Our Medical School Admission Requirements

Undergraduate Credit Hours

A minimum of 90 credit (or equivalent) and the completion of the courses below are required prior to matriculation.

Required Courses

Biology –one academic year or equivalent. Advanced placement credits can be used to satisfy this requirement.

General/Inorganic Chemistry –one academic year or equivalent. Advanced placement credits can be used to satisfy this requirement.

General Physics – one academic term. Advanced placement credits can be used to satisfy this requirement.

Behavioral Science –one academic term. Advanced placement credits can be used to satisfy this requirement. An Introduction to Sociology or Psychology would fulfill this requirement.

Mathematics –one semester of college-level mathematics (trigonometry or analytic geometry), precalculus, or statistics is highly recommended.

English –two non-science/non-foreign language courses that involve expository writing will satisfy this requirement.

Prerequisite courses should be completed no more than 10 years prior to the date of application. Prerequisite courses taken more than 10 years prior to the date of application will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

MCAT

Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) scores are required for U.S. applicants (and encouraged for all applicants). Scores must be from exams taken within the last 10 years.MCAT results can be released to the admissions department directly from the AAMC website. Affiliate Institution waivers are acceptable, where applicable, through program assessment.

An access code for the release of certified test results is requested from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The MCAT requirement is not applicable for transfer applicants.

• Completed Application for Admission – Applicants may submit Vanguard School of Medicine’s Online Application or a current and processed Application in PDF form. Visit the Admissions Process page for more details.
• Application fee of $100 (U.S.)
• Letter(s) of Recommendation – Must come directly from the letter writer. Recommended sources are your university pre-health advising office, professors, physicians, or supervisors who are not family members and who can confirm the applicant’s academic ability and/or provide evidence of positive character traits. A committee that prepares such letters may satisfy this requirement with one packet; otherwise, two letters must be provided, one of which must be from an academic source.
• Transcripts must be submitted from all undergraduate colleges as well as graduate and/or professional programs attended. If previous credits have been evaluated and awarded by an accredited university, official transcripts from prior programs may not be necessary as determined by the Registrar’s Office. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable to initiate the admissions process. Prior to matriculation, however, official transcripts must be submitted to the Office of Admissions and Registrar.