Most medical schools expect applicants to have the support of the Premedical Committee of the institution at which they completed their premedical requirements. At the School of General Studies, this support is given by the Premedical Committee and is commonly referred to as the “Committee Letter.” To be eligible for a Premedical Committee Letter the following conditions must be met:
- Completion of the premedical curriculum, including one year of English; at least 15 points of premedical science coursework should be completed while enrolled at GS
- All of the premedical courses must be completed by the summer of the application year
- You must be in good academic standing
- To satisfy a course requirement, you must earn a grade of at least C
- Completion of a minimum of two semesters at GS
- You must have the support of two Columbia faculty members, or instructors, from the premedical sciences and mathematics departments. Toward this end, we urge you to request at least three such letters
- Timely completion and submission of the online pre-health portfolio, in effect, your application for committee support, along with all the other materials required by the committee (letters of recommendations, certification of volunteer work, a copy of your submitted common application, etc.)
- An interview with a member of the Premedical Committee (Portfolio Review)