Binary Program - Bachelor in General Sciences in Natural Sciences and Medicine

Sacred Heart University and Ponce Health Sciences University

Program Description

Ponce Health Sciences University has a combined baccalaureate-MD seven-year program in consortium with the Sacred Heart University of Puerto Rico. The BS-MD program offers a seven- year accelerated pathway to medical school for a small number of motivated high school seniors. Students will complete three years of the required undergraduate curriculum at the Sacred Heart University (SHU), and then enter Ponce Health Science University (PHSU) if they comply with the established requirements.

Admissions Requirements

The Sacred Heart University is responsible for the selection of the candidates for the program among students who show outstanding academic performance in High School and College Boards as follows:

1. Have a General Point Average (GPA) of 3.50 or more in their High School Transcript.
2. Have taken courses in biology, chemistry, physics, and three years of mathematics.
3. Obtain a minimum score of 600 in all areas of the College Board except for Mathematics where a minimum of 650 is required.

Students are admitted to Ponce Health Sciences University if they meet the following criteria during the studies in the Scared Heart University:

1. A general GPA of 3.5 or above
2. A minimum GPA of 3.00 each semester, no D’s, F’s or W’s in their transcript
3. Complete at least 100 credits of the bachelor program of USC that includes:

Course	Credits
Biology	8
Chemistry	8
Organic Chemistry	8
Physics	8
Mathematics	6
Behavioral and Social Sciences*	6
Spanish	3
English	3

*Any of the following courses: Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Political Sciences, and/or Economics

1. MCAT score of 500 or greater.
2. Qualified applicants must complete an interview with PHSU faculty and be recommended favorably before they are admitted to the medical program.

Applications are processed through AMCAS, and admission requirements are the same as for other applicants to the MD program.

Candidates are awarded a BS by the Sacred Heart University after the successful completion of the first year of medical school and are then awarded the MD degree after the successful completion of all medical school requirements by Ponce Health Sciences University.