USC Greenville MD Admissions Guide (2027)

Quick facts

• AMCAS deadline: November 1, 2026; supplemental deadline December 15, 2026. Timeline
• MCAT: Scores from 2024, 2025 and 2026 are accepted for the 2026-27 cycle; no numeric minimum is published. Requirements
• Coursework: Biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, physics and humanities/social science requirements apply. Required coursework
• Interview: One 50-minute virtual interview with two committee members who see the entire application. Interview day

Admission requirements

Greenville prefers applicants who will hold a bachelor's or higher degree by enrollment but may admit someone with at least 90 semester hours of outstanding undergraduate achievement. Required coursework is eight credit hours of biology with lab; eight of general inorganic chemistry with lab; four of organic chemistry with lab; three of biochemistry without a lab requirement; four of physics with lab; and nine of humanities, social and behavioral sciences including at least one semester of English composition or literature. Prerequisites must be completed before matriculation and must use a traditional letter- or number-grade system. Requirements Required coursework

Transcripted AP or IB credit may satisfy requirements, although AP or IB biology must be supplemented with an advanced biology semester. Community or technical college credits can satisfy prerequisites, and accredited online courses may be acceptable, but the committee describes advanced four-year and classroom coursework as more competitive. Extension or evening courses count only when identical to the undergraduate college's regular offering. Required coursework

The MCAT is required and must be taken during or no more than two years before the application year. For the 2026-27 cycle, scores from 2024, 2025 and 2026 are accepted. A planned retake may be accepted through February 2027 if the test occurs no later than January 2027. No numeric GPA or MCAT minimum is published; the committee considers the highest composite while reviewing all attempts, section scores and trends. Requirements FAQ

Applicants need at least three and at most five recommendation letters through AMCAS; a premedical committee letter satisfies the minimum. A verified applicant receives an AMP supplemental invitation, and the $100 fee is waived for AAMC Fee Assistance Program recipients. Greenville accepts out-of-state applicants but only applications from U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Application steps FAQ

Important dates

For the 2026-27 cycle, the regular AMCAS deadline is November 1, 2026 and the supplemental and fee deadline is December 15. Interview season runs August 2026 through April 2027. The timeline lists January 2027 as the final regular-decision MCAT administration period; the requirements page clarifies that a retake must occur no later than January and may be received through February 2027. Timeline Requirements

Regular decisions are rolling from October 15, 2026 through March 15, 2027. Accepted applicants must select Plan to Enroll by April 30 and Commit to Enroll by May 14, 2027. Official transcripts are due July 1; orientation is July 9-15; and the first day of class is July 16, 2027. Timeline

How selection works

A diverse Greenville admissions committee includes community members, current students, nurses, biomedical and clinical science faculty, and representatives from Prisma Health-Upstate. Its holistic review evaluates prior academic performance including GPA and MCAT; recommendation letters; clinical and research experience; work and volunteering; leadership; accomplishments; adversity; long-term goals; extracurricular work; interpersonal and communication skills; integrity, empathy, teamwork, maturity, emotional stability, work ethic, self-direction and commitment to medicine. Prepare for admission Application steps

Only applicants with AMCAS and the supplemental are invited to interview. Regular offers begin October 15 and are rolling. The current sources publish no quantitative weights, initial screening formula, interview scoring anchors or committee voting threshold.

Interview details

Confirmed

Virtual interview days are held on Thursdays from August through April using Cisco Webex. The program runs from 10:30 a.m. to about 3:30 p.m. Eastern and includes introductions, a leadership conversation, lunch and a current-student breakout, the interview blocks and a financial-aid session. Each applicant completes one 50-minute traditional interview conducted by two Admissions Evaluation Committee members. Both interviewers can access the entire application. Interview day

The interview explores academic record, medical experience, extracurricular and volunteer work and cognitive and non-cognitive qualities. Published non-cognitive areas include motivation, maturity, integrity, sensitivity, interpersonal skills, warmth, intellectual curiosity, stress tolerance, overcoming adversity and the basis for pursuing medicine. Interview day

Not published

The school does not publish how the two interviewers divide questions, whether the meeting is structured or conversational, the scoring rubric, interview weight or committee voting method.

Who this program may suit

Greenville says it values service and seeks academic excellence, communication, integrity, empathy, teamwork, maturity, emotional stability, leadership, work ethic, self-direction and a demonstrated commitment to becoming a physician. Applicants should prepare specific evidence of action and reflection for those domains rather than repeating the values. Prepare for admission

USC Greenville is an independently accredited medical school with its own AMCAS application, admissions committee and Greenville campus. It must not be merged with the separate Floyd School of Medicine in Columbia. Current LCME accreditation runs through academic year 2028-29. LCME accreditation

Practice and next step

Record a 90-second response about a team, service or clinical experience that shows both what you achieved and how you worked with other people. Review it for one concrete decision, one observable result and one honest reflection. Then prepare a 45-second explanation of why Greenville's service and clinical-learning context connects to your own evidence.

Frequently asked questions

What are Greenville's Fall 2027 deadlines?

The regular AMCAS deadline is November 1, 2026 and the supplemental deadline is December 15. Timeline

Which MCAT scores are accepted?

The 2026-27 requirements page accepts 2024, 2025 and 2026 scores. A retake must occur by January 2027 and may be received through February. Requirements

Can out-of-state or international applicants apply?

Out-of-state applicants are accepted. International applicants are not; applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. FAQ

What is the interview format?

One 50-minute virtual traditional interview with two committee members who can see the entire application. Interview day

Sources

Verified August 12, 2026. Current official sources: 2026-27 application timeline, Admissions requirements, Required coursework, Application steps, Interview day, FAQ and LCME accreditation.