Prospective students and applicants timeline
May
- Beginning of May: AMCAS application can be electronically accessed by prospective applicants.
- End of May/Early June: AMCAS application can be submitted by applicants to AMCAS.
June
- June 27: MCAT final test date for Early Decision Program.
- End of June: Verified AMCAS applications are released to the WSU SOM.
July
- July 8: Verified AMCAS applicants will begin to receive access to the WSU SOM secondary application via AMP applicant portal.
- The Admissions Committee begins to review completed AMCAS applications.
August
- Interviews for applicants begin and go through February.
- Aug. 1: Early Decision Program AMCAS application deadline.
- Aug. 8: Early Decision Program secondary materials deadline.
- August/September: Early Decision Program interviews.
September
- Mid-September: Final MCAT test date, review WSU SOM MCAT policy for deadline.
October
- No later than Oct. 1: Early Decision Program decision notifications.
- Oct. 15: WSU SOM begins to make offers to regular admit students through start of classes.
November
- Nov. 1: OMFS, M.D./Ph.D., B.A./M.D. (MedDirect and Kuwait Program) application deadlines.
December
- Early December: Early Assurance Program online application (GVSU, SVSU and Calvin College applicants) goes live for following admissions cycle.
- Dec. 31: WSU SOM M.D. program deadline for submission of the AMCAS application.
January
- MCAT test dates open from January through mid-September.
February
- Early February: Early Assurance Program online application (GVSU, SVSU and Calvin College applicants) for following admissions cycle closes.
- Feb. 8: WSU SOM secondary application deadline.
Admitted students timeline
- Oct. 1: EDP (Early Decision Program) decisions released.
- Oct. 15: M.D. program offers of admission begin.
- Dec. 1: Watch for information about the launch of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Complete the FAFSA as soon as possible.
- Feb. 19: “Plan to Enroll” option opens in AMCAS.
- April 15: AMCAS protocols recommend narrowing your acceptance offers to three schools.
- April 30: “Commit to Enroll” becomes available in AMCAS. “Plan to Enroll” is still available for accepted students.
- May 1 – June 8: “Commit to Enroll” on AMCAS is strongly recommended for incoming students.
- June 9: Wayne State University School of Medicine requires all incoming students to select “Commit to Enroll.”
- Early July: Orientation and classes begin for incoming medical students.
- Check your email often for more information about pre-matriculation requirements, and read our policies to learn more about timing and other pertinent information.
