Admission Requirements and Application Process
Admission Requirements
Applicants must have graduated from an accredited institution of higher learning with a baccalaureate or higher degree and a final GPA of 2.5 or above, or they must earn a GPA of 2.5 or above in their most recent 60 semester units (90 quarter units) of course work . Because of the limited number of students that can be accommodated by the Program, applicants with higher GPAs will have an advantage in being admitted. However, GPA will be only one of many factors in evaluating applicants.
Out-of-state students and those with Resident Status (Green Card) are welcome to apply to the Program. At present, we are unable to enroll international students. See below for further information.
Application Process
Online PHPCP Application
Applicants must access and complete our Pre-Health Professions Certificate Online Application. A prompted personal statement and a listing of various types of experiences are embedded in the application. Required supporting documents include transcripts and two letters of reference, preferably one from a college faculty member. Students who consider themselves economically and/or educationally disadvantaged should indicate this in the application and provide supporting information. A $55 non-refundable application fee must be made by credit card to finalized the application. Due date: March 15, 2009. Click here for instructions.
Interviews
Final admission into the program requires completing an in-person interview at SFSU. The Director will contact those to invited for interviews. In cases of extenuating circumstances, a telephone interview via Skype may be granted.
Cohort 4 Rolling Admissions
Applications for entry in summer 2009 (Cohort 4) will be accepted from January 1 until March 15, 2009. It is in one's best interest to submit a completed application as soon as possible. Processing a file will begin only after a complete application has been received. Applicants who pass our initial screening will receive an invitation for an interview. Those who pass our interview screening will receive an offer of admission. Holding an admission offer will require payment of a $500 non-refundable admissions processing fee within 2 weeks. The Program (Cohort 4) will begin on June 8, 2009. An optional Chemistry Boot Camp to help prepare participants for entry into General Chemistry I (Chem 115) will be held Wed-Fri, June 3-5, 2009. An optional Math Boot Camp to help prepare participants for entry into Pre-Calculus (Math 109) or Calculus I (Math 226) will be held Mon-Fri, June 8-19, 2009. Math 109 and Math 226 begin on Mon, June 22. Tuition is $575/unit plus $500 non-refundable processing fee.
Special Admissions Scenarios
Quarter-System Graduates: Students attending a university on the quarter system usually graduate in mid-late June, 1-3 weeks after our Program begins. Because the Program does not allow participants to begin classes late, students graduating from quarter-system schools in the summer of 2009 should either skip the last week or two of their final undergraduate quarter (highly preferred), or apply as Cohort 4 transfers (see below).
Cohort 3 or 4 Transfers: A few transfers into Cohorts 3 and/or Cohort 4 during the spring 2009 semester will be considered for applicants who have already completed some pre-requisite course work, preferably with grades of B or higher. Contact the Program Office or the Formal Post-Bac Coordinator for details. Cohort 3 tuition is $550/unit plus $500 non-refundable processing fee. Cohort 4 tuition is $575/unit plus $500 non-refundable processing fee.
International Students: At this point in time, international students cannot be admitted to the Formal Post-Bac Program.
Linkage Agreements
SFSU presently has no linkage agreements with graduate health profession schools.
