Admission Requirements

The Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science seeks applicants of the highest caliber who share the vision of the University and are dedicated to a Life in Discovery.  A student's potential for the study and practice of medicine will be evaluated on the basis of academic achievement, MCAT results, appraisals by a preprofessional advisory committee or individual instructors, and a personal interview, if requested by the Student Admissions Committee.  

The Chicago Medical School seeks the future leaders in medicine who will be visionary in their research and compassionate in their patient care. Students are selected on the basis of various criteria, including scholarship, character, motivation, and educational background.

The administration, faculty and the members of the Chicago Medical School Student Admissions Committee are committed to excellence and diversity in its student body. Diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives among the student body help to ensure a dynamic, productive and positive learning experience. In seeking to achieve diversity, the admissions committee is instructed to consider a wide range of factors in evaluating applicants for admission, including, but not limited to, the following: demonstrated intellectual capacity, academic achievement, employment history, life experiences (including those related to ethnicity and national origin), motivation, character, personality, commitment to public service, the extent to which the applicant has overcome educational and/or economic obstacles, and other indicators that the applicant can succeed in their medical studies and make a significant contribution to providing improved medical care to the local community and general public.

Applicants to the Chicago Medical School are required to have completed 90 hours of undergraduate level education at an accredited institution. Listed below are those science courses required for admission to the school. However, applicants are urged to seek a broad based education that includes the humanities and social sciences.

• Biology: A one year course with laboratory experience is required. Advanced placement credits can be used to satisfy this requirement, but the application will be strengthened if upper level courses are taken when advanced placement credits are granted.
• Chemistry: Full year course in general (or inorganic) chemistry with laboratory is required. Advanced placement credits may be used to meet this requirement. A full year of organic chemistry with laboratory is required. A one semester course in organic chemistry supplemented by a semester course in biochemistry will substitute for the traditional year of organic chemistry. If the biochemistry course does not have a laboratory component, either an advanced chemistry course with laboratory or an in depth, wet laboratory, research assistant experience will substitute.
• Physics: A one year course with laboratory is required. Advanced placement credits may be used to meet this requirement.
• Mathematics: A one year course in calculus and a semester course in statistics are advised, but not required.

In addition to meeting coursework requirements, CMS applicants should have leadership experience, excellent communication skills, a high level of professionalism, and demonstrated initiative. The admissions committee is seeking applicants who understand the importance of interprofessional health care and thrive in a diverse community.