; University of Maryland School of Medicine; University of Michigan Medical School; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Admission Deadline: March 15th
Start Date: June
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 1-800-414-3437
Website: http://ow.ly/xieIV
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Institution: Johns Hopkins University Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.0
Success Rate: 99.9%
Standardized Test Required: SAT/ACT/GRE
Application Requirements:
– Official Transcripts
– Test Scores
– Resume
– Signature/Payment Form
– Application Fee
– Copy of standardized test score
Prerequisite Courses: Calculus 1
Linkage Program: Boston University School of Medicine; Brown University, Alpert Medical School; George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences; Hofstra North Shore – LIJ School of Medicine; Mt. Sinai School of Medicine; Stony Brook University School of Medicine; University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; University of Michigan Medical School; University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; University of Rochester School of Medicine; Weill Cornell Medical School
Admission Deadline: February 1st
Start Date: Summer Semester, Fall Semester
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 410-516-7748
Website: http://ow.ly/xifdk
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Institution: Lawrence Technological University Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Premedical Studies
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 2.9
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 248-204-3600
Website: http://ow.ly/xifsP
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Institution: Avila University Postbaccalaureate Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 2.0
Standardized Test Required: No test required
Application Requirements: Official Transcripts of all college-level work completed
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 816-501-3655
Website: http://ow.ly/xo85C
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Institution: Rockhurst University Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.3
Standardized Test Required: ACT/SAT
Application Requirements:
– Completed Application Form
– An essay explaining your intentions (max. 500 words)
– A phone interview or on campus interview with Dr. Laura Salem, program director.
– Copy of standardized test score
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 816-501-3239
Website: http://ow.ly/xo8rF
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Institution: Washington University in St. Louis Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.2
Application Requirements:
– 500-word essay
– Current Resume
– 2 letters of recommendation
– Official Transcripts (Deadline: May 15th for July 1 application; February 15th for April 1 application)
– $35 non-refundable application fee
Prerequisite Courses: English Composition (min. grade B); Mathematics (one college-level course; min grade B)
Admission Deadline: July 1st, April 1st
Start Date: Fall Semester, Summer Semester
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 314-935-6700
Website: http://ow.ly/xo8PY
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Institution: Montana State University Post Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Certificate
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.0
Standardized Test Required: No test required
Application Requirements:
– Completed MSU Application
– Official Transcripts
– 1 letter of recommendation
– Statement of health care interest
Prerequisite Courses: College Algebra (M121Q)
Admission Deadline: February 28th
Start Date: Summer Session (Mid-May)
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 406-994-1670
Website: http://ow.ly/xo9dE
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Institution: Meredith College Pre-health Post Baccalaureate Certificate Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.0
Standardized Test Required: SAT/GRE
Application Requirements:
– Completed application form
– A personal statement
– $40 application fee
– Official Transcripts
– 2 letters of recommendation
– Copy of standardized test score
Admission Deadline: April 1st
Start Date: May
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 919-760-8710
Website: http://ow.ly/xo9zE
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Institution: University of North Carolina at Greensboro Premedical Program
Standardized Test Required: SAT/ACT
Application Requirements:
– Completed application form
– $55 application fee
– Official transcripts
– Copy of standardized test score
Prerequisite Courses: Pre-Calculus I; Pre-Calculus II
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 336-256-0066
Website: http://ow.ly/xo9VC
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Institution: Drew University Pre-Medical Preparation Program
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.0
Application Requirements:
– Completed application form
– $50 non-refundable application fee
– Personal statement (approx. 1-2 pages or 200-500 words). Use it to address any weaknesses in your undergraduate record
– 1 letter of recommendation; preferably academic
– Official Transcripts
– Current Resume
Admission Deadline: March 1st, October 1st
Start Date: Fall Admission, Spring Admission
Email Address: [email protected]
Website: http://ow.ly/xoaid
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Institution: Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Postbaccalaurate Certificate Program in the Health Professions
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.0
Standardized Test Required: No test required
Application Requirements:
– Official Transcripts from All Colleges/Universities Attended
– Essay (include in online application only)
– Resume (include in online application only)
Admission Deadline: May 1st, November 1st
Start Date: Fall, Spring
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 609-626-3640
Website: http://ow.ly/xoaEJ
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Institution: Rider University Post-baccalaureate premedical studies
Minimum GPA Required for Admission: 3.25
Application Requirements:
– Completed application form
– $50 non-refundable application fee
– Official Transcripts
– Copy of standardized test score
– Personal statement
Prerequisite Courses: Algebra, Trigonometry
Email Address / Phone Number: [email protected] / 609-896-5033
Website: http://ow.ly/xob4W