Binary Program - Bachelor in Art and Medicine

New Jersey Institute of Technology and Ponce Health Sciences University

Program Description

Ponce Health Sciences University has a combined baccalaureate-MD seven-year program in consortium with the New Jersey Institute of Technology, a public research university, located at Newark, New Jersey. The BA-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 New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), and then enter Ponce Health Science University (PHSU) if they comply with the established requirements.

Admissions Requirements

The New Jersey Institute of Technology 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 one- year courses on biology, chemistry, physics, and three years of mathematics.
3. Obtain an SAT total score of 1,400 or more with a minimum of 700 in each area.

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

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 NJIT 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 BA by the New Jersey Institute of Technology 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.

The MD program will admit up to ten (10) NJIT students each academic year. In the event that there is space available, and NJIT students compete favorably with the applicant pool, PHSU may admit additional NJIT students. There will be no limit for the MSMS program. The cap may be revisited at the beginning of each academic year and adjusted based on spaces available and demand for the Program.