MSBS-Medical Sciences: Admission Criteria
The selection process for admission into the MSBS-Medical Sciences program is competitive and merely meeting minimum and/or recommended entrance requirements does not guarantee admission to the program. Rather, a holistic approach is followed, and a number of factors are weighed into the selection process, including but not limited to cumulative undergraduate GPA, MCAT, personal experiences and letters.
Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent U.S. Resident at the time of application.
Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university
- All minimum pre-medical course requirements per UToledo COMLS must be completed prior to admission into the MSBS-Medical Sciences program. For specifics on prerequisites for admission into UToledo medical school click here. Applications missing any of the mandatory pre-med courses listed by UToledo COMLS will be rejected.
UNDERGRADUATE GPA, oFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS and VALID MCAT sCORES
- Official undergraduate transcripts confirming degree and transcripts from all colleges/universities you have attended.
- An undergraduate cumulative GPA of at least 2.90 is required.
- A composite MCAT score of at least 496. MCAT scores taken within five years from the anticipated matriculation year to medical school. Applications without valid MCAT scores will not be reviewed.
- GRE or DAT scores are not accepted for admission to the program.
- An undergraduate cumulative GPA of at least 2.90, a composite MCAT score of at least 496 and a cGPA of at least 3.0 in the program's curriculum are all required to be considered for the medical school interview.
Curriculum vitae
A complete curriculum vitae must be submitted.
Letter of recommendation
- One letter of recommendation (LOR) must be submitted. Instructions for LOR submission are provided in PostbacCAS.
- Pre-med advisory committee letters are accepted with all signatures.
- Letters of recommendation submitted with your AMCAS application are NOT acceptable.
Statement of Purpose
- In the Statement of Purpose you should elaborate on all the reasons why you decided to apply to the MSBS-Medical Sciences program. Personal statements taken from your AMCAS application are not acceptable.
Application
Applications to the MSBS-Medical Sciences program must be submitted through the PostbacCAS™ (Liaison-powered Centralized Application Service) for postbaccalaureate programs. Applications will not be reviewed until the PostbacCAS application is completed, and the UToledo Application fee is submitted.
The application link to the application is: https://postbaccas.liaisoncas.com/applicant-ux/#/login
Interview
An interview is not required as part of the application process to the M.S.B.S.-MS program.