Admission Requirements | MD University Program | Case Western Reserve University (2024)

Although strong academic credentials are important in the admissions process, equally as important are interpersonal skills, exposure to medicine, well-roundedness and qualities such as professionalism, empathy and leadership ability.

Applicants for admission must complete a course of study leading to a baccalaureate degree at an accredited US or Canadian college or university prior to matriculation. If you have received your undergraduate degree outside the US or Canada, then you must complete at least one year of advanced science-based course work at an accredited US institution prior to application. This can be achieved through a master's or PhD degree, formalized post-baccalaureate program, or through a variety of upper-level science coursework.

**Please see our new MCAT requirements for 2023-2024 in the MCAT section of this site**

2023-24 Application CycleFAQs

It is also important that you demonstrate on your application that you have carefully considered a career in medicine; make sure to thoughtfully describe your medically-related experiences and interactions with physicians, along with other patient-care or health-related experiences. The AAMC provides a number of career exploration resources and advice for students.

The ranges of the academic metrics for those that were invited to interview were:

• Cumulative GPA: 3.12-4.00
• Science GPA: 3.00-4.00
• MCAT: 505-528

The average GPA and MCAT for the entering class of 2023 was:

• 3.83Cumulative GPA with a range of 2.87-4.00
• 3.79Science GPA with a range of 2.43-4.00
• 518MCAT with a range of 505-527Mode: 517

Application Requirements:

• Pre-requisite coursework completed prior to matriculation.
• Completed MCAT examand achieve a 495 or greater to receive our secondary application.
• Letters of recommendation.

Weare not requiring the PREview or CASPer test nor any components from the Altus Suite (Duet or Snapshot). This applies to all three of our MD and MD/PhD programs.

Pre-Requisite Coursework Requirements for All MD & MSTP Programs

Our Admissions Committee makes its decisions based on a variety of different components of the application, one of which is the depth and breadth of study in the sciences and in liberal arts, both of which are vital to success in the practice of medicine. Although we list our required and recommended coursework, it is in your best interest, both as an applicant to medical school and as an aspiring physician, to present a broad and meaningful record of study.

Science credit hours typically seen with our successful applications at the time of application are:

• Non-science majors: at least 40 credit hours
• Science majors: at least 55 credit hours
• Post-bacc students: at least 32 credit hours

Note that these are simply guidelines to help you as you structure your course of study and that there can be exceptions.

Required Coursework

These are the minimum number of courses we expect you to have completed at the time of matriculation, not necessarily at the time of application. That said, it is to your advantage to have as many of the required courses as possible completed in preparation for the MCAT and to strengthen your application to medical school. Community college credits in these courses are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

• General chemistry: 2 semesters/3 quarters with 2 semesters of lab. AP/IB credit accepted.
• Organic chemistry: 1 semester with 1 semester of lab. AP/IB not accepted.
• Biochemistry (must include metabolism): 1 semester course, lab not required. One quarter of biochemistry is acceptable to meet the biochemistry requirement, however, a second quarter is recommended in preparation for the MCAT and to have a solid foundation for our curriculum.
• Writing/college English: 1 semester. This can also be fulfilled with other expository writing courses in the humanities. Science courses with extensive writing components can also fulfill this requirement. AP/IB credit not accepted.

MSTP also requires:

• Advanced Biology or Biology Subfield: 1 semester, lab not required. AP/IB credit not accepted.
• Calculus or Statistics: 2 semesters/3 quarters. AP/IB credit accepted.

Recommended Coursework

These are courses or areas of study that we strongly encourage you to consider in preparation for the MCAT and more importantly, in preparation for medical school. While formal coursework in these areas is the most frequent method of learning the content material, it may also be accomplished in other ways, with the most common being through research experiences.

• Cellular Biology
• Physics
• Genetics
• Biostatistics
• Social and Behavioral Sciences (Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology, etc.)

Research Experience:

• University Program (4 yr. MD): Research experience is not required. However, a successful applicant must be able to demonstrate an interest in participating in a future research project as a medical student.
• CCLCM Program (5 yr. MD): More than twosummers of hypothesis-driven research experience in a medical or non-medical field is a requirement for the CCLCM Program since the CCLCM curriculum program is designed to train physician investigators.
• MSTP: Substantive research experience during the summers and during the school year as an undergraduate, or during post-baccalaureate research time is required. Applicants must also seriously consider and explain why they want to pursue both the MD and the PhD degrees.

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