Major
Program Benefits
Acceptance to the Premedical Honors College (PHC) provides
conditional admission to Baylor College of Medicine
upon completion of undergraduate requirements at UT-PA.
The conditional acceptance requires students to maintain
a 3.4 minimum GPA (on a 4.0 scale), and a 3.1 science
GPA, and to score a minimum of 27 on the Medical College
Admissions Test (MCAT) with no section less than 7.
The PHC provides rigorous academic preparation for medical
school, and provides students with summer clinical,
enrichment, and research programs and experiences to
improve preparation for medical school.
Application
and Selection Procedures
Applications for the Premedical Honors College are due
by February 1, 2008. The
complete application includes: (1) an application to
University of Texas - Pan American (UT-PA), (2) a separate
pre-med application involving four essay questions and
information concerning high school honors, awards and
extra-curricular activities, (3) complete high school
transcripts including SAT scores (ACT scores will not
be accepted as a substitute), (4) application to the
UTPA Excellence Scholarships, (5) information regarding
coursework completed and in progress during your senior
year, (6) completion of demographic information sheet
which will be separated from your application when it
is received, and (7) three letters of recommendation.
UT-PA
Application
Self-explanatory. If you have previously submitted a
UT-PA application, it is not necessary to submit an
additional application for this program. The general
UT System application accepted by University of Texas
four year colleges, can be used in place of the UT-PA
application.
Pre-med
Application
This
is specific to the UT-PA/Baylor Premed program. Your
application will be evaluated in terms of depth of your
personal statements. Please use the sheets and format
provided in the application. You may include a resume
for your extracurricular activities, but please include
the form with your signature. In the blanks, indicate
that additional sheets are attached.
Transcripts
Your registrar's office will forward transcripts. This
usually involves coursework that has already been completed.
For evaluation of your application we need (1) your
transcript, (2) fall semester grades, (3) courses in
which you are enrolled Spring semester. A transcript
from your registrar's office often does not include
fall semester grades or spring semester schedules. Please
work with your high school counselor to get the enclosed
Course Enrollment/Grades form completed and verified.
Your SAT scores, high school grades, class rank, and
number of courses of math and science taken in high
school are data used to evaluate your application.
References
There are forms in your application packet for the letters
of recommendation. Please fill in your name, social
security number and high school in the respective blanks
on the recommendation form prior to giving it to your
references. One reference letter should be from your
high school counselor, one from a math or science teacher,
and the third from anyone in the educational field who
is familiar with your academic performance and capabilities.
Deadlines
and General Information
In order to be considered, the application must be completed
and postmarked by February 1, 2008. After students have
been admitted to UT-PA, the Admissions Committee at
Baylor will review program applications. Student finalists
will be invited to Houston for interviews with representatives
of the Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) Admissions Committee,
including physicians, instructors, and medical students.
Interviews will be held on March
7, 2008. Notification of acceptance to the program
will be made in late March. Students selected for the
program must attend an orientation session at UT-PA
if they have not attended a previous orientation. Those
applicants not admitted to the program will be counseled
regarding the wide variety of health career options,
including medicine, and will be encouraged to apply
to BCM at a later date. All students are encouraged
to apply for financial aid (deadline: April 15, 2008)
and UT-PA scholarships (Deadline: December
1, 2007). Application forms for UT-PA scholarships
and financial aid should be available from your high
school counselor’s office. If you need additional
information or have questions, please contact Dr.
Cindy Martinez Wedig, Program Coordinator,
at (956) 316-7025 (e-mail: cindy@utpa.edu),
or a program staff person (Barbara Robles) at (956)
381-2847.
Success
The Premedical Honors College has produced 52 physicians,
and has placed 121 students into medical school (86%
acceptance rate). The entering class of 2008 represents
the 15th group of students accepted into the premedical
honors college. There are students, residents, and fellows
in the pipeline, and practicing physicians who have
all achieved success through the PHC.
To download your application forms
Baylor
Application Brochure
