University of Illinois at Chicago - UIC College of Medicine

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Only those applicants who indicate plans to obtain a baccalaureate degree prior to enrollment will be considered for admission. Major fields may be in humanities, behavioral, biological, or physical sciences. All applicants must complete: Two semesters of Introductory Biology or the equivalent with laboratory. Two semesters of General Inorganic Chemistry or the equivalent with laboratory. Two semesters of Organic Chemistry with laboratory. (Introductory Biochemistry may substitute for one semester of Organic Chemistry.) Two semesters of General Physics or the equivalent. All applicants are expected to complete three semesters of Social Science courses with an emphasis in the behavioral sciences. In addition, candidates are expected to take at least one of the following courses: Advanced-level Biology, Biochemistry, Physiology, Mammalian Histology, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, or Molecular Genetics. All applicants must take the MCAT no later than the fall of the year prior to enrollment and no more than three years prior to application. All applicants must complete an application to the AMCAS no later than December 31 of the year prior to enrollment. All applicants must be U.S. citizens or possess a permanent resident immigrant visa at the time of application through AMCAS. On receipt of the AMCAS application, eligible applicants will be sent a UIC Supplemental Application. Materials must be postmarked by February 15 of the year prior to enrollment. A minimum of three academic letters of recommendation or one composite recommendation from a pre-professional committee must be postmarked by February 15 of the year prior to enrollment. If you are currently enrolled in a graduate or professional school, one of your three letters of recommendation must be from a faculty member at your graduate or professional school. It is advisable that letters of recommendation be sent from the institution at which the applicant had been most recently enrolled and must be completed on official university or business letterhead. Personal letters of recommendation are not acceptable.