Premedical Program Admission

SGU offers three years of premedical sciences to accommodate students from different academic backgrounds as a foundation for Medical Sciences. Students presenting secondary school (or Advanced Level or International Baccalaureate) credentials will be placed into the appropriate term based on their academic backgrounds.

Requirements

Selection Factors

Financial Aid

Admission Process

Application

Application Deadlines

Advanced Standing

Entry Requirements for the Premedical Program

Applicants presenting secondary school, Advanced Level of the General Certificate of Education, the International Baccalaureate, or university/college undergraduate credentials will be assessed individually and will be considered for appropriate entry into the premedical program.

Entry Requirements—All Applicants
1. Statement of Financial Support. Applicants must provide a financial plan indicating adequate funding for the duration of the complete medical program.

2. If English is not the principal language, the applicant must have achieved a minimum score of 600 (paper-based), 250 (computer-based), or 100 (internet-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or a 7.0 overall score on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). (The University’s TOEFL code is 2864.)

Premedical Program: Year 1
a. Passes in GCSE Ordinary Levels (or the equivalent) are required in Mathematics, Science, Biology, Chemistry, English, and at least one other subject.
-OR
b. High school diploma (or the equivalent) with a strong GPA in science and strong SAT scores.

Premedical Program: Year 2
a. A Matriculation Examination, such as the South African or Australian Examination, or its equivalent, with strong science grades.
-OR
b. Minimum of 30 university/college undergraduate-level credits that include some science foundation courses.*

Premedical Program: Year 3
a. IB Diploma or a minimum of three GCE Advanced Level Examinations (or the equivalent) with strong science grades.
-OR
b. Minimum of 60 university/college undergraduate-level credits that include all science foundation courses.*

* The science foundation courses are the following requisite undergraduate-level courses for admission to the medical program: Biology I and II with lab, Organic Chemistry I and II with lab, Inorganic Chemistry I and II (General or Physical) with lab, at least one semester Physics with lab, one semester of Math (Calculus, Computer Science, or Statistics), and one semester of English.

Selection Factors
The Board of Admission takes seriously its charge of choosing future physicians who will contribute positively to the world’s community of healthcare practitioners. The selection of students is made after careful consideration of many aspects: academic ability, emotional and professional maturity, academic achievement, community service, indicators of responsibility and motivation, Medical College Admission Test scores when applicable, health professions experience, and letters of recommendation regarding the applicant’s personal qualities, character, motivation, and academic abilities. Candidates for admission will be invited for an interview.

The medical school faculty specified the following non-academic and academic standards which applicants/medical students are expected to meet to participate in the medical education program and the subsequent practice of medicine.

• Observation Skills
  The applicant/medical student must be able to participate actively in all demonstrations and laboratory exercises in the basic medical sciences and to assess and comprehend the condition of all patients assigned to him or her for examination, diagnosis and treatment.

• Communication Skills
  The applicant/medical student must be able to communicate effectively and sensitively with patients in order to elicit information, describe changes in mood, activity and posture, assess non-verbal communications, and be able to effectively and efficiently transmit information to patients, fellow students, faculty, staff and all members of the health care team. Communication skills include speaking, reading and writing, as well as the observation skills described above.

• Motor Skills
  The applicant/medical student must have sufficient motor function to elicit information from patients by palpation, auscultation, percussion and other diagnostic maneuvers, be able to perform basic laboratory tests, possess all skills necessary to carry out diagnostic procedures and be able to execute motor movements reasonably required to provide general care and emergency treatment to patients.

• Intellectual-Conceptual, Integrative and Quantitative Abilities
  The applicant/medical student must be able to measure, calculate, reason, analyze, and synthesize. Problem solving, the critical skill demanded of physicians, requires all of these intellectual abilities. In addition, the applicant/medical student must be able to comprehend three-dimensional relationships and to understand the spatial relationships of structures. The applicant / medical student must have the capacity to perform these problem-solving skills in a timely fashion.

• Behavioral and Social Attributes
  The applicant/medical student must possess the emotional health required for full utilization of his or her intellectual abilities, the exercise of good judgment, the prompt completion of all responsibilities attendant to the diagnosis and care of patients, and the development of mature, sensitive and effective relationships with patients and others. An applicant/medical student must also be able to tolerate taxing workloads, function effectively under stress, adapt to changing environment, display flexibility, and learn to function in the face of uncertainties inherent in the clinical problems of many patients. Compassion, integrity, concern for others, commitment and motivation are personal qualities which each applicant/medical student should possess.

Admission Process
The Office of Admission at St. George’s will acknowledge receipt of the candidate’s application within two weeks of its arrival. A candidate is informed of any more required supporting documents missing at that time. A candidate will receive notice when the application file is complete. Within a month after receipt of the complete application and supporting documentation, the application will be reviewed to determine whether an interview will be granted.

The Office of Admission encourages candidates who have been approved for an interview to request interviews in Grenada and will schedule one upon the applicant’s request. The University recognizes that financial considerations may prevent many candidates who reside at great distances from Grenada from choosing this option. Interviews, therefore, may be conducted in the United States, the United Kingdom, Africa, the Middle East, the Far East, the Caribbean or other locations that best serve the diverse applicant pool.

The interview gives us a chance to know candidates better and gives the candidates a chance to articulate themselves in ways that might not show in an application.

A record of the notification is kept for one year.

A student’s acceptance into St. George’s School of Medicine is granted upon the presumption by the Committee on Admission that: (1) All courses currently being taken by the applicant will be completed prior to registration.(2) All statements made by the applicant during the admission process, whether oral, written, or in submission of academic documentation, are true and correct. If it is subsequently discovered that false or inaccurate information was submitted, the University may nullify a candidate’s acceptance or, if the student is registered, dismiss the student.

The Health Care form must be completed before registration. Within three weeks of acceptance notification, a student must submit a signed Acknowledgment of Admission along with a non-refundable tuition deposit in order to reserve a seat in the class.

Application
For your convenience, we encourage you to apply online and track your application status through Self-Service Admission. As an alternative, you can still download a paper copy to print and complete manually. APPLY or DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION NOW.

Application Deadlines
Admission Deadlines for August and January Matriculation
The School of Medicine begins first-term classes in mid-August and again in mid-January. The Committee on Admission utilizes a rolling admission policy in the School of Medicine; therefore applications are accepted and reviewed on an ongoing basis. The final deadline for receipt of applications and all supporting documentation is June 15th of the current year for the August class and November 15th of the preceding year for the January class.

Prospective candidates should note that entering classes are highly competitive and applications completed early have the advantage of being reviewed at the beginning of the admission's process.

The time necessary to secure official transcripts, standardized test scores and letters of recommendation should be taken into consideration. The Board reserves the right to defer an application to the following semester if there are no available seats.

Advanced Standing Applications
Advanced standing applicants will be assessed on an individual basis.