University of Minnesota Medical School MD Admissions Guide (2027)

Quick facts

• Cycle: Fall 2027; AMCAS is due October 1, transcripts October 15 and the supplemental October 30, 2026. Prepare to apply
• Tests: minimum MCAT 500 for a secondary, plus required AAMC PREview; final testing dates are August 22 and August 13, 2026 respectively. Prepare to apply
• Interview: Zoom, with a 30-minute mission-specific interview, a Driven to Discover presentation and an Admissions Ambassadors conversation. Invitations begin in August. Application process
• Letters: exactly three letters are read through AMCAS; friends and family acquaintances are not accepted as writers. Application process
• Eligibility: U.S. citizens, permanent residents and Minnesota residents with DACA status; all applicants need a qualifying degree and U.S. or Canadian prerequisites. Prepare to apply
• Identity: one secondary asks applicants to select a mission and then campus options across Twin Cities, Duluth and St. Cloud. Application process

Admission requirements

Applicants must be U.S. citizens, permanent residents or Minnesota residents with DACA status. They need a baccalaureate or graduate degree from an institution in their country of origin or an accredited U.S. or Canadian institution, plus all prerequisites from accredited U.S. or Canadian colleges by July 1, 2027. Prepare to apply

Seven prerequisites are required: one biology course with lab, one chemistry course with lab, two additional science courses, two upper-level science courses at a four-year institution and one upper-level humanities or social-science course. Letter grades are required; most online courses are accepted but labs must be in person. Community-college lower-level work is accepted, while AP, CLEP and IB cannot satisfy prerequisites. Prerequisite courses

For Fall 2027, accepted MCAT dates run January 1, 2023 through August 22, 2026, with a minimum 500 required to receive a secondary. PREview is required and accepted from January 1, 2023 through August 13, 2026. Prepare to apply

Minnesota reads a total of three AMCAS letters and does not accept writers acting as friends or family acquaintances. The supplemental fee is $100 and waived for AMCAS Fee Assistance recipients. Application process

Important dates

For Fall 2027, the final accepted PREview date is August 13, 2026 and the final MCAT date is August 22. The AMCAS application is due October 1, AMCAS transcripts October 15 and the supplemental October 30. Prepare to apply

Interview invitations begin on a rolling basis in August, and rolling admission offers begin in October. The current official page does not publish the final interview date or a complete 2027 decision calendar. Application process

Prerequisites must be complete by July 1, 2027. The page still displays Plan to Enroll, Commit to Enroll and deferral dates under the Application Cycle 2026 heading; those dates are not reused for the 2027 cycle. Applicant-specific accepted-student instructions control the unpublished 2027 enrollment dates. Prepare to apply

How selection works

AMCAS applications are screened for a minimum 500 MCAT, a PREview result, eligible citizenship or status and degree status before a supplemental is issued. Every eligible applicant completes the same secondary and selects a General, Rural Health or Indigenous Health mission, after which relevant campus options appear. Application process

The school uses competency-based holistic review and asks applicants to show its entering-student competencies throughout the application and interview. It gives preference to Minnesota applicants and those with a strong desire to practise medicine in Minnesota. Prepare to apply

Rolling offers include campus placement. Numerical component weights, PREview weighting, screening rules beyond the published eligibility screen, interview scoring anchors and committee voting rules are not published.

Interview details

Confirmed

Interview invitations begin by email on a rolling basis in August. The program is conducted by Zoom and includes one 30-minute mission-specific interview, a Driven to Discover presentation and a conversation with Admissions Ambassadors. Application process

The interview follows the mission choice made on the supplemental: General Mission, Rural Health Mission or Indigenous Health Mission. This is one shared MD interview process across the school, not separate applications for Twin Cities, Duluth or St. Cloud. Application process

Not published

The current official page does not publish the interviewer's role or file access, exact question domains, scoring anchors, interview weight, final interview date or applicant-specific Zoom schedule. Older MMI materials do not establish the current process and are excluded.

Who this program may suit

Minnesota now describes one Medical School with three campuses. The General Mission, Rural Health Mission and Indigenous Health Mission choices on the shared secondary expose the appropriate Twin Cities, Duluth or CentraCare St. Cloud options, and an acceptance includes campus placement. Application process

Duluth emphasizes rural Minnesota and American Indian or Alaska Native community health; St. Cloud emphasizes clinicians and leaders for Greater Minnesota. Applicants should choose the mission whose population and training goals they can support with specific past action, not treat each campus as a separate medical-school application.

Practice and next step

Record a two-minute answer explaining which Minnesota mission you would select and how one experience prepared you to contribute to it. Review whether you name the community, your action and the result without speaking in abstractions. Replace one broad claim with evidence, record a second answer and compare specificity, service orientation and reflection.

Frequently asked questions

Is PREview required for Fall 2027?

Yes. The final accepted PREview testing date is August 13, 2026. Prepare to apply

What MCAT score is needed for a secondary?

A minimum 500 is required for the supplemental screen. Application process

Is the interview an MMI?

The current official page describes a 30-minute mission-specific Zoom interview, not an MMI. Older MMI materials should not be applied to this cycle. Application process

Are Twin Cities, Duluth and St. Cloud separate applications?

No. Applicants complete one shared secondary, select a mission and then see the relevant campus options. Application process

Sources

Verified August 12, 2026. Current official sources: Fall 2027 eligibility, tests, deadlines and selection, Shared application, letters, mission/campus selection and interview, and Prerequisite courses.