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.
Table updated June 2022.
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| Program Name | School | When to apply | Who can apply? (Affiliated Institutions will be listed) | Required GPA | MCAT Required? | Binding? | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Assurance to Albany Medical College | https://www.albany.edu/academic-advising/pre-professional-advising/pre-health | Albany Medical College | After entering, during freshman year | Russell Sage College, Union College, Albany College of Pharmacy, Amherst College, Bowdoin College, College of the Holy Cross, Hamilton College, Haverford College, Middlebury College, SUNY Albany, Swarthmore College, Wesleyan University, Williams College, Skidmore College, Colgate University, Syracuse University | 3.5 | No | Yes | Recommend reviewing expectations at Affliated Insitutions |
| BU School of Medicine Early Medical School Selection Program | https://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/about/diversity/emssp/ | Boston University | At the completion of Undergraduate Study | Chaminade University; Clark-Atlanta University; Dillard University; Hampton University; Morehouse University; Morgan State University; North Carolina Central University; Spelman College; Tougaloo College; University of Texas at El Paso; University of the Incarnate Word; University of the Virgin Islands; Virginia Union University | Yes | Increase Diversity in the physician workforce | ||
| Brody School of Medicine Early Assurance Program | https://medicine.ecu.edu/admissions/early-assurance-program/ | East Carolina University | When applying to ECU or NC A&T | ECU Honors College & North Carolina A&T State University | 3.5 | No | No | 4 seats reserved for ECU students, 2 seats reserved for NC A&T Students |
| Giesel Early Assurance Program | https://www.dartmouth.edu/prehealth/applying/geisel_early.html | Dartmouth College | Early Junior Year | Dartmouth Students | No | Yes | 5 students per year | |
| Linkage Program with Drexel University College of Medicine | https://sites.allegheny.edu/academics/the-academic-program/pre-professional-programs/ | Allegheny College | After taking MCAT | Allegheny College Students | 3.45 | Yes | Early Assurance | |
| GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences Early Selection | https://smhs.gwu.edu/academics/md-program/admissions/joint-programs/early-selection | George Washington University | 2nd semester sophomore year | 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 | ||
| Early Assurance Program with Georgetown School of Medicine | https://premed.georgetown.edu/undergraduates/eap/ | Georgetown University | Sophomore Year | Georgetown Students | 3.6 | Yes | ||
| Zucker School of Medicine College Pipeline Program | https://medicine.hofstra.edu/pipeline/cpp-overview.html | Hofstra University | College Freshman | Open to all Institutions | 3.5 | Yes | Through Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, 3 year summer enrichment program for students to become more competitive applicants. *Not guaranteed admission | |
| Early Assurance Admissions Programs | https://icahn.mssm.edu/education/admissions/application/flexmed | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | Sophomore Year | US Military: Full-Time, Active Duty status from any branch of service | 3.5 | No | Yes | |
| Loyola's Stritch School of Medicine Early Assurance Program | https://www.luc.edu/prehealth/programs/earlyassuranceprogrameap/ | Loyola University of Chicago | Summer after Sophomore Year | Loyola students only | 3.6 | Yes | Yes | |
| Michigan State College of Human Medicine Early Assurance Program | https://mdadmissions.msu.edu/programs/eap.html | Michigan State University | Junior Year | 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, University of Detroit Mercy, University of Michigan - Flint, Northwestern Michigan College, Bay College, and Mott Community College. | 3 | Yes | Yes | Preference to: First Generation, low income, need base, high need medical specialty area |
| Feinberg School of Medicine Undergraduate Premedical Scholars Program | https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/programs/nupsp/index.html | Northwestern University | Junior Year | Transfers are welcome to apply | 3.7 | No | Yes | |
| Penn State Schreyer Honors College Early Assurance | https://www.shc.psu.edu/academics/opportunities/index.cfm | Penn State University | Spring of Sophomore Year | Penn State Honors College Students | 3.6 | Yes | ||
| Penn State Eberly College of Science Early Assurance Opportunities for Professional School | https://science.psu.edu/interdisciplinary-programs/premedicine/early-admission-to-professional-school | Penn State Eberly College of Science | Spring of Sophomore Year | Penn State Eberly College of Science University Park Students | 3.6 | Yes | ||
| Norton College of Medicine Early Assurance Program for College Sophomores | https://www.upstate.edu/com/admissions/options/soph.php | SUNY Upstate Medical University | Sophomore Year | Open to all Institutions | 3.5 | Yes | Yes | |
| Katz School of Medicine Early Assurance Program | https://medicine.temple.edu/education/md-program/how-apply/special-admissions-program | Temple University | Junior Year | DeSales University, Lehigh University, Moravian College, Muhlenberg College, Washington & Jefferson College, Temple University | 3.6 | Yes | ||
| Tufts University School of Medicine Early Assurance Program | https://medicine.tufts.edu/admissions-aid/admissions-program/special-options/early-assurance | Tufts University | Sophomore Year | Main Track Program: Bates College, Bowdoin College, Colby College, all University of Maine campuses | 3.7 | No | Yes | |
| Special Programs in Health Professions: Creative Medical Scholars | https://advising.tulane.edu/planning/pre-health/programs | Tulane University | Sophomore Year | No transfer students | 3.6 | No | ||
| UB Jacobs School of Medicine Early Assurance Program | http://medicine.buffalo.edu/education/md/diversity/early-assurance.html | University at Buffalo | Sophomore Year | University of Buffalo, Canisius College, D'Youville College, Tougaloo College, Niagara University | 3.5 | Yes | Under represented applicants | |
| Thomas Haider Early Assurance Program | https://somsa.ucr.edu/thomas-haider-early-assurance-program | University of California, Riverside | Junior or Senior Year | UC Riverside Students & recent Alumni CA residents who want to practice in Inland Southern California | 3.4 | No | Yes | |
| UF College of Medicine Medical Honors Program | https://mhp.med.ufl.edu/ | University of Florida | Sophomore year | Four year accredited science degree granting academic institution | 3.7-4.0 | No | Combined 7 year progam | |
| UofSC School of Medicine Greenville Early Acceptance Program | https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/housing/galen_health_fellows/lifeasagalenite/eap_greenvillemedicalschool/index.php | University of South Carolina | Junior Year | U of SC Students | 3.75 | Yes | Yes | |
| College of Medicine and Life Science MedStart Program | https://www.utoledo.edu/med/md/admissions/medstart.html | University of Toledo | Junior Year | Open to all Institutions | 3.7 | No | Yes | |
| School of Medicine Early Assurance Program | https://school.wakehealth.edu/Education-and-Training/MD-Program/Early-Assurance-Program#:~:text=Our%20Early%20Assurance%20Program%20(EAP,fast%20track%20to%20medical%20school.&text=You%20must%20have%20an%20overall,half%20of%20the%20following%20courses. | Wake Forest University | Junior Year | Wake Forest Students | 3.5 | Yes | Yes |
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