Admissions Timeline

May 1: AMCAS Application Opens

The application process involves two separate applications:

• The AMCAS Application
• The UMKC General Application for Admission

July 1: AMCAS Submission Deadline*

The AMCAS application must be submitted by this date.

July 15: AMCAS Transcript Deadline*

All transcripts must be received official to AMCAS by Aug. 15. If transcripts are not received by AMCAS prior to Aug. 15, the application will not be processed.

Aug. 1: AMCAS Verification and UMKC Application Deadline*

The AMCAS application must be verified by this date. AMCAS verification typically takes anywhere from two to six weeks.

The General Application for Admission to UMKC priority deadline is Aug. 1, but applications will continue to be accepted through Sept. 1.

The last MCAT score accepted for initial application review is the MCAT test offered in July.

Letters of recommendation must also be submitted through the AMCAS Letter of Recommendation Service by this date.

Aug. 9: Secondary Submission Deadline*

After the AMCAS application has been verified, applicants will receive the following additional information:

• Accessing the UMKC School of Medicine portal
• Reviewing the Technical Standards
• Completing the final submission

The Technical Standards and final submission must be complete by Aug. 9.

Late August: Offers to Interview are Extended

Applicants selected for an interview or placed on the interview waitlist will be notified electronically. Applicants not selected for an interview will also be notified electronically.

Sept. 18, 19 and 20: Interviews Take Place

All applicants selected for interview must select and confirm a date for interview. All interviews will be virtual unless otherwise notified.

Late September: Offers of Admission are Extended

Candidates being offered admission will be notified electronically of their acceptance to the program. Students placed on the waitlist or denied to the program will also be notified at this time.

All admission decisions are communicated via email. Admission decisions are not communicated via phone.

All decisions of the Council on Selection are final.

January: Classes Begin

Students who have been offered admission and who have accepted the offer of admission will matriculate to the School of Medicine in January.

Please note: If any program deadlines fall over a weekend, the deadline will be moved to the following Monday.

*If any of these materials are submitted after the deadlines provided, the application will be considered late and reviewed with other late applications at the discretion of the admissions committee. The admissions committee does not guarantee the review of applications that become complete late. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Once admissions decisions have been made, no other applications for admission will be considered.