BS Medical Sciences at University of Cincinnati

Programme overview

The BS in Medical Sciences provides education in the basic medical sciences to prepare students for competitive admission to professional schools including medicine, optometry and dentistry, and for graduate programmes in the life sciences.

Faculty: College of Medicine | Intake: Fall, Spring or Summer (transfer/transition) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cincinnati, OH, United States

What you will study

Courses span biochemistry, biomedical research, immunology, medical and molecular genetics, microbiology, pharmacology, physiology, and statistics and experimental design, along with health and community service-learning.

Career pathways

Physician/surgeon, physician assistant, optometrist, dentist, clinical laboratory research technician, pharmacologist, pharmacist, occupational therapist, hospital administrator, public health specialist, environmental health specialist, teacher/professor.

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Application information

Entry requirements

High school applicants: average ACT composite of 29 or higher or SAT of 1360 or higher (testing optional), GPA of at least 3.5 unweighted or 3.7 weighted, personal statement and essay; complete applications due December 1. Transfer/transition students: one year of biology with lab and one year of chemistry with lab, minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA; admission case by case depending on open seats. Meeting the criteria does not guarantee admission.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer semesters for first-year and transfer students; the College-Conservatory of Music generally accepts transfer applications for fall only, except BA Music and Electronic Media.

First-year: Early Action deadline November 1 (fall only); fall application deadline March 1 (rolling admission), spring November 1, summer March 1. Confirmation deadlines: May 1 (fall), December 1 (spring), April 1 (summer). The BSN has a priority deadline of November 1 and CCM applicants are encouraged to submit pre-screening materials by November 15.

Transfer: fall application deadline July 1, spring November 1, summer March 1. CCM programmes: December 1 application deadline for fall; DAAP programmes: March 1 application deadline for fall.

First-year applicants apply through the Common Application; ACT/SAT scores are optional for fall 2025 and fall 2026 entry.

Graduate applications: programmes set their own deadlines and decision schedules. Most programmes use the UC Graduate Admissions Application; Nursing uses NursingCAS, Occupational Therapy OTCAS, Physical Therapy PTCAS, Athletic Training ATCAS, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology CSDCAS, and Public Health SOPHAS.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.uc.edu/apply.html

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