Admissions Requirements

1. A minimum of 60 semester credits from a college or university institutionally accredited and recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) such as: the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the Higher Learning Commission, the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. If you have any questions about whether a transfer course will be accepted, you should check with the Office of Admissions prior to enrolling in the course.
2. A minimum undergraduate cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
3. You must submit two letters of recommendation. SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University has moved toward exclusive use of electronic recommendation submissions. Your recommenders must be a professional colleague who can comment on your potential for success in this program, or a current/former college/university professor or an employer/supervisor. Please visit the Application Instructions to learn more about the letter of recommendation requirements.
4. A minimum of 20 hours of patient related clinical healthcare experience in a medical setting is required. This may be paid or volunteer work hours, but must involve patient contact. In addition, this experience must have been completed within the last five (5) years and placed on official letter head and signed by the supervisor in the medical setting where you volunteered.
5. The DMI program accepts online courses for prerequisites, but prefer a college laboratory setting (wet lab) for science courses that require labs. All physical science courses must be designated for science majors.
6. A minimum grade of “C” or better in the following prerequisite courses:

* All science courses must have labs

** Anatomy & Physiology 1 and 2 with lab and General Physics 1 with lab must be less than 6 years old for all applicants; we will no longer consider any required sciences that are greater than 6 years old.

Note: Applicants may use Statistics to fulfill the Math requirement.

Note: If accepted, CPR certification is required by August 15 of your planned year of matriculation. The DMI Program accepts the following course: American Heart Association: BLS for Healthcare Providers (CPR and AED). Must be valid for 2 years. (Heartsaver will NOT be accepted). Online CPR certifications will not be accepted.

General Education Requirement:

If applying for entry/ matriculation without a baccaulaureate Degree:

Prior to matriculation, you must have earned a minimum of 33 credits in Liberal Arts and Sciences and 30 credits in at least seven of the ten SUNY-GER subject areas and two required competencies listed  on https://system.suny.edu/academic-affairs/acaproplan/general-education/suny-ge/

Four of the seven Knowledge and Skills areas must be in:

• Communication: Written and Oral,
• Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice
• Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
• Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning

You must also demonstrate competencies in two required core competencies:

• Critical Thinking and Reasoning
• Information Literacy. 

The remaining credits can be obtained from the other 6 knowledge and skill areas: Humanities, Social Sciences, The Arts, US History and Civic Engagement, World History and Global Awareness, and World Languages.

Note: The SUNY-GER is required for all bachelor's degree candidates and the SUNY-GER credits can simultaneously fulfill requirements for LAS.