Reviewed by:
Third-Year Medical Student, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Reviewed: 5/13/22
Are you applying to med school and curious about early assurance medical programs? In this guide, we’ll go over what they are and how to apply them.
The journey to becoming a medical doctor is a long one. First, finishing four years of your undergraduate degree, four years of medical school, and a few more years completing your residency. This journey can be overwhelming and stressful for a person.
However, if you’re dedicated and genuinely want to get into the medical field, there are steps you can take to make that journey a little less overwhelming.
In this guide, we’ll be going over medical schools with early assurance programs. These programs are designed to fast-track students completing their undergraduate degree into getting accepted to medical school.
An Early Assurance Medical Program (EAP) is where undergraduate students planning to attend medical school can apply to a conditional early acceptance program.
Students can apply as early as their second year of their undergrad. Early Assurance Medical Programs are only offered by certain schools that fast-track the medical school application process.
The Early Assurance Medical Program allows undergraduate students to secure a spot in medical school. In contrast, a traditional medical school applicant must apply after their third or fourth year of college.
An advantage of getting accepted to an Early Assurance Medical Program is that you get to bypass many medical school requirements, even in some cases taking the MCAT.
Early Assurance Medical Program requirements vary by school. Here are the general requirements:
Generally, these requirements are what EAPs ask for. However, institutions may ask for additional requirements.
Below is a list of Early Assurance Medical Programs and their requirements.
Location: Washington, D.C., Maryland
GPA: 3.6
Georgetown’s Early Assurance Program offers its students an opportunity to apply for medical school in their sophomore year. Georgetown students who want to attend its School of Medicine can receive assurance of admission.
Students must be in their fourth semester at Georgetown University to be eligible for this program. Students must also complete four pre-med courses (biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, calculus or statistics, and physics).
Location: East Lansing, Michigan
GPA: 3.0
MCAT: 500
Michigan State University’s Early Assurance Program allows students to apply to its program during their junior year. Preference will be given to students at the partner colleges who:
Students may complete any major; however, they must also complete the MCAT and have an overall GPA of 3.0.
Location: Erie, Pennsylvania
GPA: 3.6
SAT: 1360
MCAT: No specific score is required, however, score must be above the average score of the previous entering class
The Early Assurance Program at Penn State College of Medicine requires students to complete eight math and science courses (inorganic and organic chemistry, biology, physics, and calculus). Students are also required to have participated in extracurricular activities and student involvement in human services.
For this program, your application must include:
Completing the above requirements will give a student a competitive advantage in the program.
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
GPA: 3.7
SAT: 1400
ACT: 32
The Early Assurance Program offered by Tufts University School of Medicine allows students to apply to its program without an MCAT score. To be eligible for the program, students must have a GPA of 3.7, a B+ in biology, chemistry, and physics and a B in all other courses.
Location: Greenville, North Carolina
GPA: 3.5
East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine’s Early Assurance Program reserves four of the 86 seats in the Brody School of Medicine entering class.
If accepted, students must maintain the following to keep their acceptance. Eligibility requirements include:
If students do the above, they will be admitted to the EAP.
Location: Hanover, New Hampshire
Dartmouth University Geisel School of Medicine’s Early Assurance Program offers its students to apply to reserve an early seat at its medical school in their junior year. The application process is highly competitive and only accepts five students per year.
Completion of the MCAT isn’t required, and students have the opportunity to complete all medical prerequisite courses by the time of the comprehensive performance evaluation rather than by the deadline.
Location: Toledo, Ohio
GPA: 3.7
SAT: 1980
ACT: 30
The University of Toledo College of Medicine’s Early Assurance Program allows students in the junior year of their undergraduate degree program to reserve a seat at their medical school. The program also allows its participants to learn more about the M.D. program, the campus, and the Toledo community.
The eligibility requirements of this program:
Moreover, the program allows exceptional students to reserve medical school seats.
Location: Buffalo, New York
GPA: 3.5
The University of Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine’s Early Assurance Program offers qualified historically underrepresented medicine applicants a chance to secure a spot in their medical school. This program also offers accepted applicants professional interaction and career training opportunities.
The school reserves 30 seats for their first-year medical school class each year. The eligibility requirements of this program:
This program is an excellent way for underrepresented groups in medicine to get into the medical field.
Location: Syracuse, New York
GPA: 3.5
SAT: 1360
ACT: 30
Upstate Medical University’s Early Assurance Program offers early medical school acceptance to sophomores attending their undergraduate program.
The eligibility requirements of this program:
The above eligibility criteria must be met before submitting your application.
If you still have questions after reading this guide, check out these frequently asked questions.
Early Assurance Medical School is a medical school that provides students with the opportunity to apply for an early seat in medical school. They offer an Early Assurance Medical Program, where students can apply to medical school as early as the second year of their undergraduate program.
Yes, Early Assurance Programs are incredibly competitive and challenging to get into. The programs only admit a minimal number of students each year. The programs also require a minimum GPA, test scores, and prerequisite courses that students must maintain and complete.
Many Early Assurance Programs are binding once the student accepts the offer. Once an offer is accepted, students are expected to abstain from applying to or accepting other offers.
Early Assurance Programs are an excellent way for undergraduate students who are serious about joining the field of medicine as medical doctors. It gives them a chance to jump-start and secures their medical school position. Applying to medical school can be stressful, and securing your spot as early as the second year of college can relieve stress.
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