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Eligibility Criteria

General Information about Eligibility

If you do not meet the criteria for a committee letter, this does not preclude you from applying to medical or dental school. If you choose to apply without a committee letter, you have two options. One, you can bypass the Pre-Health Committee altogether and request that your individual letter writers upload their letters directly to the application services (TMDSAS, AMCAS, AACOMAS, AADSAS).  Two, you can participate in the committee letter process and ask your individual letter writers to send their letter to a pre-health advisor. We will collect these letters, add a brief cover letter (not a committee letter) to the set of individual letters and then upload them on your behalf to the application services. 

The pre-health advisors are happy to provide you with advice and guidance with the application process.  Contact us to set up an appointment.

GPA definitions:

Overall GPA = your Overall GPA is calculated using grades from EVERY college course you have ever taken, anywhere, no matter the subject or topic. This includes dual credit, transfer coursework, and all grades from all attempts at a course (i.e. include initial and subsequent grades for repeated courses). 

BCPM (science) GPA = your BCPM GPA is calculated using grades from EVERY college course you have ever taken, anywhere, with a Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Math prefix. This includes dual credit, transfer coursework, and all grades from all attempts at a course (i.e. include initial and subsequent grades for repeated courses).  

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN A BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAM AT TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY

  • You must have Overall and BCPM GPAs of at least 3.25 and you must report an MCAT score of at least 502 or a DAT score (AA only) of at least 19 (old) or 410 (new). 
  • You must have completed at least 18 hours of coursework at Texas State University.
  • You must have attended at least one advising appointment with a pre-health advisor by December 31 of the year before you plan to apply. For example, you must have met with a pre-health advisor by December 31, 2025 for the 2026 application cycle. 
  • You may interview with the Pre-Health Committee no more than three times (three interview maximum).

ALUMNI WHO EARNED THEIR BACHELOR'S DEGREE AT TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY

  • You must have graduated within three years from the spring semester of the application year (e.g. graduation no earlier than Spring 2023 for the 2026 application cycle).
  • You must have Overall and BCPM GPAs from undergraduate coursework of at least 3.25. and you must also report an MCAT score of at least 502 or a DAT score (AA only) of at least 19 (old) or 410 (new). 
  • If you have taken graduate coursework at a university other than Texas State University, your graduate GPA must be at least 3.5. 
  • You must have attended at least one advising appointment with a pre-health advisor by December 31 of the year before you plan to apply. For example, you must have met with a pre-health advisor by December 31, 2025 for the 2026 application cycle. 
  • You may interview with the Pre-Health Committee no more than three times (three interview maximum).

GRADUATE STUDENTS (THESIS OR NON-THESIS MASTER'S or PhD PROGRAMS)

  • You must have Overall and BCPM GPAs of at least 3.25 from undergraduate coursework earned at your bachelor’s degree-granting institution plus any undergraduate coursework taken thereafter. If either of your GPAs is below this threshold then you must report an MCAT score of at least 508 or a DAT score (AA only) of at least 20 (old) or 420 (new) to qualify.
  • You must be actively enrolled as a graduate student at Texas State and have a graduate GPA of at least 3.5 at Texas State University.
  • You must have attended at least one advising appointment with a pre-health advisor by December 31 of the year before you plan to apply. For example, you must have met with a pre-health advisor by December 31, 2025 for the 2026 application cycle. 
  • You may interview with the Pre-Health Committee no more than three times (three interview maximum).

NON-DEGREE SEEKING OR SECOND DEGREE SEEKING POST-BACCALAUREATE STUDENTS WHO EARNED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AT ANOTHER UNIVERSITY

  • You must have Overall and BCPM GPAs of at least 3.25 from undergraduate coursework earned at your bachelor’s degree-granting institution plus any undergraduate coursework taken thereafter (including Texas State). If either of your GPAs is below this threshold then you must report an MCAT score of at least 508 or a DAT score (AA only) of at least 20 (old) or 420 (new) to qualify.
  • You must have completed at least 18 hours’ worth of coursework at Texas State University by the end of the Fall semester proceeding the application year (e.g. Fall 2025 for the 2026 application cycle), and your Texas State GPA must be at least 3.5.
  • You must have attended at least one advising appointment with a pre-health advisor by December 31 of the year before you plan to apply. For example, you must have met with a pre-health advisor by December 31, 2025 for the 2026 application cycle. 
  • You may interview with the Pre-Health Committee no more than three times (three interview maximum).