Eligibility/Requirements

Applicants must be undergraduate students currently enrolled at a UMass Chan partnered institution (UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth, UMass Lowell, or Worcester State University). The BaccMD Program is open to students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds or will be first generation (four-year) college graduates. Students apply to the program at the end of the fall semester of their sophomore year. 

In response to the 2023 United States Supreme Court decisions, race and ethnicity will no longer be considered as criteria for eligibility for the BaccMD Pathway Program. The UMass Chan Medical School offers this premedical pathway which adheres to all current laws and regulations while sustaining its deep and longstanding commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging to advance the health and wellness of our diverse communities throughout Massachusetts and across the world by leading and innovating in education, research, health care delivery and public service.

Students from historically marginalized identities are strongly encouraged to apply. 

 Economically Disadvantaged

• The family’s taxable income meets federal guidelines for poverty/low income (Definition: Federal TRIO Programs Current-Year Low-Income Levels | U.S. Department of Education).
• Were or currently are homeless, as defined by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (Definition: https://nche.ed.gov/mckinney-vento/)
• Were or currently eligible for public/subsidized housing (Definition: https://www.hud.gov/topics/rental_assistance/phprog)
• Were eligible for the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program for two or more years (Definition: https://www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/income-eligibility-guidelines)
• Were or currently are eligible for Federal Pell grants (Definition: https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/grants/pell)
• Received support from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as a parent or child (Definition: https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/recipient/eligibility)
• Received support from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANIF) Program as a parent or child (Definition: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofa/map/about/help-families)
• Received support from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) as a parent or child (Definition: https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/wic-eligibility-requirements)

First generation College

• A first generation four- year college graduate is an individual both of whose parents did not complete a baccalaureate degree.
• In the case of an individual who regularly resides with and received support from only one parent, and individual whose only such parent did not complete a baccalaureate degree (Higher Education Act of 1965's chapter on the Federal TRIO Program)

Academic Requirements

• • College English or Equivalent- one year (two semesters)
  • Three semesters of Chemistry with lab (typically two semesters of General Chemistry and one semester of Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry)
  • Biology with lab - one year (two semesters)
  • Courses in Calculus, Statistics, Psychology, Sociology are strongly recommended
    
    • Student's GPA should be at least 3.2 with no grade lower than a B in any of the aforementioned courses.