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==Contacts== | ==Contacts== | ||
'''Website:''' http://admissions.med.sc.edu/ <br> | '''Website:''' http://admissions.med.sc.edu/ <br> | ||
| − | '''Phone:''' (803) | + | '''Phone:''' (803) 216-3625<br> |
| − | '''Admissions e-mail:''' | + | '''Admissions e-mail:''' Admissions@uscmed.sc.edu |
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*Doctor of Medicine (MD) | *Doctor of Medicine (MD) | ||
*4 years in length | *4 years in length | ||
| − | *Class size expected for | + | *Class size expected for 2014: 100 |
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====Judging criteria==== | ====Judging criteria==== | ||
*1/3 for MCAT and GPA | *1/3 for MCAT and GPA | ||
| − | *1/3 letter of recommendations and work/volunteer experiences | + | *1/3 letter of recommendations and work/volunteer experiences (3 Letters of Recommendation) |
*1/3 interviews and personal attributes | *1/3 interviews and personal attributes | ||
For more information, click [http://admissions.med.sc.edu/index.asp here] | For more information, click [http://admissions.med.sc.edu/index.asp here] | ||
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====GPA==== | ====GPA==== | ||
*Minimum: not specified | *Minimum: not specified | ||
| − | *Average accepted GPA | + | *Average accepted GPA 2013: 3.3 (B+) |
For more information, click [http://www.med.sc.edu/education.faq.asp here] | For more information, click [http://www.med.sc.edu/education.faq.asp here] | ||
====MCAT==== | ====MCAT==== | ||
| − | *Test results within the last five years are valid | + | *Test results within the last five years are valid and taken no later than the fall by the end of September of the year of application |
For more information, click [http://admissions.med.sc.edu/admissions.requirements.asp here] | For more information, click [http://admissions.med.sc.edu/admissions.requirements.asp here] | ||
==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
| − | *June | + | *May 1 2013- AMCAS Application opens |
| − | *August 1 | + | *June 4 2013-Earliest date to begin AMCAS application |
| − | *August 15 | + | *July 13, 2013- Early Decision MCAT Deadline |
| − | *September | + | August 1, 2013-Early Decision AMCAS Deadline |
| + | *August 15 2013-Early Decision Supplemental Materials Deadline | ||
| + | *September 12 2013-Last MCAT test date for 2014 cycle | ||
*October 1 2013-Early Decision Notification Deadline | *October 1 2013-Early Decision Notification Deadline | ||
| − | *December 1 | + | *December 1 2013-AMCAS Application deadline |
| − | *January 15 | + | *January 15 2014-Supplemental Material Deadline |
**Applicant has a maximum of two weeks to respond to acceptance offer | **Applicant has a maximum of two weeks to respond to acceptance offer | ||
| − | For more information, click [http://admissions.med.sc.edu | + | For more information, click [http://admissions.med.sc.edu here] |
| − | ==Tuition | + | ==Tuition 2013-2014== |
| − | *In-State Resident First Year Tuition: $ | + | *In-State Resident First Year Tuition: $35,498 USD |
| − | *Out-of-State First Year Tuition: $ | + | *Out-of-State Resident First Year Tuition: $$79,612 |
| + | *Application Deposit(Applied toward first year tuition): $250 | ||
| + | *Supplementary Application Fee(nonrefundable): $95 USD | ||
For more information on tuition, click [http://admissions.med.sc.edu/tuition.asp here]<br> | For more information on tuition, click [http://admissions.med.sc.edu/tuition.asp here]<br> | ||
Revision as of 23:55, 31 October 2013
Contacts
Website: http://admissions.med.sc.edu/
Phone: (803) 216-3625
Admissions e-mail: Admissions@uscmed.sc.edu
Program Information
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- 4 years in length
- Class size expected for 2014: 100
Admission Requirements
Judging criteria
- 1/3 for MCAT and GPA
- 1/3 letter of recommendations and work/volunteer experiences (3 Letters of Recommendation)
- 1/3 interviews and personal attributes
For more information, click here
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Preference is given to applicants who will, upon enrollment, hold a bachelor's degree.Applicants occasionally are admitted on the basis of 90 semester hours of outstanding undergraduate achievement.
- Required Courses
- minimum six (6) credits of English composition and literature
- minimum six (6) credits of general Biology (Biology, Zoology or Botany, no more than 4 semester hours may be Botany)
- minimum six (6) credits of introductory inorganic chemistry with laboratory work
- minimum six (6) credits of organic chemistry with laboratory
- Recommended Courses
- histology, biochemistry and physics are strongly preferred
- College Level Examination Placement (CLEP) and Advanced Placement (AP) credits are acceptable, provided that such credits have been accepted by an undergraduate school toward a degree, are clearly indicated on the official transcript, and do not represent more than 25 percent of all undergraduate credit awarded. Applicants with CLEP or AP credit in basic premedical courses are advised to take a full year of course work in the same area at the more advanced level.
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Technical Standards
All candidates for admission for the M.D. program should possess sufficient physical, intellectual, interpersonal, social, emotional, psychological, and communication abilities to:
- establish appropriate relationship with a wide range of faculty members, professional colleagues, and patients
- obtain a medical history and perform physical and mental examinations with a wide variety of paitnes.
- conduct tests and perform laboratory work
- ultimately make logical diagnostic and therapeutic judgments
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GPA
- Minimum: not specified
- Average accepted GPA 2013: 3.3 (B+)
For more information, click here
MCAT
- Test results within the last five years are valid and taken no later than the fall by the end of September of the year of application
For more information, click here
Timeline
- May 1 2013- AMCAS Application opens
- June 4 2013-Earliest date to begin AMCAS application
- July 13, 2013- Early Decision MCAT Deadline
August 1, 2013-Early Decision AMCAS Deadline
- August 15 2013-Early Decision Supplemental Materials Deadline
- September 12 2013-Last MCAT test date for 2014 cycle
- October 1 2013-Early Decision Notification Deadline
- December 1 2013-AMCAS Application deadline
- January 15 2014-Supplemental Material Deadline
- Applicant has a maximum of two weeks to respond to acceptance offer
For more information, click here
Tuition 2013-2014
- In-State Resident First Year Tuition: $35,498 USD
- Out-of-State Resident First Year Tuition: $$79,612
- Application Deposit(Applied toward first year tuition): $250
- Supplementary Application Fee(nonrefundable): $95 USD
For more information on tuition, click here
Financial Aid is available. For more information, click here
