Wayne State University School of Medicine — MD

Mandatory criteria

• Biology, two semesters

  Required

  6 credits minimum · Lab required · At least 6 credits. One semester of biology lab is required. Prerequisites don't expire. AP, IB and CLEP count if they're on a university transcript.

  Wayne State Premedical Coursework Policy (2025–26, 2026–27) · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

• General or inorganic chemistry, two semesters

  Required

  6 credits minimum · Lab required · At least 6 credits. One semester of lab is required. Prerequisites don't expire. AP, IB and CLEP count if they're on a university transcript.

  Wayne State Premedical Coursework Policy (2025–26, 2026–27) · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

• Organic chemistry, two semesters

  Required

  6 credits minimum · Lab required · At least 6 credits. Biochemistry can replace the second semester. One semester of lab is required. Prerequisites don't expire. AP, IB and CLEP count if they're on a university transcript.

  Wayne State Premedical Coursework Policy (2025–26, 2026–27) · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

• Physics, two semesters

  Required

  6 credits minimum · At least 6 credits. A physics lab is highly recommended but not required. Prerequisites don't expire. AP, IB and CLEP count if they're on a university transcript.

  Wayne State Premedical Coursework Policy (2025–26, 2026–27) · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

• English writing, one semester

  Required

  3 credits minimum · Prerequisites don't expire. AP, IB and CLEP count if they're on a university transcript.

  Wayne State Premedical Coursework Policy (2025–26, 2026–27) · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

• College mathematics, one semester

  Required

  Prerequisites don't expire. AP, IB and CLEP count if they're on a university transcript.

  Wayne State Premedical Coursework Policy (2025–26, 2026–27) · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

• Bachelor's degree, with every prerequisite finished three weeks before matriculation

  Required

  Wayne State M.D. eligibility and prerequisites · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

• MCAT

  Required

  No minimum score. Early Decision applicants need 508 or higher.

  Wayne State M.D. admissions: Take the MCAT · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

• AMCAS application

  Required

  Wayne State M.D. admissions: Take the MCAT · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

Recommended, not mandatory

• Biochemistry

  Recommended

  Wayne State Premedical Coursework Policy (2025–26, 2026–27) · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

• Statistics

  Recommended

  Wayne State Premedical Coursework Policy (2025–26, 2026–27) · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

• Social science

  Recommended

  Wayne State Premedical Coursework Policy (2025–26, 2026–27) · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

• Medical ethics

  Recommended

  Wayne State Premedical Coursework Policy (2025–26, 2026–27) · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

• Upper-level biology (such as genetics, immunology, microbiology or neuroscience)

  Recommended

  Wayne State Premedical Coursework Policy (2025–26, 2026–27) · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

Deadlines

None recorded. Check the official site.

What this path usually involves

General to Medicine (MD). Each program sets its own rules.

• MCAT
• AMCAS
• TMDSAS
• Clinical exposure
• Service
• Research
• Letters
• Essays
• Interviews