Skip to content
kite
Menu
Build my pathLog in
All programs
Verification in progress

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine — MD

Medicine (MD) · Cleveland, OH

Save as a target schoolOfficial site

Someone at Kite is checking this program’s requirements against official sources. Some may be missing or not final.

LCME: Full · Application cycle: 2027–2028

Mandatory criteria

  • General chemistry, two semesters with two semesters of lab

    Required

    Lab required · AP and IB credit accepted. Expected by matriculation, not when you apply. Community college credits are reviewed case by case.

    CWRU School of Medicine MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

  • Organic chemistry, one semester with lab

    Required

    Lab required · AP and IB credit not accepted. Expected by matriculation, not when you apply. Community college credits are reviewed case by case.

    CWRU School of Medicine MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

  • Biochemistry that includes metabolism, one semester

    Required

    No lab needed. One quarter counts; a second is recommended. Expected by matriculation, not when you apply. Community college credits are reviewed case by case.

    CWRU School of Medicine MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

  • Writing or college English, one semester

    Required

    Expository writing courses in the humanities, or science courses with extensive writing, also count. AP and IB credit not accepted. Expected by matriculation, not when you apply. Community college credits are reviewed case by case.

    CWRU School of Medicine MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. or Canadian college before matriculation

    Required

    With a degree from outside the U.S. or Canada, at least a year of advanced science coursework in the U.S. before applying.

    CWRU School of Medicine MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

  • MCAT, 502 or higher on your most recent test

    Required

    Needed to receive the secondary application. No interview without an MCAT score.

    CWRU School of Medicine MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

  • Letters of recommendation

    Required

    CWRU School of Medicine MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

  • AMCAS application and CWRU secondary application, with its fee

    Required

    CWRU School of Medicine MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

Recommended, not mandatory

Deadlines

None recorded. Check the official site.

What this path usually involves

General to Medicine (MD). Each program sets its own rules.

  • MCAT
  • AMCAS
  • TMDSAS
  • Clinical exposure
  • Service
  • Research
  • Letters
  • Essays
  • Interviews