Admission to the Combined Degree Program -High school seniors with a combined Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) score of approximately 1200 and ranking in the top 10 percent of their class or qualified students who have completed their first year of college study with a 3.50 cumulative average may apply for admission to the combined degree program.

All applicants for admission to the combined degree program must satisfy secondary school preparation in English, mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics. The high school grade point average and rank in class, along with the letters of recommendation from high school teachers, will be of preliminary importance in evaluating applicant's credentials. Applicants are required to submit scores of the College Board SAT's verbal and mathematical components.

After preliminary screening of the applicants by the Office of Admissions, qualified applicants will be invited to sit for an interview with the Mercy/PUMS Joint Admissions Committee

Combined Degree Program Requirements- While enrolled at Mercy, students are required to follow the accelerated professional curriculum in biology and are expected to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point ratio of 3.5 (B+) in all course work and a minimum grade of B in the following prerequisite courses required for admission to PUMS: Organic Chemistry, General Chemistry, Biology, Physics, English.

In consonance with the Mercy mission of providing quality liberal arts education, students in the combined B.S./M.D. program will be strongly encouraged to construct a well-rounded degree plan (under advisement) that incorporates course work in the humanities, liberal arts, social/behavioral sciences and premedical sciences. Qualifying for Enrollment at PUMS Qualified students enrolled in the combined degree program will be guaranteed a seat at PUMS for training in medicine. To qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Completion of all FDU curriculum requirements, including the general education requirements and all degree program requirements for the major and all prerequisite courses required for admission to PUMS.

A cumulative grade point ratio of 3.50 or above

Submission of a satisfactory Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) score in a timely fashion.

Recommendation by nine members of the faculty, including the chair or director of the student's major department or school