BS Medicine at University of Arizona

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Science in Medicine is a four-year degree program designed and delivered as a collaboration between clinicians, basic scientists and humanists, with focus on clinical reasoning and case-based learning. The program juxtaposes applied topics such as what it is to be a health care provider, clinical case analysis, medical ethics, professionalism, health care delivery to improve quality care, and hands-on experience through simulation, with topics in the human medical sciences, including advanced.

Faculty: College of Medicine - Tucson | Duration: 4 years / 120 units | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tucson, AZ, United States

What you will study

Required coursework areas: Statistics; Chemistry I; Chemistry II; Introduction to Biology I & II Lecture/Lab; Human Anatomy & Physiology.

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Entry requirements

Admission is to the university, not to this major specifically. University-wide first-year requirements: 3.0 unweighted high school GPA in the 16 core academic courses (4 years English, 4 years mathematics, 3 years laboratory science, 2 years social science including 1 year American history, 2 years of the same second language, 1 year fine arts or career and technical education); SAT/ACT scores are not required for admission. Some majors and colleges set additional progression or advanced-standing requirements after admission.

First-year entry: Fall 2027 start term (fall semester begins August 23, 2027 for international students). Transfer entry: Spring 2027 and Fall 2027 start terms.

Spring semester begins January 13 and fall semester begins August 23 for undergraduate international students; for graduate students spring begins January 14 and fall August 25.

First-year, Fall 2027: application opens August 1, 2026; Early Action deadline November 1, 2026 (priority consideration for admission, merit aid and the W.A. Franke Honors College), with decisions beginning January 15, 2027; later applications move to Regular Decision, considered on a space-available basis. Enrollment fee deadline is May 1.

Transfer: Spring 2027 applications close December 1, 2026; Fall 2027 applications open January 1, 2027 and close June 1, 2027.

The undergraduate application fee is $50 for Arizona residents, $80 for non-Arizona U.S. residents and $85 for international students; apply through the Common App. SAT/ACT scores are not required for admission.

Apply through the official page: https://www.arizona.edu/admissions/undergraduate/first-year

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