Prehealth Committee

Premedical/Predental Committee Letter Process

The Baylor Premedical/Predental Committee Letter process is designed to prepare students for the medical/dental school application process. Eligible students should begin the committee process during the fall semester of the year prior to applying to professional schools. Committee process participants/students are expected to attend professional workshops (personal statements, interview skills, etc.) and are required to turn in assignments before they are interviewed by a Prehealth Advisory Committee member in the spring semester. The result of the committee process is a committee letter sent to medical/dental schools. The committee letter will fulfill the letters of evaluation requirement of most medical/dental school applications.

General Information Session
September 9^th or 10^th @ 4:00 p.m.
Via Zoom Meeting ID 681 609 2559 (Passcode 366832) 

MCAT/DAT Strategy Session
October 14^th or 15^th @ 4:00 p.m.
Via Zoom Meeting ID 681 609 2559 (Passcode 366832)

Personal Statement Session
November 11^th or 12^th @ 4:00 p.m.
Via Zoom Meeting ID 681 609 2559 (Passcode 366832) 

Interview Session
December 2nd or 3rd @ 4:00 p.m.
Via Zoom Meeting ID 681 609 2559 (Passcode 366832)

Medical/Dental School Application Session
May 5^th or 6^th @ 4:00 p.m.
Via Zoom Meeting ID 681 609 2559 (Passcode 366832)

Qualification Requirements for a Premedical/Predental student to participate in the Committee Process:

1. BCPM (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Math) GPA ≥ 3.50
2. Completed ≥ 30 Baylor credit hours before starting the committee process
3. Completed BIO 1305/1105 (or 1405) + BIO 1306/1106 (or 1406) before starting the committee process
4. By the end of the committee process, each participating student must have completed CHE 4341 AND PHY 1409 (or 1430)

Committee Procedure:

1. Students must email their BCPM GPA + Signed Confidentiality Waiver to prehealth_committee@baylor.edu after attending the general information session at the beginning of the fall semester.
2. Each Committee participant must ask 3 faculty members (at least one science professor) for online evaluations during the process.
3. Committee Interviews take place between January and March.
4. Students attend the medical/dental schools application workshop in May.
5. Students submit the committee letter/letter packet request form between May and August.

≥ 3.50 BCPM GPA = Baylor Committee Letter

3.30 - 3.49 BCPM GPA = Baylor Letter Packet

**TMDSAS considers either the Baylor Committee Letter or the Baylor Letter Packet as a Health Professions Committee Packet.

The Baylor Committee Letter is composed of the committee evaluations and the letters of recommendation Baylor faculty submit on your behalf.

The Baylor Letter Packet is a collection of individual evaluation letters plus a cover letter from the Baylor Prehealth office that serves as a central collection service for the student, but does NOT make additional assessments of the candidate.

Please email prehealth_committee@baylor.edu if you have any questions concerning the Baylor Premedical/Predental Committee Letter process.

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