- Behavioral or social science (for example, anthropology, economics, ethnic studies, psychology, sociology): one-half academic year (one quarter or one semester)
- General biology with laboratory: one academic year
- General or inorganic chemistry, or equivalent, with laboratory: one academic year (three quarters or two semesters)
- General physics with laboratory: one academic year
- Humanities (for example, art, English, history, literature, philosophy): one-half academic year
With an education from the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, you’ll begin your career as a community-focused physician with four years of experience as a student in integrated patient care. Before you enroll at the school, you’ll need to fulfill certain academic requirements, including prerequisite courses, examinations, and standards for personal abilities.
However, know that your test scores and coursework will be reviewed in the context of your experiences, milestones, and personal attributes. We believe this holistic review process will not only help us form a multidimensional portrait of each applicant, but also recruit and admit a diverse, inclusive, and highly qualified class.
Who Can Apply?
At this time, the school is able to accept applications only from U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and DACA recipients. Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in the U.S. or Canada.
Complete Prerequisites
Required Prerequisite Courses
You must complete several courses that build foundational knowledge in the physical, life, and social sciences, while developing your reading, writing, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Recommended Courses
We also suggest completing the following if you are able.
Advanced Placement (AP)
We accept AP credits if your undergraduate institution awarded them toward graduation and they appear on your official transcript.
Bachelor's Degree
You must hold a bachelor’s degree, in any area of study, from a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S. or Canada.
Students in other degree-granting programs may not apply to the school unless they’ll complete that degree before enrolling. Students who previously attended medical school or are transferring from another institution are also ineligible.
MCAT
You must take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) no later than September 2024. The oldest MCAT score considered for the 2025 application cycle is from July 2022. Because our Admissions Committee weighs scores in the context of your other experiences and qualities, there is no minimum required score for admission.
You’ll submit MCAT scores as part of our Primary Application, completed through the American Medical College Application Service .
AAMC PREview Professional Readiness Exam
Beginning in the 2024-2025 cycle, KPSOM is requiring all regular MD and MD-PhD program applicants to take the Association of American Medical Colleges Professional Readiness Exam (AAMC PREview). The school is collecting scores for research purposes to assess and evaluate our applicants’ professional competencies, such as resilience and adaptability, service orientation, teamwork and collaboration, ethical responsibility to self and others, empathy and compassion, cultural awareness, and cultural humility.
To learn more about the PREview exam, preparation resources, testing dates, and deadlines, visit the AAMC website .
Read Our Technical Standards
To ensure that you are equipped to complete our program, we will ask you to sign a set of technical standards as you enter the school. Our Catalog explains these standards. They cover general functions, cognitive ability, social attributes, and more.