Baccalaureate degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university (degree in any field) or be in the senior year of undergraduate study.
Cumulative GPA minimum of 3.0 (4-point scale) on all undergraduate and graduate work completed at a regionally accredited university or college.
A science GPA of 3.0 (4-point scale) on all undergraduate and graduate work completed at an accredited university or college within the United States.
A non-science cumulative GPA of 3.0 (4-point scale) on all undergraduate and graduate work completed at an accredited university or college within the United States.
Minimum of C letter grade in all prerequisite courses from a regionally accredited college or university within the United States, these include
General Psychology or Abnormal Psychology or Developmental Psychology—two of the three required (6 semester hours)
Human Anatomy & Human Physiology with labs, or Anatomy & Physiology I and II with labs or Comparative Anatomy and Mammalian physiology with labs. (Must complete a full sequence. Substitutions for separate course sequence will not be accepted.) (6-8 semester hours)
General biology I and II (6-8 semester hours) *Survey and intro courses not acceptable
Microbiology with lab (3-4 semester hours) *Survey and intro courses not acceptable
General Chemistry I and II with labs or higher Chemistry (Organic I or Organic II) (8-9 semester hours) *Survey and intro courses not acceptable
Statistics, including statistical tests and analysis (3 semester hours)
Medical Terminology (1 semester hour)
If coursework is completed in an institution outside of the United States, an international credential evaluation is required reporting prior university. Samford accepts evaluations from World Education Services (WES), found at wes.org or AACRAO International Education Services (IES), found at ies.aacrao.org.
International applicants or American citizens who learned English as a second language must score at least 550 (paper), 213 (computer) or 80 (Internet) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
GRE or MCAT is required. No minimum score. Students will be evaluated on a competitive basis.
The program is a lock-step program, we do not grant or award advanced placement.