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Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program

About the Program

Brandeis University’s two-year Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Certificate Program is designed for career-changers and recent college graduates who would like to take the necessary pre-requisites for medical school and other health professions programs. Our post-bac students apply to allopathic and osteopathic medical schools as well as other health professions such as dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry or podiatry.

Our unique program, located nine miles from downtown Boston and world-famous medical facilities, uses Brandeis’ world-renowned science programs and state-of-the-art facilities as the foundation for three exciting post-bac tracks. All three tracks incorporate our popular Health: Science, Society, and Policy (HSSP) Program curriculum.

• Track 1: Advanced Biology Coursework
• Track 2: Study Abroad, featuring a six-week summer health care program in Copenhagen, Denmark
• Track 3: Research in Project Lab

Students in all tracks benefit from advising support, professional training, affordability, and consideration for our linkage with The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Degree Options

•  Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Premedical Studies (full-time)

Courses and Completion Requirements

For the most updated course listing, course descriptions, and degree requirements, please click here.

Faculty

We encourage you to explore one of the department’s greatest assets through our faculty pages. Learn more about the people who will help guide you along your graduate school path here.

Additional Resources

Consortium: Our membership in the Boston consortium allows you to take courses at Tufts University, Boston University, and Boston College, thus enhancing your Brandeis experience and the spirit of collaboration which Brandeis embodies.
Student Services: At Brandeis, you will become part of a community that is strengthened by life both within and outside of the classroom and laboratory walls. Please visit Student Services to see the array of University resources, events, and programming for graduate students, including our Graduate Student Services Center, Off-Campus Housing, Health Insurance, Disability Resources, Counseling Center, and the Graduate Student Association.

Admission Information

Prerequisites:

This full-time program is designed for U.S. citizens or permanent residents who have not taken the courses required for admission to medical and other health professional schools. Please note that international students (non- U.S. citizens and non-permanent residents) are not eligible to apply to this program.

If a student does not already have a year of college math, we recommend, prior to enrollment, one semester of calculus and one semester of statistics. At Brandeis, these courses would be Math 10a (Methods and Techniques of Calculus) and one of the following courses: Biology 51a (Biostatistics), Psychology 51a (Psychology Statistics), Math 8a (Introduction to Probability and Statistics), or equivalent.

Admission Semester:

Fall (begins at the end of August)

Application Deadlines:

Applications are considered on a rolling basis, beginning in October until the cohort is full. Please note, no applications will be reviewed after June 1st.

Admission Requirements:

To apply for the program, you need to submit:

• An application to the graduate school, which can be submitted electronically.
• An application fee.
• Official transcripts from all universities and colleges attended; current college seniors should submit fall grades. All applicants must provide a final transcript indicating successful completion of an undergraduate degree program before registration. Please note that while eligible students have a GPA of 3.0, most accepted students have a GPA of 3.3 or above.
• Three letters of recommendation, which the admissions committee prefers to be submitted online. Letters must be on letterhead with signatures. One letter should be from an academic reference.
• A curriculum vitae (CV) or resumé.
• A statement of purpose indicating your motivation for undertaking postbaccalaureate study in the premedical sciences.
• Standardized tests scores from either the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) (official report or indicated on high school transcript), ACT, OR the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) are required. Our ETS institution code is 3092.
• Interview: after an initial application screening, we will contact selected candidates for an interview. Interviews will be conducted in person, via phone, or Skype; the format will not impact the admission decision.

For a more comprehensive description of application requirements, please click here.