Physician Engineers Pre-Admission Program

The Physician Engineers Pre-Admission Program encourages and supports students with an undergraduate major in the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri-Columbia or the College of Engineering and Computing at the Missouri University of Science and Technology as they pursue a degree in medicine.

Inspired by the rapid evolution of innovation and medical technology, the Physician Engineers Pre-Admission Program will train the next generation physician workforce to become patient-centered physicians who lead teams capable of responding to complex health care challenges with an engineering and translational medicine approach that improves health and patient outcomes.

Undergraduate students are invited to apply to the program during second semester of sophomore year. Accepted students will receive provisional acceptance to the University of Missouri School of Medicine pending they maintain certain academic standards, demonstrate ongoing professionalism and participate in the required activities prior to medical school matriculation. Students who successfully matriculate into the School of Medicine will participate in an engineering co-curriculum and have additional requirements to complete while obtaining their medical degree.

Physician Engineers Eligibility Requirements

Students accepted into the Physician Engineers Pre-Admissions Program are offered provisional acceptance into a particular entering class of the University of Missouri School of Medicine, conditional upon their achieving certain academic standards, demonstrating ongoing professional conduct and participation in required activities. Early or late matriculation is not allowed.

To be eligible for the Physician Engineers Pre-Admissions Program students must:

• Be a US citizen or permanent US resident
• Be enrolled full-time at Mizzou or Missouri S&T
• Be enrolled in an undergraduate program within the College of Engineering at Mizzou or the College of Engineering and Computing at Missouri S&T
• Have completed at least 2 semesters of college-level calculus prior to the time of application
• Have an undergraduate graduation date two academic years from the time of application
• Achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.30 and a minimum cumulative math/science GPA of 3.30. Dual credit courses are not included in the GPA calculation.
• Have A or B grades in premed and engineering required lecture/lab courses already taken at the time of application
• Show evidence of leadership and interest in a variety of extracurricular activities

Physician Engineers Program Undergraduate Requirements

Course Requirements

Physician Engineers students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.30, a cumulative math/science GPA of 3.30, and earn A or B grades in the required courses for their major as well as the pre-med coursework listed below.

• College English Composition or Writing Intensive, six credit hours or one year
• Biologic Sciences (e.g. biology, genetics, cell biology, animal physiology, molecular biology, histology), six credit hours or one year
• Chemistry (through organic chemistry), 12 credit hours or two years
• General Physics, six credit hours or one year

Undergraduate Program Requirements

The following components are also required of participants during their undergraduate years:

Physician Engineer Scholars Program Requirements

Upon matriculation into the University of Missouri School of Medicine, Physician Engineers become Physician Engineer Scholars and are required to participate in the following:

The University of Missouri School of Medicine reserves the right to modify the Physician Engineers Pre-Admission Program requirements at any time the medical school faculty or administration determines the change is in the best interest of the program and the School of Medicine.

How to Apply

The application deadline is April 17, 2026, 11:59 pm.

Supplemental materials deadline (Letters of Recommendation/Evaluation and transcripts) is May 22, 2026, 11:59 pm.

Only completed applications with all required supplemental materials will be considered. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure all required materials are received. Any application materials submitted after May 22 will not be considered.

If you are selected to interview for a position in the program, the interview will take place during mid-late June 2026. All interviews are virtual. Please plan accordingly.

Required supplemental materials:

• Two letters of evaluation are required. Both letters must come from college professors and one must be from a professor in the College of Engineering at MU or in the College of Engineering and Computing at Missouri S&T. It is highly suggested that the other letter comes from a faculty member in a science department (biology, chemistry, etc.).
• Applicants must submit an unofficial college transcript, including spring semester grades, and transcripts for each college/university attended where college credit was earned (Including dual credit courses).