Fall 2024 Admissions Requirements
MCAT and GPA Requirements
Minimum Accepted Requirements: GPA - 2.80, New MCAT - 497
Preferred, Competitive Candidate: GPA - 3.50, New MCAT - 511
Required Coursework
California Northstate University College of Medicine prefers a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited, four-year institution within the United States or a non-U.S. equivalent institution. Required minimum coursework:
- 2 semesters, 3 quarters, or 1 year of college level English (IB or AP credits may be considered if they are accepted by the undergraduate program)
IB or AP credits not accepted for the following:
- 2 semesters, or 3 quarters, or 1 year of Biology with Laboratory
- 2 semesters, or 2 quarters of Inorganic (General) Chemistry with a minimum of 8 units with Laboratory
- 2 semesters, or 2 quarters of Organic Chemistry with a minimum of 8 units with Laboratory
- 2 semesters, or 3 quarters, or 1 year of Physics
- 2 semesters, or 3 quarters of college level Math (Statistics and/or Calculus preferred)
- 1 semester, 1 quarter, or 3 units of Biochemistry
**All pre-requisite coursework must be fulfilled within 9 years.
Recommended Courses
- Social sciences
- Behavioral sciences
- Foreign Languages
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Microbiology
- Immunology
- Music