University of South Carolina Medicine

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Contacts

Website: http://www.med.sc.edu/academic.html
Phone: (803) 733-3200
Admissions e-mail: jeanette.ford@uscmed.sc.edu

Program Information

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 4 years in length
• Class size in 2009: 182

Admission Requirements

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
  • histology and biochemistry 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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GPA

• Minimum: 3.6 (4.0 scale)
• Average accepted GPA 2008: 3.89

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MCAT

• Test results within the last five years are valid
  • Average MCAT Biology: 9.40
  • Average MCAT Physical: 9.80
  • Average MCAT Verbal: 9.80
  • Average MCAT Essay: Q
  • Average UGrad GPA: 3.60

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Timeline

• • June 5, 2009: Submission of AMCAS application
  • January 15, 2009: deadline for submission of supplementary materials
  • October 1: Latest date of decision notice

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Tuition 2009-2010

• tuition per academic year (non-resident student) - $60,458
• tuition per academic year (South Carolina non-resident student) - $24,776

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