UH Fertitta Family MD Admissions Guide (2027)

Quick facts

• Cycle: The requirements page explicitly accepts applications for the class entering Fall 2027. Requirements
• Application: TMDSAS primary, followed by a $60 secondary sent to qualified applicants and due within 14 days. Process
• Eligibility: U.S. citizen or permanent resident, at least 90 U.S. or Canadian undergraduate hours, MCAT by September. Requirements
• Interview: Final application stage, with invitations beginning in September; current format and modality are not published. Process

Admission requirements

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and complete at least 90 undergraduate hours at an accredited U.S. or Canadian university. All premedical requirements must also be completed at a U.S. or Canadian university. AP credit is accepted only when the granting school lists the specific course and units on the official transcript. Requirements

Required coursework is eight hours of general biology including two lab hours; three hours of junior-level or higher advanced biology; eight hours of general or inorganic chemistry including two lab hours; eight hours of organic chemistry including two lab hours; three hours of biochemistry; eight hours of physics for science majors including two lab hours; three hours of statistics taught by a mathematics, statistics or psychology department; and six hours of English composition. Requirements

The MCAT must be taken by September of the application year and scores may not be more than five years old. The school publishes no minimum GPA or MCAT score. At least three letters of recommendation are required. Applicants invited to the secondary submit it within 14 days and pay $60; the school says waivers may be available. Application process

Important dates

TMDSAS makes the Entry Year 2027 application available May 1, 2026, opens submission May 15 and closes the primary at 11:59 p.m. Central on October 1. Letters are suggested by October 15. Applicants submit school rankings by 5 p.m. Central on January 29, 2027, and the match occurs February 12. TMDSAS deadlines

Fertitta requires the MCAT by September of the application year. Qualified applicants invited to the secondary have 14 days to submit it. Interviews begin in September, and offers follow the TMDSAS Spring 2027 timeline. The school does not publish a single fixed secondary deadline, exact Entry Year 2027 interview dates, orientation or class-start date. Application process

How selection works

The school first reviews TMDSAS materials to identify qualified applicants for its secondary, then reviews complete files for interview. It describes a mission-aligned process built around service and community engagement, teamwork, cultural and academic humility, academic excellence and innovation, maturity, conscientiousness, resiliency and an inclination toward primary care. Application process

The interview is the final published application stage, followed by decisions under TMDSAS. The school publishes no quantitative weights, academic screen, letter formula, secondary scoring method, interview rubric or committee voting threshold. Applicants should treat the published attributes as review domains, not as a points system.

Interview details

Confirmed

The school identifies interview as the final stage of its admissions process, says invitations begin in September and gives invitees 30 days to schedule. Application process

Not published for Entry Year 2027

Current official admissions pages do not publish the interview format, number or duration of meetings, modality, platform, location, interviewer roles or file access, question domains, scoring rubric or quantitative weight. An institutional story describes MMI use for the inaugural class, but that historical account does not establish the current cycle's mechanics and is not used as a 2027 claim.

Who this program may suit

Fertitta's stated admissions focus is unusually mission-specific: it looks for sustained community engagement, humility, collaboration, resilience and a credible inclination toward primary care. A strong fit explanation should show a pattern of work with communities, what the applicant learned from people served and how that experience informs the kind of physician they hope to become. Application process

This is one regular Houston MD identity through TMDSAS. Early Decision, HonorsMed and other pathways have distinct eligibility or timing and are excluded from this guide.

Practice and next step

Record a two-minute answer about a sustained community commitment: identify the need, your role, how community input changed your approach and what you would carry into primary care. Review whether the answer demonstrates humility instead of describing service only as personal achievement. Improve the weakest sentence and record a second response. Because the current interview mechanics are unpublished, prepare the same evidence in both a concise 90-second and a conversational two-minute form.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Fall 2027 application open?

Yes. The current requirements page explicitly says the college is accepting applications for the class entering Fall 2027. Requirements

Is there a secondary?

Yes. Qualified applicants receive an invitation, then have 14 days to submit the $60 secondary. Waivers may be available. Application process

Is there a minimum GPA or MCAT?

No minimum is published on the current requirements page. The MCAT must be taken by September and be no more than five years old.

What is the interview format?

The current cycle's format and modality are not published. The admissions process only confirms invitations beginning in September and a 30-day scheduling window.

Sources

Verified August 12, 2026. Current official sources: Fall 2027 requirements, application process, admissions FAQ and TMDSAS Entry Year 2027 deadlines. The admissions landing page still says Entry Year 2026 is complete and is not used to override the cycle-explicit pages.