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Med School Requirements

AUC's Admissions Committee considers many factors when reviewing a med school applicant for consideration. Medical school admissions requirements include undergraduate performance and MCAT score, as well as intellectual and social maturity, critical judgment, adaptability, volunteer work, and life experiences, and graduate school performance (if applicable). Our goal is to provide you with all of the information and guidance you need to explore AUC as a medical school option and make the best decision to suit your career and life objectives.

Prerequisite programs' course requirements may vary from institution to institution; however, they typically include the following:

• Biochemistry (one semester)
• Biology (two semesters)
• English (two semesters)
• General chemistry (two semesters)
• Math (two semesters)
• Organic chemistry (one semester)
• Physics (two semesters)
• Psychology and Statistics are sometimes required

At AUC, a bachelor’s degree with a strong science background is preferred. AUC’s course requirements** are as follows:

• Two semesters (8 credit hours) for each of the following:
  • General biology
  • General chemistry
• One semester (4 credit hours) for each of the following:
  • Organic chemistry or biochemistry
  • General physics, calculus, or statistics

**Substitutions and/or exceptions for med school prerequisites are made on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Admissions Dean and Faculty Admissions Committee.

AUC looks at both overall GPA and science GPA. AUC’s Admissions Committee considers many factors when reviewing an applicant for consideration - GPA is only one of them. Depending on the circumstances, a student with a lower GPA may be accepted, especially if the student excels in other aspects of the medical school application evaluation.