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Admission Requirements

The essential qualifications for admission to the Duke University School of Medicine are intelligence, character, and integrity. We're looking for individuals who have compiled remarkable undergraduate records with clear evidence of leadership and scholarship, commitment to community service, and motivation for a career in medicine.

Admission requires at least 90 hours of approved college credit, including:

A minimum of 1 semester of general chemistry with lab
A minimum of 1 semester of organic chemistry with lab
A minimum of 1 semester of biochemistry (lab optional)
One year of biology with lab; a course in cell and/or molecular biology is strongly recommended
One year of college English or a university writing course
One year of physics with lab
One semester of calculus plus one semester of an additional college-level math, statistics or biostatistics are strongly recommended

All science requirements must be completed not more than seven years before you enter medical school.

All applicants must also have taken the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), administered by:

American College Testing Programs and Services
PO Box 414
Iowa City, Iowa 52240

The MCAT is administered multiple times from late January through early September, and is offered at hundreds of testing sites in the United States, Canada, and throughout the world. Applicants should take the MCAT earlier in the year so that scores are recorded on the AMCAS application. Duke only accepts MCAT scores dating from the last four years and verified AMCAS applications with posted MCAT scores.

Deadlines

AMCAS Student Submission Deadline:
10/15/2012

Revised DukeMed Application Deadline:
12/1/2012
Revised MSTP Application Deadline:
12/1/2012
Revised PCLT Application Deadline:
12/1/2012

Quick Links

Duke University
School of Medicine
Office of Admissions
DUMC 3710
Room 0159 Duke South
Durham, NC 27710
Phone: (919) 684-2985
Fax: (919) 668-3714

Annual Security and Fire Safety Report

The Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report include institutional policies on campus safety and security, and statistics for the previous three years on reported crimes that occurred at Duke and on public property adjacent to campus and fires that have occurred in residence halls. A copy of this report can be obtained online or by contacting the Duke Police Department at 684-4602 or writing to 502 Oregon Street, Durham, NC, 27708.