Admissions Timeline

Aug. 1: Application becomes available

The application process involves two separate applications:

Both applications must be submitted online.

Nov. 1: Application deadline

The General Application for Admission to UMKC and the School of Medicine Online Supplemental Application are due by this date.

All application materials and supporting documents must also be submitted by this date to be considered on time. This includes:

  • Reference forms
  • High school transcripts
  • Test scores

The latest test score accepted as “on-time” is the October test date.

Dec. 15: Late application deadline

  • Applications created but not complete by the Nov. 1 deadline (11:59 p.m. CST) have until Dec. 15 to complete and submit all application materials as a late applicant.
  • Late applications will be reviewed with other late applicants and only if space is available. Applications that remain incomplete will not be considered for admission.

Jan. 20: College transcript deadline

Applicants applying as current college students must submit a college transcript complete with Fall Semester grades before the application can be reviewed for interview. Offers to interview will not be extended until college transcripts with Fall grades have been received. Applicants who do not have an official transcript on file by Jan. 20 will not be considered for admission.
  • For high school seniors, mid-year reports with Fall Semester grades are not required and will not be reviewed.

Late January: Offers to interview are extended

  • Applicants selected for an interview or placed on the interview waitlist will be notified electronically by the end of January. Applicants not selected for an interview will also be notified electronically.

Feb. 1: Priority deadline for filing the FAFSA

  • Students interested in financial assistance (loans, grants, work study, etc.) are encouraged to submit the  Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by this date in order to receive priority consideration for such aid. In addition, students interested in School of Medicine scholarships must submit the FAFSA by this date in order to be considered. The FAFSA can be completed online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

Mid-February: Interviews take place

  • All applicants selected for interview will be informed via email. Candidates must select and confirm a date for interview by following the instructions on the email. All applicants will be interviewing virtually with the School of Medicine unless otherwise notified.

April 1: Offers of admission are extended

  • Students being offered admission will be notified electronically of their acceptance to the program. Scholarship offers may also be made at this time.
  • Students placed on the alternate list or denied to the program will also be notified electronically at this time.
  • All admission decisions are communicated electronically and will not be communicated via phone. All decisions regarding admission are final.

May 1: Deadline to accept offer of admission

  • Applicants who have been offered admission to the School of Medicine have until May 1 to make a decision.
  • If the School of Medicine does not hear from the applicant by May 1, admission may be rescinded and offered to another student.

After May 1: Offers of admission are extended to students on the waitlist

The School of Medicine will begin extending offers of admission to those students who were originally placed on the waitlist.
  • Offers of admission to waitlisted students are ongoing until the desired class size is reached.