Admissions Requirements | Larner College of Medicine Admissions | The University of Vermont(title)

We encourage students to have a broad and balanced educational background during their undergraduate years. In addition to courses in the sciences, recommended areas of study include: literature, mathematics, behavioral sciences, history, philosophy and the arts.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree
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All students matriculating to The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont must earn a minimum of a bachelor's degree in any discipline from an institution accredited by the National Committee of Regional Accrediting Agencies in the U.S. or Canada. 

A degree earned outside of the U.S. will be accepted if accompanied by a translated equivalency to a U.S. degree from a regionally or nationally accredited institution. Foreign-earned prerequisites will be accepted if they are found to be equivalent during the translation. 

Prerequisite courses may be completed at community colleges, junior colleges, and online coursework. High school advanced placement courses will be accepted only if credit appears on the application's college transcript and the AMCAS transcript portion.

Courses
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An applicant's undergraduate studies must include the coursework listed below. We also strongly recommend one course in biochemistry or molecular genetics. If your learning institution has a specific sequence of courses, make a note of this on your secondary application under additional comments. 

All required courses must be competed prior to matriculation of the year you plan to matriculate. Official transcripts must be received after the grade is available.

Tests
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MCAT

The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is required of all applicants. For the 2024-2025 application cycle, we will accept tests taken between January 1, 2021, and September 30, 2024.

We operate on a rolling admissions basis. It is therefore beneficial for all applicants to submit completed application materials, including MCAT scores, by September 1, 2024.

CASPer 

We require all applicants to complete CASPer (Computer-Based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics).  Completion of CASPer is mandatory to receive an invitation to interview. Only the CASPer exam is required.

Letters of Recommendation
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The Larner College of Medicine participates in the AMCAS letter writer service and letters must be submitted through the letter writer portal. The letters should critically evaluate your academic ability, strengths, and weaknesses, motivation for medicine, maturity, and special attributes or assets.

We require a committee letter or a letter packet if your college or university provides it. These collective letters count as one letter in AMCAS and meet the entire requirement.

If your school does not have an advisor or committee, you must provide three letters as follows:

  • Two letters from professors in the sciences with whom you have taken classes, and
  • One letter from a non-science professor with whom you have taken a class.

If you are not able to provide the letters listed above, you may provide three academic or professional letters from people who know you well.

We will accept up to six (6) letters of recommendation from you.

US residency status
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We only consider applications from U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, students with DACA status, refugees or asylees.

Technical Standards

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Medical Student Handbook Policy 300.00: Technical Standards for Admission, Advancement, and Graduation states "minimum technical standards must be met for admission, advancement and graduation"; thus, all entering students must be familiar with the Larner College of Medicine's technical standards.

Vermont Residency

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The University of Vermont Registrar's Office determines residency for tuition purposes. You can review their requirements and get an application on their website or by calling them at 802.656.8515. Forms must be printed, completed, and mailed directly to the Register's Office at the address provided. Please submit your Vermont Residency Application between January 1 and April 1 of the year you plan to matriculate.
 

Miscellaneous

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Transfers - We do not accept transfer students into our integrated curriculum. 

Tours - For admitted students, you are welcome to email our office at least a week before your visit and we can schedule a tour with a student ambassador. For prospective students and waitlisted students, you are welcome to stop by our office when you are in town (M-F 8 am - 3 pm) and get a map for a self-guided tour of the campus.

Tours

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For admitted students, you are welcome to email our office at least a week before your visit and we can schedule a tour with a student ambassador. For prospective students and waitlisted students, you are welcome to stop by our office when you are in town (M-F 8 am - 3 pm) and get a map for a self-guided tour of the campus.

Required Coursework

Biology

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8 credits (6 credits of lecture and 2 credits of lab) OR 1 year in any of the following subjects:

  • Cellular Biology
  • General Biology
  • Genetics
  • Histology
  • Microbiology
  • Upper-level Zoology
  • Neuroscience

General Chemistry

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8 credits (6 credits of lecture and 2 credits of lab) OR 1 year in any of the following subjects:

  • General Chemistry
  • Physical Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

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8 credits OR 4 credits and one course in biochemistry

Physics

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8 credits (6 credits of lecture and 2 credits of lab) OR 1 year in any of the following subjects:

  • General Physics (Algebra or Calculus-based)
  • Applied Physics i.e., Engineering Courses

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