MD Admission

Admission to College of Medicine

All applicants to Qatar University College of Medicine must complete 12 years of formal education and their transcript results must be certified by the appropriate educational agency. The following high school grade requirements mentioned in this section are minimum scores, they do not guarantee admission, and they may change according to the strength of the applicant pool and the available capacity in the College of Medicine. Only complete applications will be considered by the Admissions Committee as acceptance is a highly competitive process and limited.

All applicants are classified as First Year General Medicine applicants (There is no Foundation program for the college) and are required to submit the following:

• High school GPA of 85%
• English: IELTS =6 or TOEFL 520 or IBT = 68
• Mathematics: SAT 530 or ACT 21 or QU Math Placer 200.
• English and Mathematics test scores must be submitted to the Qatar University Testing Center before the application process begins. Late submission of grades will affect assessment of the application
• For international schools, letter grades will be equalized to a percentage by the Qatar University Admissions Department. Please refer to Qatar University Admissions Department for more information
• Students can apply by logging in to Qatar University website and filling the Admissions Application Form.

Transfer Admission Criteria

If you are considering transferring to College of Medicine, you must complete ALL the first mentioned set of requirements mentioned above needed by the college. The Medical Student Interview Committee, which includes faculty members appointed by the Dean, will identify the top students. An email will be sent to them to submit their personal statements (~350 words) describing their motivation to study medicine. The personal statements are reviewed by a committee and on basis of personal qualifications, academic record and personal statement, applicants are invited for interview. At the completion of the interview cycle a ranked list is established by the Admissions Committee based on academic and personal qualifications.

Admissions to Medicine are extraordinarily competitive and spaces are limited due to the capacity of the College, so the higher the academic records, the greater the chances of being accepted.

QU Health

Must be students from Colleges of Health Sciences, Pharmacy or Dental Medicine at the end of their first semester:

• Minimum high school percentage of 85%
• Minimum GPA of 3.8.
• To have achieved a minimum of B+ grade in the following common year courses:
  • MEDI101 Human Structure Function I
  • MEDI102 Health Professions Education
  • PUBH151 Biostatistics for health sciences
  • CHEM101 General Chemistry
  • CHEM103 Chemistry Lab 1
• English: Minimum IELTS of 6 or TOFEL 520 or IBT = 68
• Mathematics: minimum SAT 530 Or Minimum New SAT of 550, ACT 21 or QU-Placer Math Scores 200
• Have completed a maximum of 30 credit hours and minimum of 16 Credit Hours.
• Passing a personal interview with the College Admission Committee.
• Personal statement (~350 words) describing the applicant’s motivation to study medicine.
• Submit required documents before the transfer deadline.
• All accepted applicants will join Year 1 General Medicine immediately.

Other Colleges

• High school GPA of 85%
• Must have completed Foundation program fully or completion of requirements similar to those:
  • English: IELTS =6 or TOEFL 520 or IBT = 68
  • Mathematics: SAT 530 or ACT 21 or QU Math Placer 200.
• Have completed a maximum of 30 credit hours and minimum of 16 credit.
• Achieved a minimum of B+ grade hours including: two science subjects from the major, recommended having: Chemistry 101&103, Biology 101, and MATH 101.Also, recommended to have English 202
• Personal statement (~350 words) describing the applicant’s motivation to study medicine.
• Supporting evidence of previous volunteering experience in the healthcare sector, medical or scientific internships, or community work (recommended).
• Passing a personal interview with the College Admission Committee.
• Submit required documents before the transfer deadline.
• All accepted applicants will join Year 1 General Medicine the following academic year.

Other universities

Transferring to Medicine after completing one or two years of study in other medical universities is very competitive. The quality of the academic institution as well as rigor of the academic curriculum is also considered. The acceptance of transfers will be limited to students who demonstrate compelling circumstances as one of the reasons for their request for transfer as the transfer between medical colleges is not common. The admission will be once a year (every Fall semester). Programs with different pedagogical strategy or general philosophy will not be considered.

Documents to be submitted

During the procedure, you are required to upload the following documents:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Motivation Letter
• English : IELTS =6 or TOEFL 520 or IBT = 68
• GPA of 3.5 and more
• Have completed a maximum of 50 English Language Certificate (if any)
• Syllabi of examinations successfully completed

Uploaded transcripts of records and syllabi must be official documents, which have been issued by the incoming University. Syllabi must be as detailed as possible to facilitate evaluation of the content match of the program.