Emory University School of Medicine

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Emory University School of Medicine

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About the University

  • Atlanta, GA

  • Master of Medical Science (MMSc)

  • Established 1969

    Atlanta, GA: November 17th, 1988


Entry Requirements

GRE/MCAT: Both Accepted, Scores Within 5 years of Application Deadline

Note: Application is Considered Incomplete without GRE/MCAT Scores

Application

  • Minimum: 3.1
    Competitive: 3.5
    Current Class Average of Matriculants: 3.59
    Science-Current Class Average of Matriculants:
    3.65
    Considered for Immediate Review:
    Cumulative GPA of 3.5
    Science Pre-Requisite GPA of 3.5

  • GRE Code: 5692

    GRE Scores:

    • Mean Verbal: 59th Percentile

    • Mean Quantitative: 54th Percentile

    • Analytical Writing: 66th Percentile

    • Average Scaled:

      • Verbal: 160
        Quantitative: 160
        Written: 4.0

    • Competitive:

      • >/= 55th Percentile in Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning

      • >/= 4.0 in Analytical Writing Section

  • Minimum:
    472 or Higher,
    >/= 125 in Biological Sciences

    Average: 504

    Competitive:
    502 or Higher
    >/= 124 in Biological Sciences

  • Not Required

  • 3 Letters of Recommendation

    Preferred:

    • Professional

    • Clinical

    • Academic

  • Faculty, Advisors, School Administrators, Employers

  • Not Required

Education

  • Bachelors degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States or Canada

    • Letter Grade B or Higher Preferred

    • Pass/Fall Grades Not Accepted Except for Spring 2020 through Fall 2021 Only

    • Courses with annotated with * should be taken within the last 5 years

    • Preferred within the last 7 years and should be revisited if taken longer than 7-10 years ago

    • Prerequisite courses may be taken in-person or online (except Portage Learning/Straighterline) at any regionally accredited four- year, two-year, technical institution

      • Advanced Level Course are Preferred in All Subjects/Prerequisites

      • Survey Classes Not Accepted

      • Also Not Accepted: Microbiology, Pathophysiology, Inorganic Chemistry, Animal-Based courses, Pre-Calculus

      • Accepted: General/Principle/Fundamentals coursework

    *Taken within 5 years:

    *Gen. Physics Lecture (Calculus Based Preferred)-Two Semesters
    *Human/Gross Anatomy with Lab (One Semester)

    or Anatomy and Physiology Combined Course with Lab (Two Semesters)-Vertebrae Anatomy or Felines Labs not accepted

    *Human or Medical Physiology Lecture (General/Human or Medical)-One Semester in Addition to Anatomy Requirement

    Preferred within 7 years:

    • Calculus-One Semester

    • English-One Semester

    • Biochemistry- One Semester

    • Gen. Biology with Lab -Two Semesters

    • Gen. Chemistry with Lab-Two Semesters

    • Medical Terminology or online certificates from EDX or Coursera

    • Organic Chemistry with Lab-One Semester

    • Biochemistry Lab

    • Gen. Physics Labs

    • *Human Physiology Lab - One Semester

    • Statistics - One Semester

    • Cellular Biology - One Semester

    • Molecular Biology - One Semester

    • Organic Chem. II - One Semester

    • Additional Patient Care Experience Recommended

  • No more than four (4) courses allowed in progress at time of application

    Proof of enrollment is required once enrolled in pending classes/outstanding prerequisites

  • May be considered if on official transcripts.

  • Yes, except courses/credits that have been taken at Portage Learning/Straighterline, which are not accepted.

    Specifically, online science prerequisite courses completed at 2 year and 4 year regionally accredited institutions will be accepted.


About the Program

  • Application Cycle Begins: May 5th, 2025

    Application Deadline: October — Early application encouraged as decisions are made in the Fall and Spring semesters until the class is full.

  • 27 months (7 semesters)

  • 102+ (variable credits for Elective Anesthesiology Courses)

  • 40

  • Program Start Month: August

    Program Graduation Month: December


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