ADMISSION POLICIES:

A. Admission Priorities (in order of priority):

1. Filipinos who are residents of the MINSUPALA region.

2. Filipino Muslims and other Filipino cultural minorities.

3. Filipinos who are non-MINSUPALA residents.

4. Foreign students.

B. Admission Requirements:

1. Must have finished the required pre-medical courses (B.S., A.B.) in a duly accredited college.

2. Must have earned 15 units of Biology to include units in General Zoology and Comparative Zoology or Human Anatomy and Physiology; 10 units of Chemistry to include Biochemistry; 9 units of Mathematics to include Biostatistics; 5 units of Physics; and 12 units of Social Science subjects in General Psychology, Society and Culture, Filipino Family and Culture, Sociology and Anthropology.

3. Must have passed the National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) with a cut-off score of 45%.

4. Must not be over 35 years of age.

C. Application Procedure:

1. Schedule of interview.

2. Interview proper on date assigned. Fill up application forms and submit the same together with other requirements.

3. Students are ranked according to NMAT results, general point average, and interview results.

4. Wait for date of announcement of final listing of accepted applicants as well as for scholarship roster.

5. The Admissions Committee and the College of Medicine reserve the right to refuse admission to any applicant for due cause.

D. Credentials to be Submitted with the Application:

1. NMAT Rating (45% cut-off score)

2. 3 copies of S.O. (Special Order) and T.O.R. (Transcript of Records) for AB/BS degrees (evaluated)

3. Honorable Dismissal

4. 4 copies of Certificate of Good Moral Character from previous dean or professor

5. 3 copies of passport size pictures

6. 3 copies Birth Certificate/Marriage Certificate

E. Transferees from Other Medical Schools:

Transferees will be treated on a case to case basis still following admission priorities. Because of its unique community-based and problem-based curricula, all transferees at whatever year level will have to start at the first year level.