2001 - 2002
Undergraduate Catalog
College of Medicine
Academic Policies and Procedures
Undergraduate Preparation
Joint Programs
Undergraduate Preparation
Students intending to apply for admission to the College of Medicine should complete the requirements for a bachelor's degree. Preprofessional students at the University of Florida may major in a program offered by any department or college in the university. The Office of Health and Legal Professions Advising offers a variety of resources, including the university's Preprofessional Handbook.
An applicant to the College of Medicine must have personal qualities of the highest order-character, integrity, intellectual honesty, responsibility, maturity, initiative and aptitude. In addition, students must have demonstrated superior academic achievement during undergraduate work and completed the Medical College Aptitude Test (MCAT). College of Medicine brochures are available upon request from the College of Medicine Office of Admissions. Admissions information can also be found on the College's web site at .
Joint Programs
A Junior Honors Program exists for undergraduate students who have chosen a career in the medical profession and who have demonstrated both superior scholastic ability and personal development during their first two college years. Students are chosen for the program at the end of their sophomore year. The third year consists of two-thirds arts and sciences courses and one-third College of Medicine courses. The latter are offered in a seminar form. The fourth year consists of first-year preclinical courses in the College of Medicine. Since the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences grants academic credit for all of the third-year work and part of the fourth-year work, a participating student receives a B.S. degree and concurrently completes one year of medical school while still an undergraduate student (in a total of four years). The program is limited in size to 12 students per year in order to retain the discussion seminar format. Preference is given to Florida residents.
Unusually gifted students may enter a combined M.D.-Ph.D. program that offers a unique opportunity for integrating clinical experience with competence in basic biomedical research. This program reflects the increasing dependence of the practice of medicine on scientific advances in the biological sciences and seeks to produce clinician scientists.
The College of Medicine in conjunction with the College of Business Administration and the Levine College of Law also offers the MD/MBA and the MD/JD. A complete description of these programs can be found in the College of Medicine catalogue.
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