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For your convenience, we have compiled the list of frequently asked questions regarding our M.D. Program admissions process. Answers to these and many additional questions can be found throughout the admissions area of our website.
Applicants who are currently accepted to a Ph.D. or other professional-level degrees are required to complete all degree requirements prior to matriculation to the M.D. Program. We highly encourage those accepted to a Master's degree program to complete that program prior to matriculation into the M.D. Program.
Neither UCF nor the College of Medicine plan to provide on-campus housing to M.D. Program students at the Health Sciences campus at Lake Nona. Dean German is working with community leadership to ensure that adequate housing at a fair price is available to the medical students in the Lake Nona vicinity. We do not know the time frame as to when housing in that area will become available, but there are several new apartment buildings that currently exist within a very easy drive from Lake Nona. Information about housing options will be provided to students at the time of their admission.
This program will not accept transfer applicants for the initial few years as we gradually increase our entering class to a maximum of 120 students. Once a transfer student policy is implemented, it would probably mirror typical programs in that transfer students would only be accepted into the 3rd year of the medical curriculum.
We prefer course work based on in-residence classroom participation. In certain circumstances we may honor a limited amount of online course work usually not major related and not M.D. Program required.
We highly value classroom interaction and therefore will not honor fully online degree programs for admission into the M.D. Program.
While CLEP may help you to receive your bachelor's degree, we will not substitute CLEP for required course work when considering an application for an interview. We may substitute AP course work for required course work, but we will expect to see additional in-residence course work in college in that discipline to indicate that you have, in fact, mastered that subject. For example if you had AP credit for Chem I, we would expect to see a solid grade in Chem II while in college; or, if you had AP credit for both Chem I and Chem II, we would expect to see you take an upper-level chemistry course in college and do well in that subject.
The UCF M.D. Program will not require any specific bachelor's degree major. We suggest that you major in an area that is of interest to you. If it is not a science related major, we strongly suggest that you use your non-major electives to take as many science-related courses as possible. This will help to show an admissions committee that you do have an aptitude for the sciences, and may help to prepare you for academic success in the M.D. Program.
Yes, the UCF M.D. Program will require specific course work as requirements to enter the program. While not yet finalized, we anticipate that we will be consistent with course work required by other M.D. Programs which are normally:
Unfortunately, no. All applicants for this program are required to take the MCAT exam within 3 years prior to acceptance into the program. For example, an applicant would have to take the MCAT in 2007, 2008, or 2009, to be eligible for consideration for the class beginning in August 2010.
No. However, in rare situations where an applicant has completed a very high-level degree at a foreign institution, and shows extraordinary proficiency in the sciences, we may design a special academic program for that applicant to demonstrate appropriate levels of knowledge for success in the M.D. Program.
To begin the UCF M.D. Program, all applicants will have completed at least a bachelor's-level degree from an accredited U.S. institution.
The UCF M.D. Program is a state of Florida program and will not give preference to applicants from UCF or any other academic institution.
Before its doors opened for the Charter Class, the University of Central Florida College of Medicine is already among the most sought-after and selective medical schools in the country. Nearly 11 percent of those applying to medical schools nationwide have applied to UCF, based on data reported through the Association of American Medical Colleges.
No. Because this is a state-supported program, we will accept only U.S. Citizens, Permanent Resident Aliens with a "green card" in their possession, or Asylees as designated by the INS. We will not be allowed to process any application that does not meet these requirements.
This really begins during your freshman year of college, and sometimes earlier. It is important to work closely with your undergraduate advisors and Premed Advising Office. These resources will help you to understand academic requirements and also provide suggestions for constructing your academic program. Taking the proper courses in the proper sequence should allow you to be prepared to take the MCAT at the earliest possible time. Optimally, students will prepare to take the MCAT during the spring of their junior year in college.
Most M.D. Programs which are accredited by the LCME use AMCAS as the initial application to the M.D. Program. AMCAS provides applicants with a single-source application for all participating M.D. Programs. The AMCAS application is usually available in May each year for completion and submission by the end of that calendar year. The AMCAS application must be submitted in the calendar year prior to the year that an applicant desires to attend an M.D. Program. For example, an applicant that desires to begin medical school in August 2010 may begin their AMCAS application as early as May 2009. Applications must be submitted by December 1, 2009, at the very latest for a Fall 2010 enrollment.
The primary application is via the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) at www.aamc.org. Completing the AMCAS application will be the first step toward being considered as an applicant to the UCF M.D. Program.
By the time of enrollment all applicants must have a bachelor's degree. To be competitive for an interview applicants should have an MCAT of at least 24 and both overall and science (BPCM) GPA's of 3.00 or higher.