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 12^th or 13^th or 14^th @ 4:00 p.m.
Via Zoom Meeting ID 681 609 2559 (Passcode 366832)

MCAT/DAT Strategy Session
October 18^th or 19^th @ 4:00 p.m.
Via Zoom Meeting ID 681 609 2559 (Passcode 366832)

Personal Statement Session
November 8^th or 9^th @ 4:00 p.m.
Via Zoom Meeting ID 681 609 2559 (Passcode 366832)

Interview Session
December 5^th or 6^th @ 4:00 p.m.
Via Zoom Meeting ID 681 609 2559 (Passcode 366832)

Medical/Dental School Application Session
May 1^st or 2^nd @ 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 ≥ 3.30
2. Completed ≥ 30 Baylor credit hours before the committee process
3. Completed CHE 3331 AND BIO 1305/1105 (or 1405) + BIO 1306/1106 (or 1406) before the committee process
4. By the end of the committee process, each participating student must have completed CHE 3332 + CHE 4341 AND PHY 1408 (or 1420) + PHY 1409 (or 1430)
5. Students are strongly recommended to have completed Psychology and Sociology before taking the MCAT

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.

≥ 3.30 BCPM GPA = Baylor Committee Letter

3.00 - 3.29 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 evaluation and letters from various Baylor faculty evaluators.

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.