Combined BA/MD Degree Program Admission Requirements

New applicants must:

Be a current high school senior who

A) lives in and attends a high school in New Mexico or

B) is a tribal member living on the Navajo Nation at the time of the application.

Commit to pursue a medical career in New Mexico's rural or medically underserved areas.

Submit ACT or SAT by Friday, April 8, 2022. (UNM and the BA/MD program consider a super score of eligible tests to be your official score.)

Minimum ACT or SAT scores:

All offers of admission are provisional until scores are received and reviewed by the Program. There are pre-set minimum scores necessary to start in the curriculum, therefore, failure to achieve these minimum scores will result in the offer to the Program being rescinded.

The UNM Combined BA/MD Degree Program considers all aspects of an applicant’s background, experience and academic progress, including:

• Academics (e.g., GPA, honors courses, Advanced Placement courses and International Baccalaureate courses)
• Community involvement
• Volunteer experience
• Commitment to practice medicine in New Mexico
• Honors and awards
• Extracurricular activities
• Letters of recommendation
• Personal statement
• Interview

Important Points

All applicants who submit a completed application before the admissions deadline will automatically be invited for two individual interviews with members of the BA/MD Admissions Committee.

Students who are accepted into the BA/MD Degree Program with an ACT math sub-score between 22-25 (or SAT equivalent) will be required to attend a UNM-Main Campus College Algebra class (MATH 121) over the summer prior to beginning the BA/MD curriculum in the fall. Math Requirement Update [PDF].

Students accepting a position in the UNM Combined BA/MD Degree Program are required to attend UNM School of Medicine and may not apply to any other medical schools.

Students accepting a position in the UNM Combined BA/MD Degree Program will be required to sign a Statement of Commitment [PDF].

FOR APPLICANTS WHO ARE NOT US CITIZENS, please feel free to contact us for more information, HSC-CombinedBAMD@salud.unm.edu or 505-925-4500.