The Early Assurance Program (EAP) offers early acceptance to undergraduate students in their junior year at a participating institution. Applicants must have expressed interest, be in good academic standing and be enrolled at an accredited undergraduate institution. The following institutions are participating in the Early Assurance Program with the Medical & Health Professions Education (M.M.H.P.E.).
Partner Institutions
Application & Admission
Students interested in the program are required to maintain regular contact with the EAP adviser during their college career.
Below are the main steps necessary to apply through the Early Assurance Program.
- Meet with the EAP adviser at your institution as soon as possible.
- Complete the EAP application by April 15th of your junior year.
- Complete the undergraduate degree requirements and maintain EAP eligibility.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Early Assurance Program (EAP), a student must:
- Be at least in their Junior year at University and with only one year left to complete in their undergraduate education. Interested students should meet with the University EAP Advisor during their freshman year to express interest in the EAP.
- Meet citizenship requirements of the Program.
- Meet all University institutional and degree requirements to continue as a student in good standing.
- Have an overall (cumulative) GPA of 3.00 or better.
- Have no academic or other code of conduct violations.
- Have satisfactorily completed required coursework equivalent to being a junior in a bachelor's degree in a health professions or medical discipline e.g. nursing, health and physical education, health psychology etc. courses at University or have completed coursework equivalent to being a junior in another field with the addition of 3+ years of work experience in a health field as indicated on the Program's EAP website by time of application.
Maintain Eligibility
The guarantee of admission through the EAP is contingent upon the student's continued eligibility in the EAP to include:
- Carrying a sufficient credit load during the remaining regular academic semesters to fulfill University undergraduate degree requirements by the graduation date specified in the student's application. Should a student be unable to complete their undergraduate degree in the original timeframe specified, the student would be dismissed from the EAP, but it would not affect eligibility to apply to the Program at a later time without early assurance consideration.
- Maintaining contact each semester with the University EAP Advisor during the student's senior year and the Program after graduation.
- Maintaining an overall (cumulative) GPA of 3.00 or better with consistent academic performance.
- Completing any specific matriculation conditions set forth by the Program (e.g. official transcripts confirming date of degree completion, a criminal background check prior to matriculation, and submission of all health requirements).
- Remaining free of any actions or conduct that would cause the Admissions Committee to question a student's suitability to pursue a career in medical and health professions education. These include, but are not limited to, misdemeanor or felony convictions, academic dishonesty or other code of conduct violations, and/or unprofessional conduct in a health care or educational setting.
Program Advisor
William Burke
Office of Pre-Health Services & Career Strategy
College of Natural and Health Sciences
wburke@vsu.edu
Phone: (804) 524-5638
Ayanna Thompson
Special Programs/Program Support Coordinator
anthompson@vsu.edu