Frequently Asked Questions

The AMCAS application deadline for the Fall 2025 application cycle is October 15, 2024, and the secondary application deadline is December 1, 2024. Earlier submissions are encouraged to allow time for full consideration of your application.

Not necessarily. The School of Medicine Office of Admissions does not send confirmation emails when they receive the AMCAS applications. All applications must go through a screening process before a decision is made to grant secondary applications. It may take between 8-12 weeks before you will hear back from the School of Medicine.

There are two times when you may add updates directly to the online application portal: 1) at the time of the secondary application and 2) at the time of being invited to interview. These are the only times updates are accepted.

Yes. In order to be considered for both the Medical School and MSTP separately, you must indicate both programs (MD/MSTP) on the UCSF MSTP secondary application. If you do not check the box for MD/MSTP and you are not accepted into the MSTP program, you will not be considered for the Medical School. At the same time, if you mark both programs, you may receive an offer from the Medical School before you hear from MSTP as they make admission decisions on a rolling basis. This does not mean that you are not being considered for MSTP. MSTP admission decisions are made in early March after we have completed our application reviews and interviews.

You may still be under consideration for the School of Medicine, but only if you indicated on your application that you want to be considered for medical school and the MSTP separately. If you only checked the MSTP on your application, then the School of Medicine won’t be considering your application if you aren’t accepted into the MSTP.

Unfortunately, no. Our program is funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH). This funding is available only to US citizens and lawful US permanent residents. We are therefore unable to admit international students.

UCSF accepts coursework and degrees from accredited institutions and the foreign equivalent. Graduates of foreign institutions are required to complete one year of full-time study at an accredited U.S. institution. Prerequisites are set by the School of Medicine, please refer to their page for more details.

Yes, you can re-apply to the MSTP during your first year of medical school. Please contact the MSTP in early fall of MS1 for more details.

No, you cannot apply to the MSTP and the Graduate School during the same application cycle.

Yes, MSTP applicants can submit between 5-7 letters of recommendation.

No, MSTP applicants only need to submit their MCAT scores.

The final MSTP admission decisions are made by early March.

No, residency is not a factor in the decision-making process.

The MSTP provides financial support to cover all medical and graduate tuition and fees, along with a yearly stipend of $47,196 (students begin with this stipend and it increases to $50,203 on October 1, 2024 for the remainder of the academic year). Fees include student health - medical, dental, vision, and prescription insurance.