The College of New Jersey’s “SKMC Scholars Program” is an early assurance program for admission to Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC) at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
Mission
The mission of the SKMC Scholars Program is:
- to produce physicians with a broad understanding of health who are dedicated to life-long learning and integrative thinking, and who care for patients in the context of their families, their communities, and society, and
- to increase the diversity of the physician workforce.
Program Details
The Scholars Program allows up to two students enrolled in ANY degree program at TCNJ to be admitted into the Scholars Program during the second semester of their third undergraduate year.
At the time of application, eligible students must:
- be in the first semester of their third undergraduate year;
- have an unblemished disciplinary record;
- have a cumulative overall and science GPA of at least 3.4;
- have no single grade lower than a C;
- have completed at least two semesters of coursework in your major; and
- have completed the required biology, chemistry, and math courses at TCNJ:
- BIO 201 and 211
- CHE 201, 202, and 331
- MAT 125 or 127
- have completed or have plans to complete CHE 332, two semesters of physics (algebra- or calculus-based), and an additional course in biochemistry or molecular biology
Applications are made available in September each year and are due on or about October 1st. Applications will be reviewed by a panel at TCNJ, and up to two students will be recommended to SKMC for further consideration. This includes a second application directly to SKMC and an interview. SKMC will make the decision about acceptance into the Scholars program / provisional acceptance to SKMC. Students in the Scholars program who meet all of the requirements for final acceptance, including maintenance of a 3.4 GPA and meeting the SKMC expectations for the MCAT, will then matriculate into the medical program at SKMC after completion of their 4-year degree program.
Questions about the program may be directed to Dr. Keith Pecor (pecor@tcnj.edu)