Early Assurance Medical Programs
An early assurance program (EAP) offers future physicians the chance to secure a place in medical school as early as their sophomore year of college. Unlike BS/MD programs that admit students to an undergraduate and medical program simultaneously, an EAP allows teens interested in medicine the chance to take prerequisite courses, ensure that medical school is indeed their desired path, and then lock down an acceptance early in their collegiate career.
The following table reveals medical schools that offer EAPs as well as, in some cases, the select undergraduate colleges with whom each partners. Some programs are binding, require the MCAT, and have minimum GPA requirements, while others do not—our chart addresses these considerations for each institution.
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| Medical School | Affiliated Institutions | Required GPA | MCAT Required? | Binding? | Program Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Medical College | Amherst College; Bowdoin College; College of the Holy Cross; Hamilton College; Haverford College; Middlebury College; SUNY Albany; Swarthmore College; Williams College | 3.5 | No | Yes | |
| Boston University | Chaminade University; Clark-Atlanta; Dillard; Hampton; Morehead; Morgan State; Morris Brown; North Carolina Central; Spelman; Tougaloo; University of the Incarnate Word; University of Texas at El Paso; University of the Virgin Islands; Virginia Union University | Yes | https://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/about/diversity/programs/emssp/admissions-process/ | ||
| East Carolina University (Brody) | North Carolina A&T State University | 3.5 | No | No | ECU BSOM Early Assurance |
| Dartmouth College | None | No | Yes | Dartmouth Giesel Early Assurance Program | |
| Drexel University | Alleghany College | 3.6 | Yes | No | Drexel Early Assurance |
| George Washington University | Chaminade University, Franklin & Marshall College, George Mason University, Hampden-Sydney College, Knox College, Morgan State University, Randolph-Macon College, Rhodes College, University of Mary Washington | 3.5 | Yes | GW Medical Early Selection | |
| Georgetown University | 3.6 | No | Georgetown EAP with SOM | ||
| Hofstra University (Zucker) | 3.2-3.5 | Yes | Zucker Pipeline Program | ||
| Icahn School of Medicine (Mt. Sinai) | Active US Military have different requirements | None | No | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai FlexMed | |
| Loyola University of Chicago (Stritch) | 3.6 | Yes | LUS Pre-Health Early Assurance | ||
| Michigan State University | Alma College, Aquinas College, Calvin University, Grand Rapids Community College, Grand-Valley State University, Hope College, Kettering College, Lake Superior State University, Michigan Technological University, Northern Michigan University, Saginaw Valley State University, Univerity of Detroit Mercy, University of Michigan - Flint | 3 | Yes | Michigan State Early Assurance Opportunity | |
| Northwestern University | Transfers are welcome to apply | 3.7 | No | Yes | Feinberg SOM Undergraduate Premedical Scholars Program |
| Penn State University | Penn State Eberly College of Sience, Penn State Behrend, Penn State Schreyer Honors College | 3.6 | Yes | Penn State College of Medicine | |
| SUNY Upstate Medical University | 3.5 | Yes | Yes | SUNY Upstate Medical University EAP for College Sophomores | |
| Temple University (Katz) | DeSales University, Lehigh University, Moravian College, Muhlenberg College, Washington & Jefferson College, Temple University | 3.6 | Yes | Temple University Early Assurance | |
| Tufts University | Main Track Program: Bates College, Bowdoin College, Colby College, all University of Maine campuses | 3.7 | No | Senior year Binding committment | Tufts Early Assurance |
| Tulane University | Xavier University in New Orleans | 3.6 | No | Creative Premedical Scholars Program | |
| University at Buffalo (Jacobs) | University of Buffalo, Canisius College, D'Youville College, Tougaloo College, Niagara University | 3.5 | Yes | UB Earl Assurance Program | |
| University of California, Riverside | 3.4 | Yes | Thomas Haider Early Assurance Program | ||
| University of Cincinnati | 3.6 | Yes | UC Early Decision | ||
| University of Florida | 3.7 | No | UF Medical Honors Program | ||
| University of Rochester | Amherst College, Bowdoin College, Carleton College, Colgate College, CUNY Hunter College, Hamilton College, Haverford College, Middlebury College, Spelman College, Swarthmore College, Williams College, Xavier University of Louisiana | 3.5-3.7 | No | Yes | Rochester Medical Education Admissions |
| University of South Carolina | 3.75 | Yes | Yes | South Carolina Honors College Early Acceptance Program | |
| University of Toledo | University of Dayton | 3.7 | No | Yes | University of Toledo MedStart Program |
| Wake Forest University | 3.5 | Yes | Yes | WF School of Medicine Early Assurance Program | |
| Wright State University | Yes | Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine |
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