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Postbaccalaureate Programs, or Post-Bac Programs, provide an alternate entry into postgraduate programs for students who have already obtained an undergraduate degree. Each program description includes the name of the sponsoring institution and contact information.

:: General Information

American Association of Medical Colleges
Includes listing of post-bac programs with specific admission requirements. Not included in this listing are other programs where students may enroll as non-degree students.

Postbaccalaureate Program Information Page ...excellent listing!
"... lists programs for minorities or individuals under-represented among health professionals; ...for people who have completed few, if any, of the science courses required; ...non-degree granting programs that are listed by schools/counselors having support staff able and willing to provide the proper advice and support; ...and degree-granting programs that differ in some respects from the standard graduate programs in university science departments." - Syracuse University web site

:: Some programs with a pre-med focus

• The Johns Hopkins Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program
  Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)
  The Johns Hopkins Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program gives
  college graduates and professionals the opportunity to take the required
  courses for admission to leading medical schools. Designed to meet the needs
  of diverse and talented individuals, this program is right for you if you
  have excellent academic records in undergraduate and/or graduate school,
  have never applied to medical school, and have the ultimate goal of entering
  the medical profession.
  
  
• Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program for Women
  Agnes Scott College (Decatur, GA)
  
  
• Post Baccalaureate Program
  Brandeis University (Waltham, MA)
  
  
• Post-baccalaureate Program [currently not accepting applications]
  Brown University (Providence, RI)
  
  
• Post Baccalaureate Premedical Program
  Columbia University (New York, NY)
  
  
• The Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program
  Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA)
  
  
• Health Careers Program
  Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
  
  
• Master of Science in Medical Science Program
  Indiana University (Indianapolis, IN)
  
  
• Medical Preparatory Program
  MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine (Philadelphia, PA )
  "The MSP program strengthens students' science backgrounds in order to improve MCAT scores."
  
  
• Post Baccalaurate Pre-Medical Certificate Program
  Mills College (Oakland, CA)
  
  
• Postbaccalaureate Premedical Graduate Certificate
  Notre Dame de Namur University (formerly College of Notre Dame, Belmont, CA)
  

• Postbaccalaureate Program
  Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
  

• Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY)
  

• Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Certificate Program
  Scripps College (Claremont, CA)
  

• Post-baccalaureate Premedical Studies
  State University of New York (Stony Brook, NY)
  
  
• Postbac Premedical / Predental Program
  Towson University (Towson, MD)
  
  
• Postbac Premedical Program
  Tufts University (Medford, MA)
  "The Tufts program is uniquely positioned to accommodate a variety of health-related career goals. The Health Professions Advisor will help you develop an individualized program of study, chosen from a wide range of course offerings. This flexibility allows our students to pursue careers in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, physical therapy, occupational therapy, osteopathic medicine, optometry, podiatry, or as a physician assistant or nurse practitioner." - Tufts website
  
  
• Postbaccalaureate Reapplicant Program
  University of California (Davis, CA)
  "The UC Davis School of Medicine offers a comprehensive, structured post-baccalaureate study program designed to assist educationally and/or socio-economically disadvantaged* reapplicants in gaining acceptance to medical school. The program consists of an intensive summer MCAT preparatory component and an upper division science curriculum component." - UC Davis website
  
  
• Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
  University of California (Los Angeles, CA)
  
  
• Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
  Washington University (St. Louis, MO)
  

:: Some programs with a health sciences and/or research focus

• Postbaccalaureate IRTA Research Fellowship
  National Institute of Health (NIH)

• Patient-Oriented and Translational Research Option
  Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN)
  Note: this program offers a "hands-on" application of medical research and is open to undergraduates, recent graduates, medical students, PhD and MD/PhD students, and postdoctoral research associates
  
  
• Interdepartmental Medical Science Program
  MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine (Philadelphia, PA )
  "The IMS program is for college graduates who are considering careers in the health sciences and wish to extend their training and knowledge of the basic medical sciences in a medical-school setting." - MCP Hahnemann website
  
  
• Postbaccalaureate Internship in Dietetics
  University of Alabama (Birmingham, AL)
  
  
• Dietetic Internship Program
  University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
  
  
• Post Baccalaureate/Graduate School Preparation Program
  Villanova University (Villanova, PA)
  "Villanova offers a very flexible Post Baccalaureate program for people who already have a four-year bachelor’s degree and need specific undergraduate courses to prepare for graduate school." - Villanova University website