Acceptance then no bachelor?

[deleted357625]

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What happens if you get accepted to med school, then something after the acceptance delays you from getting a bachelors?

I know schools say you just need 90 credits, but in reality they want you to have a bachelors.

 

[Caesar]

I think it would depend on what that "something" was.

 

[deleted357625]

I think it would depend on what that "something" was.

Hypothetically

Senior year

Fall semester: You want to take a course but you can't because you needed a pre-req for it. So then you take the pre-req for it during fall.

Spring semester: You realize the course AFTER the pre-req is only offered during fall.

Something like that, or even just you have more courses to take then you thought, and you can't just overload in one semester

 

[calam1ty]

I have the same problem. damn classes are only offered in the spring so i wouldn't be able to finish my BA degree on time. I am starting pharmacy school in the fall, but wanted to know if I could apply to med school while taking pharm classes. People said you need 90 hours to apply, but a BA degree before you actually start to matriculate.

 

[deleted357625]

I have the same problem. damn classes are only offered in the spring so i wouldn't be able to finish my BA degree on time. I am starting pharmacy school in the fall, but wanted to know if I could apply to med school while taking pharm classes. People said you need 90 hours to apply, but a BA degree before you actually start to matriculate.

yea and what if they accept you and then during your senior year you can't complete your bachelors, do you just move on or what?

 

[kb1990]

I just thought I’d throw in my experience that some schools are perfectly fine if you don’t have a Bachelor’s degree. I’ll be matriculating in August without a Bachelor’s. I had indicated on my application though that I never intended to get my degree this year. I’m not sure how they would react if you were unable to when it was indicated that you would. Sorry my case isn’t more applicable.

 

[BadHorse]

Any acceptance is conditional on the information provided in your application being accurate.

Saying you're going to have an undergraduate degree before you matriculate and not actually having one is a pretty damn big discrepancy.

I would say you'd better tell them as soon as you know (on your own terms) and have a pretty damn good explanation. You don't want to be in this position, they have no vested interest in taking you, they all have a wait list going around the corner and if you play fast and loose with the facts you do it at your own risk.

 

[deleted357625]

I just thought I’d throw in my experience that some schools are perfectly fine if you don’t have a Bachelor’s degree. I’ll be matriculating in August without a Bachelor’s. I had indicated on my application though that I never intended to get my degree this year. I’m not sure how they would react if you were unable to when it was indicated that you would. Sorry my case isn’t more applicable.

So you applied and noted you weren't sure you were getting your degree at the end of your senior year and they accepted you?

 

[rhesuspieces]

I think this is one of those "call the medical school and ask" sort of situations.

 

[Sammich117]

It didn't even occur to me that you could go to med school without a bachelors.

 

[kb1990]

So you applied and noted you weren't sure you were getting your degree at the end of your senior year and they accepted you?

Basically. I applied during my 3rd year of undergrad, so I just said on my application that if I was accepted I wouldn't be getting my Bachelor's. And the school was apparently fine with it. Again though, I don't know how this would translate to a situation where you showed you'd be receiving one and it doesn't work out that way. I'd definitely check with the school, like everyone else has suggested.

 

[KickStart]

It didn't even occur to me that you could go to med school without a bachelors.

This!

 

[FIREitUP]

It didn't even occur to me that you could go to med school without a bachelors.

There are several schools that do this, but they are few and far between.

 

[boobelle]

I think this is one of those "call the medical school and ask" sort of situations.

Definitely, because while some may not explicitly require it, many more do require a BA/BS to actually matriculate into medical school.

I'd also do a little digging into the medical licensing requirements (which vary by state, and state requirements do vary wildly). I just went through the process of getting my license, and my state's application very clearly required not only info on my med school (and confirmation I am receiving my degree) but were also neurotic about where I went for undergrad and when I received my bachelors degree. It would be a shame to go through the process of getting an MD and then not be able to practice in the state you're hoping to ultimately work in.

 

[b-real]

Definitely, because while some may not explicitly require it, many more do require a BA/BS to actually matriculate into medical school.

I'd also do a little digging into the medical licensing requirements (which vary by state, and state requirements do vary wildly). I just went through the process of getting my license, and my state's application very clearly required not only info on my med school (and confirmation I am receiving my degree) but were also neurotic about where I went for undergrad and when I received my bachelors degree. It would be a shame to go through the process of getting an MD and then not be able to practice in the state you're hoping to ultimately work in.

I doubt that a lack of an undergraduate degree would cost you a medical license. Most of the rest of the world has direct entry to med school from secondary school, without college in between. People who graduate from those schools come here for residency and have no trouble (usually) in obtaining medical licenses. If you go through med school, in the USA or otherwise, and complete a residency, you will get a license.

 

[deleted357625]

I doubt that a lack of an undergraduate degree would cost you a medical license. Most of the rest of the world has direct entry to med school from secondary school, without college in between. People who graduate from those schools come here for residency and have no trouble (usually) in obtaining medical licenses. If you go through med school, in the USA or otherwise, and complete a residency, you will get a license.

and plus I'm sure you can just go back to your undergrad to finish up the last courses to receive your bachelors

 

[whatbout2morrow]

Definitely, because while some may not explicitly require it, many more do require a BA/BS to actually matriculate into medical school.

I'd also do a little digging into the medical licensing requirements (which vary by state, and state requirements do vary wildly). I just went through the process of getting my license, and my state's application very clearly required not only info on my med school (and confirmation I am receiving my degree) but were also neurotic about where I went for undergrad and when I received my bachelors degree. It would be a shame to go through the process of getting an MD and then not be able to practice in the state you're hoping to ultimately work in.

Really? I know that alot of states have a 60-credit requirement, but I've never heard of a bachelor's degree being required. But then again, I'm sure there's a clause somewhere that allows the State Board to waive that requirement (if they wish to).