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The following are minimal requirements for all applicants to the MSTP. None of these requirements can be waived for any candidate, and failure to comply will result in withdrawal from consideration or rescission of acceptance on grounds of ineligibility.
All applicants must take the MCATs within three years prior to making application. For example, the oldest set of scores acceptable for applicants applying in 2008 (for the 2009 entering class) is 2005. Applicants will receive a preliminary review of their application only after receipt of MCAT scores.
Applicants should have at least three years of study toward a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in the U.S. or Canada as well as the following course work for which letter grades are available (not Pass/Fail, unless college policy):
Applicants who have completed all of their pre-medical requirements prior to five years at the time of application must show evidence of participation in either academic or work experience in the biological sciences. Academic experience should include at least one course in a discipline such as cell biology, molecular biology, genetics, immunology or neuroscience. Work experience may include research in the biological sciences.
REQUIREMENTS
One year, including laboratory instruction, of each of the following:
Biological Sciences
General Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Physics
There are acceptable alternatives to the traditional one year organic chemistry sequence, e.g. one semester of Biochemistry can substitute for the second semester of Organic Chemistry. Molecular Biology, however would not be an acceptable alternative, although recommended.
and one year of:
TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR ADMISSION, RETENTION, PROMOTION, AND GRADUATION
All students accepted into the MSTP must be able to meet the Technical Standards established by the College of Medicine. After a decision is made to offer an acceptance to a given applicant, that candidate is required to certify his/her ability to meet the AECOM Technical Standards, but at this juncture (prior to matriculation) the candidate is required to indicate whether or not he/she is able to satisfy the Technical Standards without accommodation; or if the candidate asserts a disability, whether that disability necessitates provision of accommodation(s). In the latter case, the Office of Student Affairs directs the review of medical and other documentation as provided by and/or required of the candidate and AECOM must then determine if “reasonable accommodation” can be provided, and if so, acceptance and matriculation is approved. Formal applications for specific accommodations by matriculated students are encompassed within the by-laws of the Committee on Student Promotions and Professional Standards (CSPPS).
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