Transfer Students

• A letter of recommendation from the applicant’s premedical college's Health Professions Advisory Committee must be forwarded to us. If the premedical college does not have a pre-health committee, then letters from faculty members in two different departments under whom courses have been taken will be acceptable (one of them must be from a science faculty).
• A letter of recommendation from the Dean of Student Affairs at the medical school you are attending is required and must include certification that you are in good standing and eligible for promotion.
• If you have completed a clinical experience in the United States, the person who supervised your work should forward a letter of recommendation to our Admissions Committee.

Only applicants who qualify for admission to the first-year class, in terms of premedical education, will be considered for admission to the third-year class. Applicants must have the following prerequisite courses:

• General Physics (including lab): 6–8 semester hours
• General Chemistry (including lab): 6–8 semester hours
• Organic Chemistry (including lab): 6–8 semester hours
• General Biology (including lab): 6–8 semester hours
• English (including composition): 6 semester hours

In addition to meeting all premedical requirements, transfer applicants to the third-year class must have satisfactorily completed all courses, or the equivalent, which comprise the first two years of the curriculum at Upstate.

• Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) : must be taken and the scores submitted to the Admissions Committee. Admission preference will be given to applicants who have scores within five years of the date of the transfer application.
• United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1: applicants applying for transfer to our College of Medicine must submit passing scores from the Step 1 USMLE no later than July 1.

Official transcripts from all undergraduate, graduate, and professional course work are required.

Invitations for a personal interview are issued only to those whose academic records and other qualifications appear sufficiently strong to justify more detailed study. The interview provides a means for both the school and the applicant to learn more about each other.  It also provides an opportunity for discussion and clarification of information submitted on the application form regarding academic record, extracurricular interests, etc.

The following procedures must be followed:

• Submit a Transfer Application prior to April 1 of the year for which admission is desired.
• Submit a Personal Statement.  We are interested in why you want to transfer to Upstate's College of Medicine.
• An application fee of $100 must be submitted with the application.
• You must submit official transcripts from all undergraduate, graduate and medical colleges attended.
• You must forward an official letter of recommendation from your Health Professions Advisory Committee. In the absence of such a committee, letters from faculty members in two different premedical science (biology, chemistry, physics) departments under whom courses have been taken will be acceptable. You may also submit additional letters of recommendation from your medical school faculty.
• Forward an official letter of recommendation from the Dean of Student Affairs at your medical school.
• Forward official scores of your Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT).
• If you have completed a clinical experience in the United States, the person who supervised your work should forward a letter of recommendation to our College of Medicine.