Johns Hopkins Medicine

John Hopkins University Medical School
Admissions Requirements

Applicants attending colleges with premedical advisors or committees are required to send letters from these sources. Applicants attending colleges without premedical advisors or committees must send two letters of recommendation from senior faculty in science departments. Applicants are invited to submit letters from additional faculty as well.

Note to applicants with a year or more of full-time employment or graduate studies: In addition to the required premedical letters, recommendations from supervisors or graduate faculty must also be submitted.

Regular MD applicants: Please have letters of recommendation sent to the following:

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
733 N. Broadway, Suite G49
Baltimore, MD 21205

MD-PhD Program applicants:

Please have letters of recommendation sent to the following address:

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

MD-PhD Program Office

Attention: Sharon Welling

1830 E. Monument Street, Suite 2-300,

Baltimore, MD 21205

Academic Requirements

The bachelor's degree is required for all students attending The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Confirmation of the bachelor's degree, as indicated on an official college transcript, must be received prior to the start of enrollment in the first year class.

Applicants must have attended an accredited institution of postsecondary education. CLEP credits may not be used to fulfill any of the premedical course requirements listed below. Preparation in foreign universities, in most cases, must be supplemented by a year or more of course work at an approved university in the United States.

Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English.

Course Requirements:

College Biology with Lab, one year (8 semester hours)

Advanced Placement credit may not be used to satisfy the biology requirement.

General College Chemistry with Lab, one year (8 semester hours)
Applicants with acceptable Advanced Placement credit for general chemistry must take one additional semester of advanced college chemistry with lab.

Organic Chemistry with Lab, one year (8 semester hours)
A semester of biochemistry with lab may be substituted for the second semester of organic chemistry.

Humanities, Social and Behavioural Sciences
Applicants are required to complete at least 24 semester hours in these disciplines.

Mathematics-Calculus or Statistics, one year (6 to 8 semester hours)
Advanced Placement credit for calculus, acceptable to the student's undergraduate college, may be used in fulfillment of one semester of the Hopkins' math requirement.

College Physics with Lab, one year (8 semester hours)
Advanced Placement credit for physics, acceptable to the student's undergraduate college, may be used in fulfillment of the Hopkins' physics requirement.

It is highly recommended that students have a working knowledge of computers for communications and retrieving information. Individuals who have completed their studies in biology four years prior to their application are strongly advised to take one semester of advanced mammalian biology.

Standardized Test Requirements

The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is required for all applicants to The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Additional information about Johns Hopkins policies, curriculum and resources may be found in the School of Medicine catalog. For more information, please call the Admissions Office at 410-955-3182.

The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) prohibits discrimination or harassment of any person on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or veteran status in any student program or activity administered by the University or with regard to admissions or employment. JHU is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution.