General Information

• The Medical College of Georgia is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Educational Institution. No person shall, on the grounds of age, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation or status as a Vietnam Era Veteran, be excluded from participation in, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination in any educational program, activity or facility.
• Admission is competitive. The 2008-09 incoming class of 190 was selected from 1,037 in-state and 1,067 out-of-state applications. There is no required minimum grade point average or score on the Medical College Admission Test. The Admissions Committee selects the applicants best-qualified to study medicine.
• Preference is given to applicants with a baccalaureate degree in an accredited* college prior to entering the MCG School of Medicine. The minimum requirement is 90 semester hours or 135 quarter hours. A limited number of highly competitive non-degree applicants may be accepted each year. The non-degree college curriculum must be acceptable as the equivalent of the first three years leading to the bachelor of science or art in an accredited* college of arts and sciences.
• Applicants enrolled in a graduate-degree program must complete all requirements of their graduate degree prior to enrolling in medical school.
• Residents and Non-Residents
  Preference is given to Georgia residents. No more than 5 percent of the entering class each year can be non-residents of Georgia. Applicants for admission may be classified as residents of only one state. Applicants offered admission as a Georgia resident are expected to maintain Georgia resident status in American Medical College of Application Service records. Applicants who claim Georgia residence must make claim on their AMCAS application no later than November 1. No residency changes are permitted after November 1, 2009. Georgia residents who change their legal state of residence designation with AMCAS after being accepted at MCG will have their acceptance withdrawn and their applications for admission reviewed for admission as a non-resident of Georgia.

*Accredited by the appropriate regional agency for colleges and schools, i.e., the equivalent of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.