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Applicants are encouraged to pursue their desired interest with respect to a degree and do well in that major. Please note that non-science majors are strongly advised to enroll in additional science coursework beyond the prerequisite requirements.

• Applicants must have completed a minimum of 90 semester hours (or 134 quarter hours) at a regionally accredited US or Canadian college or university. Applicants who are working towards or have completed an undergraduate degree are preferred.
• All prerequisite courses must be taken at a regionally accredited US or Canadian college or university. Foreign coursework will not count towards meeting any of the prerequisites, even if transfer credit has been given for them by a US or Canadian school.
• Each prerequisite course listed in the table below must be completed with a grade of C or better.
  • AP and online credit and/or coursework for prerequisite courses is accepted however, we strongly encourage students to take traditional coursework.
    • AP credit will be accepted only if the school granting the credit lists the specific course(s) and number of credits granted per course on an official transcript.
    • Online coursework must be from an institution accredited by one of the six regional accreditors.  
    • This excludes all early acceptance programs.

Prerequisite Courses

Course	Hours
General Biology or Zoology	6
Biology Labs	2
Upper Division Biology	6
General Chemistry	6
General Chemistry labs	2
Organic Chemistry	6
Organic Chemistry labs	2
Physics	6
Physics labs	2
English	6
Statistics	3
Total	47

Prerequisite course notes and guidelines

• Courses from all Biological Sciences applied toward a Baccalaureate degree in traditional science fields, such as General Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology with Lab, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology, Immunology, Parasitology, Anatomy and Physiology are acceptable as "Biology" credits, provided they are what is offered for Biology majors. For instance, the Biology course for "non-science majors" would not be acceptable.
• Courses for non-science majors or for health career majors (nursing, pharmacy, health professions, etc.) will not satisfy the required coursework. All required coursework must be applicable towards a traditional science degree.
• The Statistics course should be taught in a Math or Statistics Department. 
• Recommended upper-division courses (3000 or 4000 level courses) include: Microbiology with lab, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Parasitology, Anatomy and Physiology.
  • Applicants are strongly advised to have at least 6 hours of upper-division "Biology" courses (3000 or 4000 level courses).
• To identify courses that fulfill the prerequisites, please visit with your Pre-Health advisor. participating institutions to meet the education requirements.

• The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is a requirement for admission into the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ School of Medicine.
• The best score from the past 5 years from the year of application submission is used in the evaluation process. 
• Test scores older than 5 years from the year of application submission will not be considered.

All applicants to Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ School of Medicine must complete the following:

A primary application

The application is required of all applicants.

A Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ School of Medicine Secondary Application is required of all applicants.  Make sure you visit our secondary application page to see the most updated and official secondary application questions. 

Eligible candidates will receive an email invitation from our school with the link and instructions to complete our secondary application after we have received their complete application from TMDSAS. Please allow for processing time by TMDSAS.

A secondary application

• Please go to our Secondary Application Questions page for details.

The Casper Test and Duet Assessment

All applicants applying to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine are required to complete the Casper test and Duet, to maintain admission eligibility for the current application cycle. The last date to take the Casper test is November 14, 2024.

Applicants to Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ School of Medicine are  required to complete the Casper test and Duet. 

To take the Casper test:
Register for Altus Suite for Medicine (UME) (CSP-10111-U.S. Medicine)

For a more detailed look at the Casper test, please see this .

Access to create an account and for more information on important dates and requirements. 

For deadlines and important dates, refer to .

• Interview invitations are sent via e-mail to the e-mail address in your TMDSAS application. 
• MD Applicants are given two 20-minute interviews.
• MD&E Dual degree invited applicants are given an additional 20-minute interview.
• FMAT invited applicants are given an additional 20-minute interview. 
• MD/PhD applicants are given two additional 20-minute interviews for a total of four.

Pre-Match Rolling Admissions and TMDSAS Match

For information regarding Texas medical school acceptance and match process, please visit the

Post-Match Rolling Admissions and Alternate Pool

• In the event that an accepted applicant leaves his/her seat, an applicant from the alternate pool will be selected and an offer will be made. This process is generally very slow and unpredictable.
  • The alternate pool is not ranked.
• Applicants may be selected from the alternate pool up until the beginning of orientation at Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ School of Medicine.