Academic Requirements

The minimum academic requirements for admission to the first-year class are:

1. The Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) is now administered entirely as a computerized exam beginning January 2007. Thomson Prometric will deliver the computerized MCAT on behalf of the AAMC multiple times per year, at hundreds of testing sites in North America and select sites in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East.
    
   To register for the MCAT, apply on-line at http://www.aamc.org/mcat. Direct questions via e-mail to mcat_reg@act.org or call (319) 337-1357. Applicants applying from KCUMB Partners Plan Schools and Universities do not need to take the MCAT Exam.
   
   
2. A baccalaureate degree or commendable completion of at least three-fourths (90 semester hours or 135 term credit hours) of the required credits for a baccalaureate degree, from a regionally accredited college or university. The baccalaureate degree is preferred and preference is given to those candidates who will have earned the degree prior to matriculation in the medical school program.
   
   
3. Satisfactory completion, with a grade of C or higher, of the following college courses, including laboratory work:
   
   • English Composition and/or Literature: 6 Semester Hours
     
   • Chemistry: 13 Semester Hours
     
   • Biochemistry (in addition to 13 hours of chemistry): 3 Semester Hours
     
   • Physics: 8 Semester Hours
     
   • Biological Sciences: 12 Semester Hours
     
   • Genetics (in addition to 12 hours of biological sciences): 3 Semester Hours
     
   
   Total: 45 Semester Hours

All of the above 45 semester hours are required to be recorded as “taken” or as “not yet taken/to be completed” (NY) on the Academic Record section of your AACOMAS application (see ACOMAS application instructions). The course name, number and semester in which the prerequisite will be completed must be included.

Applicants are strongly advised to provide evidence of a solid foundation and to demonstrate proficiency in the biological and physical sciences, including anatomy, bacteriology and mathematics. Further, applicants are encouraged to have taken courses in sociology, philosophy, psychology and medical terminology.

The ability to use a personal or network computer has become an integral part of the KCUMB curriculum and is becoming a clinical necessity. Each entering student must have a good working knowledge of common PC use and applications. First-year students are required to own a PC or laptop computer. For additional information, see computer specifications for incoming students.