Premedical Office
Xavier University
1 Drexel Drive
Box 120C
New Orleans, LA 70125
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- QuoVadis Webster
- Assistant Premedical Adviser
xupremed@yahoo.com
(504) - 520-7437
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- Part-Time Staff
- Sr. Joanne Bauer, S.B.S.
- Premedical Adviser
- Assistant Professor of Chemistry
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- JW Carmichael, Jr.
- Director of Premed Program
- Professor of Chemistry
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Description of the Xavier-U of Rochester Early Medical School Assurance Program (Updated 9/21/09)
What are the qualifications to apply to the program? By the time they are nominated in the June following their Sophomore year at Xavier, students must have...
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Entered Xavier majoring in Biology (any major), Chemistry-Premed, or Psychology-Premed (NOTE: Students must major in one of the fields above for the duration of their undergraduate years at XU in order to be eligibile)
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Completed at least 60 semester hours of courses at Xavier.
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Completed or be currently enrolled in the following mathematics/science courses: General Biology (1230, 1230 LB 1240, 1240 LB or their equivalents) General Chemistry (1010, 1011 LB, 1020, 1021LB or their equivalents) Organic Chemistry (2210, 2230 LB, 2220, and 2240 LB or their equivalents) Precalculus/Calculus I or Statistics/Precalculus or their equivalents English 1010, 1020 (or their equivalents including XU's English Honors sequence)
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Earned a cumulative GPA at Xavier of 3.5 or higher and a math/science (BCPM) GPA at Xavier of 3.5 or higher.
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Demonstrated a genuine interest in medicine as indicated by participation in the activities conducted by the Premedical Office for freshman and sophomore students.
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Demonstrated a genuine interest in attending the U of Rochester School of Medicine. (As indicated by a) entering XU in Biology (any major), Chemistry-Premed, or Psychology Premed; b) current enrollment in one of these majors at the time of application; and c) regular participation in ALL Premed activities.)
How does an XU student apply for the program? Students interested in the program and who meet the qualifications listed above must do the following during their SOPHOMORE year:
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Collect letters of evaluation from three faculty members (2 science, 1 non-science) during the Fall (no later than early Spring) term of their Sophomore year,
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Stop by the Premed Office as soon as the Spring semester begins in January to let us know that you are interested so that you may obtain a SAMPLE application,
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Begin preparing a draft Early Assurance Program (EAP) application in January and submit via email to be checked by the Premed Office (NOTE: the review/revision process should continue throughout the Spring semester), and
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Submit your FINAL draft application to the PM Office for review by the committee (see below) NO LATER THAN May 15th; also, make sure ALL evauations are on file.
What happens to applications after they are submitted? In May, a committee will review all DRAFT applications and then choose qualified students to submit FINAL electronic applications directly to the Early Assurance Program for consideration. It is IMPERATIVE that the email address you check DAILY is on file in the PM Office since we will send EAP online application instructions to nominated students by email.
In addition to submitting the FINAL electronic EAP applications, nominated students must also submit letters of evaluation, official college transcripts, and the $100 application fee. Students will be notified of the status of their applications by the U of Rochester Medical School Early Assurance Program Office early in their Junior year.
What do students do after they are nominated for the program? Students who are accepted into the program do NOT have to take the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) but do have to complete their Junior and Senior years at Xavier. Accepted EAP Applicants are considered "committed" to U of Rochester Medical School; should an accepted student apply to elsewhere, then he/she will forfeit the acceptance to U of Rochester Medical School.
What do students do after acceptance into the program? Upon receipt of your completed AMCAS application (with MCAT scores) and secondary application, students are reviewed for acceptance into the University of Rochester School of Medicine via the Early Assurance Program. The University of Rochester School of Medicine will send students an official letter confirming that they have been accepted by October 31. NOTE: Students accepted into the EAP will forfeit their acceptance into the Universty of Rochester Medical School if they apply to any other medical schools!!!
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