Special Programs in Pre-Health

 

Learn more about the special pre-health programs currently offered at Tulane.

 

The School of Liberal Arts Creative Premedical Scholars Program seeks students who want to major in the liberal arts at Tulane and pursue a career in medicine after graduation. Successful applicants receive guaranteed admission to Tulane's School of Medicine and are not required to take the MCAT. Relieved of the pressures that often accompany preparation for the MCAT and applying to medical school, students admitted into the Creative Premedical Scholar Program are free to invest in a course of study within the humanities, arts, and social sciences.

For more information about this program, please refer to the official page of the Creative Premedical Scholars Program.

If you have any questions about this application process, please reach out to the Pre-Health Advisors.

The Tulane Pathway to Medicine (TPM) is a 4+4 program that provides students, upon matriculation to Tulane University as undergrad students, admissions to Tulane University School of Medicine (TUSOM). This program is best suited for high-achieving students who are committed to pursuing a degree in medicine at Tulane after they complete their four years of undergraduate education. 

TPM is an invitation-only program. Select high-achieving students will be invited to apply for TPM after they apply for undergraduate admission. Students selected to apply typically have an ACT score of 35+ and a high school GPA of 3.8+. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions will invite candidates to interview on campus during Honors Weekend. Soon after the interview process, the applicants will be notified if they are accepted in the program.

Matriculation into TUSOM is contingent upon successful completion of the undergraduate curriculum requirements. Students in the TPM program are not required to major in a particular major but will be required to maintain a 3.5 overall GPA. Students are also required to maintain a 3.5 GPA in their core science classes which include: two semesters of General Chemistry, two semesters of Organic Chemistry, two semesters of Physics and two Biology courses. Students accepted to the TPM program are encouraged to work closely with their pre-health advisor to plan the completion of these core science requirements. Students will also be required to take the MCAT exam before entering medical school, though scores will not be used for admissions purposes.  

Students’ undergraduate education in the TPM program will be partially financed by the merit scholarship they receive as honor students, along with any additional financial aid they may receive. There will be no guaranteed financial assistance for their medical education, but all accepted students will be eligible and considered for merit-based financial assistance upon entering TUSOM. 

For more information about the TPM program, please contact Julie Brasseaux at (jbrasseaux@tulane.edu).

Enrolled Newcomb-Tulane College students who are interested in applying to Tulane’s Accelerated BSN Program must meet the following: 

 

NTC students are advised to work closely with their college advisor, pre-health advisor and the Tulane Nursing Admissions Office to ensure that the above admissions requirements are met. Students interested in applying to this program should refer to these FAQs for more information.