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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
• International Students are NOT eligible to apply

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Preference given to those hold a Bachelor's Degree

• Required Courses:
  • English composition and literature- two semesters or three quarters
  • Biology with laboratory- Work in general biology, general zoology, or botany is acceptable. Two semesters or three quarters
  • General inorganic chemistry with laboratory. Two semesters or three quarters
  • General organic chemistry* with laboratory. Two semesters or three quarters

• Recommended Courses:
  • Strongly Preferred- Physics, Histology and Biochemistry. Clinical experience

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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+)

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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

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Supplemental

• $95 processing fee
• At least three letters of recommendation or a composite evaluation from your undergraduate pre-med committee is required.
• Official Transcript

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Selection Criteria

• MCAT score and GPA;
• Letters of recommendations and work/volunteer experiences; and
• Interviews and personal attributes

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Timeline

• May 3, 2016: AMCAS Application Opens
• June 7, 2016: AMCAS Application Opens for Submission
• July 22, 2016: Early Decision MCAT Deadline
• August 1, 2016: Early Decision AMCAS Deadline
• August 15, 2016: Early Decision Supplemental Materials Deadline
• September 10, 2016: Last MCAT Test Date accepted for Fall 2017
• October 1, 2016: Early Decision Notification Deadline
• December 1, 2016: AMCAS Application Deadline
• January 15, 2017: Supplemental Materials Deadline

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Tuition 2015-2016

• South Carolina Residents (per academic year): $39,672
• Nonresidents (per academic year): $87,150

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