Here is a listing of some reputable postbaccalaureate programs. Each program description includes the name of the sponsoring institution and contact information.
Program Searches and Information
- American Association of Medical Colleges
Includes listing of post-bac programs with specific admission
requirements. Not included in this listing are other programs where
students may enroll as non-degree students.
- Syracuse University: Postbaccalaureate Program Information Page ...excellent listing!
"... lists programs for minorities or individuals under-represented
among health professionals; ...for people who have completed few, if
any, of the science courses required; ...non-degree granting programs
that are listed by schools/counselors having support staff able and
willing to provide the proper advice and support; ...and degree-granting
programs that differ in some respects from the standard graduate
programs in university science departments."
- PostBaccalaureate.net : Information for considering a postbac for your field
Some programs with a pre-med focus
- The Johns Hopkins Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program
Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)
The Johns Hopkins Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program gives college
graduates and professionals the opportunity to take the required courses
for admission to leading medical schools. Designed to meet the needs of
diverse and talented individuals, this program is right for you if you
have excellent academic records in undergraduate and/or graduate school,
have never applied to medical school, and have the ultimate goal of
entering the medical profession.
- Post Baccalaureate Program
Brandeis University (Waltham, MA)
- Post-baccalaureate Program [currently not accepting applications]
Brown University (Providence, RI)
- Post Baccalaureate Premedical Program
Columbia University (New York, NY)
- The Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program
Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Health Careers Program
Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
- Master of Science in Medical Science Program
Indiana University (Indianapolis, IN)
- Post Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Certificate Program
Mills College (Oakland, CA)
- Postbaccalaureate Premedical Graduate Certificate
Notre Dame de Namur University (formerly College of Notre Dame, Belmont, CA)
- Postbaccalaureate Program
Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
- Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Certificate Program
Scripps College (Claremont, CA)
- Post-baccalaureate Premedical Studies
State University of New York (Stony Brook, NY)
- Postbac Premedical Program
Tufts University (Medford, MA)
"The Tufts program is uniquely positioned to accommodate a variety of
health-related career goals. The Health Professions Advisor will help
you develop an individualized program of study, chosen from a wide range
of course offerings. This flexibility allows our students to pursue
careers in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, physical therapy,
occupational therapy, osteopathic medicine, optometry, podiatry, or as a
physician assistant or nurse practitioner." - Tufts website
- Postbaccalaureate Reapplicant Program
University of California (Davis, CA)
"The UC Davis School of Medicine offers a comprehensive, structured
post-baccalaureate study program designed to assist educationally and/or
socio-economically disadvantaged* reapplicants in gaining acceptance to
medical school. The program consists of an intensive summer MCAT
preparatory component and an upper division science curriculum
component." - UC Davis website
- Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
University of California (Los Angeles, CA)
Some programs with a health sciences and/or research focus
- Patient-Oriented and Translational Research Option
Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN)
Note: this program offers a "hands-on" application of medical research
and is open to undergraduates, recent graduates, medical students, PhD
and MD/PhD students, and postdoctoral research associates
- Dietetic Internship Program
University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
- Post Baccalaureate/Graduate School Preparation Program
Villanova University (Villanova, PA)
"Villanova offers a very flexible Post Baccalaureate program for people
who already have a four-year bachelor's degree and need specific
undergraduate courses to prepare for graduate school." - Villanova
University website