Premedical Studies Program

1. Premedical Studies Program 102 Memorial Hall Presents Orientation for UGA Class of 2014 and 2015  Information about your Applications  by Dr. Joe Crim, Interim Director Carol Roberts, Advisor Keisha Chandler, Advisor Pam Tolbert, Office Administrator

2. Premedical Enrollment Orientation Session Please pick up three forms at or near entrance. 1. “Premedical Studies Enrollment Form” Please complete now and turn in before you leave today. 2. Timeline for Applications: 2015 3.“Pastel Sheet” – Premed Website & Listserv 4. Please prepare to take notes.

4. Please sign in: and turn in Today.

6. Students typically first contact an advisor in the Premedical Studies Office NO LATER than spring of the junior year. Use our website premed.uga.edu for answers to questions Can’t find answer? Email your question: premed@uga.edu

7.  The application process typically begins 15 to 16 months before matriculation into Medical, Dental, or Optometry School  You will use a centralized Application Service off-campus to submit your application • Our office must group letters into packets • to support your application after you have submitted the required paperwork to us

8. Please come to Room 102 Memorial Hall to pick up and fill out our required forms Forms have a color-coded cover sheet: Medical - green- Dental -lavender- Optometry -golden-

9. Your Application Folder in Premed Office  Orientation sign-in: You attended  Credentials Sheet: Your information  List of Faculty Letters: Who will write  [Faculty Letters: Premed Office receives]  Letter Mailing Request: Packet destination  AMCAS* Form: Your Application ID *AADAS for Dental; OPTOMCAS for Optometry

10.  Credentials Sheet: Your information More info follows…

11. Waiving or Not Waiving Your Rights 

12.  List of Faculty Letters: Who will write Note: Letters from Physicians, Dentists, Optometrists do NOT come here

13.  [Faculty Letters: Premed Office receives ] Your Professors will submit these letters to our office You MUST sign & date here You MUST complete waiver

14. http://premed.uga.edu/guide/four_appl.htm#resume Website has: Useful résumé suggestions More info follows…

15.  Letter Mailing Request: Get Packets early! • If Georgian’s EDP: Mercer or MCG Paperwork due in our office in May * * • Non-EDP: June or early July *AMCAS for Medical School Applications (similar form for Dental or Optometry) Get packets early!

16.  AMCAS Form: Your Application ID Generate a Matching Form from Your Application Account

17. Centralized Application Services Medical https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/amcas/ http://www.aacom.org/Pages/default.aspx Dental http://www.adea.org/dental_education_pathways/aadsas/Applicants/Pages/default.aspx Optometry http://www.optomcas.org/ http://www.aacpm.org/apply/apply.asp

18.  AMCAS Form You MUST Choose “Letter Packet” Bring this form to the Premed Office

19.  AADSAS* Form *Ask us before creating form! Waive & sign * Designate: Carol Roberts

20.  Interfolio Form Usually for applications to Osteopathic Medicine and some Podiatry

21. The 5 Main Areas of Credentials • Academic Record - Transcript • • Overall GPA, science GPA • • Rigorous program of study • MCAT, DAT, OAT exams • • Science-based knowledge & reasoning • • Coursework provides foundation • 3. Service to Others – volunteering • 4. Exposure to Doctor-Patient Interaction – “shadowing” • 5. Undergraduate Research

22. Which Admissions Test Do You Take? MCAT http://www.aamc.org/mcat DAT http://www.ada.org/dat.aspx OAT http://www.opted.org Click on OAT (Optometry Admission Test)

23. Registration for January-May 2014 MCAT: Opened October 16TH - Register EARLY

24. Select from highlighted dates: Sign up and cancellation deadlines apply

25. MCAT 30 = top 25% MCAT 33 = top ~10% Ave = 25 2015 MCAT: Writing section eliminated and new content on social and behavioral sciences introduced.

26. Estimate your MCAT Score: ACT/SAT Conversions Some colleges use their own different conversions, based on how their students have performed. An ACT score could suggest a possible MCAT score. ACT/SAT 28/1260 19/910 36/1600 27/1220 18/870 35/1580 26/1180 17/830 34/1520 25/1140 16/780 33/1470 24/1110 15/740 32/1420 23/1070 14/680 31/1380 22/1030 13/620 30/1340 21/990 12/560 29/1300 20/950 11/500

27. Study Materials http://www.khanacademy.org/science/mcat http://www.e-mcat.com/ http://www.kaptest.com/ http://www.princetonreview.com/medical/ http://www.examkrackers.com/ http://www.genius360.org/prep/main.php http://www.3tquest.com/ We do not endorse any particular one

28. Medical School Admissions Requirements Link

29. Dental School Admissions Requirements Link

30. Health profession schools may require background checks of matriculants. “Clean Background Check?” “Facebook?” “Twitter?” “E-mail Moniker” UGA Academic Honesty UGA Office of Student Conduct

31. An applicant may major in the discipline of his/her choice; however, all applicants must complete the following: BiologyOne academic year of general biology or zoology with lab Chemistry One academic year of general / inorganic chemistry with labOne academic year of advancedchemistry, two quarters or onesemester of which must be organic. Georgia Health Sciences University Medical College of Georgia The other quarter or semester may be fulfilled by any advancedchemistry course (lab not required).Biochemistry is strongly recommended. Physics- One academic year of physics w/ lab English- One academic year of Englishor whatever portion in the academic year is required for the baccalaureate degree in an accredited college or university. -

32. COURSE REQUIREMENTS Applicants are required to complete at least 90 semester hours (or 135 quarter hours) of a balanced undergraduate education from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or Canada . Completion of the baccalaureate degree is highly preferred. Minimum course requirements include:Physical Science        8 semester hours (with lab) Biology                                     8 semester hours (with lab) Chemistry                                8 semester hours (with lab) Organic Chemistry               8 semester hours (with lab) English                                    6 semester hours Humanities/Social Sciences 18 semester hours Science course requirements are intended to demonstrate a sound knowledge in each of the basic science areas. We expect medical school students to have a strong foundation in these areas, prior to attending medical school. An applicant’s GPA in the sciences is carefully considered, although not weighted. The English requirement is intended to demonstrate competency in grammar and composition at the college level. Literature courses may be used to fill the English requirement if the course was writing-intensive.

33. Premedical RequirementsBefore beginning study at Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) all accepted applicants must have completed successfully, at least three years of course work leading to a baccalaureate degree, and one-year laboratory courses in biology, inorganic or generalchemistry, organic or organic: biochemistry sequence, and physics.Accepted applicants who have not fulfilled these requirements prior to the first day of enrollment are not permitted to enter and their acceptances are revoked. No particular major is specified, but the Admissions Committee does urge applicants to seek a broad background in humanities and social sciences.

34. The premedical studies required for admission are set in order to provide the student with a firm grounding in subjects considered essential for the study of medical sciences, to provide the Committee on Admissions a means to evaluate aptitude for scientific work, and to determine interest in the sciences.The following courses must be included in undergraduate study: Biology w/laboratory (one year) General Chemistry w/laboratory (one year) Organic Chemistry w/laboratory (one year) Physics w/laboratory ( one year)College level Mathematics (one year) English (including composition) (one year)

35. Biology A minimum of 8 semester hours, including laboratory. Chemistry A minimum of 16 semester hours including laboratories, 8 in inorganic chemistry and 8 in organic chemistry. English and Composition A minimum of 6 semester hours in English literature and/or writing. Physics A minimum of 8 semester hours, including laboratory. Advanced placement credits, CLEP credits and pass/fail creditsare notacceptable in lieu of ANY required courses. Advanced courses in the same discipline may be substituted for the requirements when the applicant has placed out of the entry level course.

36. Academic Requirements Applicants must present evidence of superior intellectual ability and scholastic achievement as demonstrated by their academic record and performance on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). Required course work includes a minimum of one year in biological science, general or inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physics and mathematics through calculus, including integral equations and differentialequations.Statistics may be substituted for one calculus. Although many applicants will have majored in one of the natural sciences, applications from those who have majored in the humanities or social sciences are equally welcome.

37. REQUIREMENTS Prior to matriculation each applicant must meet the following admissions requirements:  1. A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university. Applications from students with at least three years of exceptional undergraduate work will be considered.  2. Eight semester hours each, including two semester hours of laboratory: general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology and physics.  3. Six semester hours of English composition and literature.  4. Each applicant must sit for the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT).

38. Completion of the following science courses: a). One academic year* of general biology or zoology with lab b). One academic year* of general/inorganic chemistry with lab c). One academic year* of advancedchemistry, one semester (or two quarters) of advanced chemistry which may be organic chemistry with lab followed by either (a) a second semester (or third quarter) of organic chemistry with lab or (b) a second semester (or third quarter) of biochemistry (biochemistry lab not required). d). One semester (or two quarters) of physics with lab e). One academic year* of English or English for the portion of the academic year required for the baccalaureate degree at an accredited American college or university. All required courses must be taken on a graduated grading scale (A, B, C, D, F); required courses may not be taken on a pass/fail basis. Applicants must earn a grade of C or better in all required courses. Other suggested courses (not required) include biochemistry, comp anatomy with lab, microbiology, marketing, personnel management, psychology or art classes requiring painting or sculpture. College of Dental Medicine For entering 2015, biochemistry will be a required prerequisite.

39. Students should have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. In addition, students should have a science grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a four-point scale. Students must have earned a grade of 2.0 or better in each of the following required courses:General biology - eight semester-hours including laboratory(zoology and microbiology are acceptable alternatives) General chemistry - eight semester-hours including laboratory Organic chemistry - eight semester-hours including laboratory Physics - eight semester-hours including laboratory English composition - three semester-hours English literature - three semester-hours ADDITIONAL REQUIRED COURSES******Two of the following advanced science courses must be taken: Biochemistry - Cell or Molecular Biology - Genetics - Histology - Human or Comparative Anatomy - Microbiology - Physiology

40. Select statistics on the most recent Matriculants

43. Vital Stats for Every Optometry School # Slots/ GPA / OAT Tot / OAT Sci Handout available in our office

44. Premedical Studies Program’s Website http://premed.uga.edu/ For students wishing to apply for admission to medical school in 2014/2015 http://premed.uga.edu/tline.pdf* http://premed.uga.edu/dtline.pdf(dental)*http://premed.uga.edu/otline.pdf(optometry)* *Example timelines to guide developing a plan

45. Financial Support for Medical School via Military Note: UGA has both Air Force ROTC and Army ROTC Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) Financial Incentives • What does the scholarship pay? • 100 percent tuition • Books, fees and more • Monthly stipend of over $2,000 • Officer’s pay (six weeks of year) • Promotions (initially commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the Medical Services Corp during studies) To qualify for HPSP: • Be a U.S. citizen (cannot hold dual citizenship) • Be enrolled in or have a letter of acceptance or intent from an accredited graduate program located in the United States or Puerto Rico • Maintain full-time student status during the entire length of the program • Meet the moral and physical qualifications to become an Army officer

49. Students typically first contact an advisor in the Premedical Studies Office NO LATER than spring of the junior year. Use our website premed.uga.edu for answers to questions Can’t find answer? Email your question: premed@uga.edu

50. Big Dawg, you are now “off the leash!” You are responsible for finding information specific to your own needs and for completing materials correctly prior to submission to our office. Questions?