Binary Program- Bachelor in Art and Master of Science in Medical Sciences

New Jersey Institute of Technology and Ponce Health Sciences University

Program Description

Ponce Health Sciences University has a combined baccalaureate-Master of Science in Medical Sciences (MSMS) four-year program in consortium with the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The BA-MSMS program offers a four-year accelerated pathway to a Master in Sciences in Medical Sciences 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) MSMS program if they comply with 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 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 Master of Science in Medical Sciences Program if they meet the following criteria during their studies in the New Jersey Institute of Technology:

1. A general GPA of 2.7 or above
2. Complete at least 100 credits of the bachelor program of NJIT that includes:

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

1. MCAT score of 490 or greater.
2. Qualified applicants must complete an interview with PHSU faculty and be recommended favorably before they are admitted to the medical program.

Candidates are awarded a BA by the New Jersey Institute of Technology after the successful completion of the one- year MSMS program at Ponce Health Sciences University.