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 FAU application no later than 11:59 PM, EST on Monday, November 23, 2026 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 11:59 PM EST on Tuesday, December 1, 2026.
  • Admitted to the Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic

APPLY NOW

IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2026-2027*
  • September 7, 2026 - Application opens - The applicant must first apply to FAU. If meeting requirements, the BS/MD application will open.
  • November 23, 2026 - FAU application due
  • December 1, 2026 - BS/MD secondary application with CV and LOR due by 11:59 PM EST
  • December 2, 2026 - January 21, 2027 - Program Committee reviews applications
  • January 25 - 29, 2027 - Invitations to interview will be sent to applicants
  • February 8 - 12, 2027 - Interviews will be conducted virtually
  • March 2027 - Decisions released to applicants

Contact Information for the BS/MD Program: faubsmdprograms@fau.edu

*Dates are subject to change.