BS/MD Program (wilkes)

 

Medical Program Overview

The BS/MD Program at Wilkes Honors College is a highly selective, early admission program into The Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine for students who have a strong desire to pursue a career in medicine. Students receive a B.S. degree from the Wilkes Honors College in Jupiter and the M.D. degree from Florida Atlantic’s College of Medicine in Boca Raton in seven or eight years.

Admission is open to highly qualified incoming Wilkes Honors College freshman students.Those accepted into the BS/MD Program at Wilkes Honors College are offered conditional admission to the College of Medicine. Students must successfully complete the program requirements and achieve a minimum qualifying MCAT score. For further information please follow this link: http://med.fau.edu/admissions/bsmd-programs.php 

 

ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION Requirements (Subject to Change):

ELIGIBILITY

  • Minimum test scores: 1490 SAT or 33 ACT
  • Minimum weighted high school GPA: 4.30
  • U.S. citizen or permanent resident status
  • Student must be a high school senior

APPLICATION

  • To be considered for the BS/MD Program, you must submit your Wilkes Honors College or FAU application no later than 11:59 PM, EST on Monday, November 24, 2025 to FAU Undergraduate Admissions as a Freshmen/First Year Student. 
    • Applicants must apply for admission first, complete the Self-reported Transcript and Academic Record System (STARS) and submit test scores. All of this must be done in your Future Owl portal. Once you have satisfied the minimum GPA and test score requirements, the BS/MD Supplemental Application becomes available in the same portal (Future Owl portal) where you linked your STARS and reported your test scores. (Please allow 24 hours from the time you self-report your grades via the STARS.) 
  • A Curriculum Vitae (CV) from applicant must be emailed to faubsmdprograms@fau.edu. In the subject line type: CV-BS/MD Program (Insert Applicant Name).
  • One Letter of Recommendation (LOR) uploaded as a pdf file, from a counselor or high school teacher, must be sent by the letter writer to faubsmdprograms@fau.edu. In the subject line type: LOR-BS/MD Program (Insert Applicant Name).
  • CV and LOR must be received no later than 11:59PM EST on Monday, December 1, 2025.
  • Admitted to Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic

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Contact Info :

BS/MD program: faubsmdprograms@fau.edu 

Remember: Although you can apply to both the university and BS/MD Program in parallel (i.e. at the same time), you will need to be admitted to the Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic to be able to take part in the program.
 

 

IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2025-2026

  • SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 - Application opens
  • NOVEMBER 24, 2025 - FAU application due. If meeting requirements, the BS/MD application will open.
  • DECEMBER 1, 2025 - BS/MD application with CV and LOR due by 11:59PM EST
  • DECEMBER 2, 2025 - JANUARY 17, 2026 - Program Committee reviews applications
  • JANUARY 26 - 30, 2026 - Invitations to interview will be sent to applicants
  • FEBRUARY 2026 - Interviews will be conducted virtually
  • MARCH 2026 - Decisions released to applicants

 

Updated August 2025. Timeline subject to change.