Medical school applicants must have attended an accredited institution of postsecondary education. A list is provided through the American Council on Education. Any night classes or extension courses must be identical to traditional courses taught at one of the accredited schools. Any applicants from a foreign university must have attended an American university for at least one year. All applicants must have a bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
Johns Hopkins requires prospective students to take specific courses during their undergraduate years. They must take calculus or statistics to fulfill the mathematics requirement. They must take chemistry, organic chemistry, biology and physics, including laboratory exercises for each course. Students must have taken several courses in humanities, social sciences and behavioral science. While it is not a requirement, the university does expect new students to have working knowledge of computers. Any other courses taken by the student will not affect the admissions process.
Any student applying to John Hopkins must take the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). Students who have taken the MCAT since 2007 can provide their scores without retaking the test. The exam must have been taken by September of the year the student submitted an application. Keep in mind that it can take a month for scores to be released after taking the exam.
Premed students must obtain a letter of recommendation from their advisor or the college's premedical committee. Three letters of recommendation are required if the school does not have a premed advisor or committee. Two of the letters should be from science professors and one from a non-science professor. They must be from faculty members who taught the student.