Admissions Tasks

The tasks below fall under the purview of the Office of Admissions. Please contact medadmis@umn.edu with any questions.

Review these 5 documents and acknowledge your offer on your applicant portal.

• AAMC Recommendations for Medical School and MD/PhD Candidates

• Competencies Required for Graduation

• Statement of Intellectual Responsibility

• Technical Standards Policy

• Procedures for Accepting or Withdrawing My Seat in the Class

Review these documents carefully and confirm your acceptance within two weeks of your acceptance offer.

Update your contact information any time there are changes.

• AMCAS & Admissions:

  • • Report all new contact information and name changes with AMCAS and the Office of Admissions via email to medadmis@umn.edu.

• U of MN:

  • • Once you receive your Student ID number (Spring 2025), or if you already have a University x500 email address, any changes you make in AMCAS must also be updated directly with the University, including current addresses. Instructions for updating all your information with the University can be found at https://onestop.umn.edu/personal-information/update-your-information.

Items which you are REQUIRED to keep up to date with the University and Medical School include:

1. Names

2. Addresses

3. Contact Info

4. Emergency Contacts (yes, this is REQUIRED) 

Any changes to your legal name? 

Submit the Request to Change Legal Name and/or Gender (Sex) form.

Final Official Transcripts

Those who had an incomplete/in progress bachelor’s degree and/or prerequisite courses at the time of application: 

Prior to your official matriculation to the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Medical School, you must submit final, official transcripts from each of the educational institutions listed on your AMCAS application for courses that were part of your bachelor’s degree and for your seven prerequisite courses. If you took coursework from the University of Minnesota, you are still required to submit official transcripts. 

It is your responsibility to ensure that transcripts are received by the Office of Admissions no sooner than June 1, 2025 and no later than July 15, 2025. Transcripts received before June 1 may not be archived. 

UMN students and alumni - please note that the Medical School’s Office of Admissions does not have automatic access to your UMN transcripts. Current UMN students and alumni must still send the Office of Admissions your transcripts for courses taken at UMN. 

The Office of Admissions will confirm receipt of all transcripts after July 15, 2025. The preferred method of delivery is electronic. Please email any questions to medadmis@umn.edu. 

If your bachelor's degree and seven prerequisite courses were complete at the time of application: 

You are not required to send us your transcripts (even if you had an additional degree in progress at the time of application). Your final, official transcripts were verified by AMCAS at the time of application. The Office of Admissions can complete their prerequisite verification process with this information, and will reach out to you directly with any questions, if necessary.

Complete Certiphi Criminal Background Check.

Students will receive an email from Certiphi with a request for a background check. Be sure to check your Spam folder periodically in case it is sent there.

Complete the background check within two weeks of receiving the request. This allows for ample processing time.