Early Assurance Program
Engineering to Engineering Medicine Early Assurance Program (E2EnMed) is the School of Engineering Medicine’s early assurance program. This competitive pathway offers high-achieving high school seniors and current Texas A&M engineering sophomores early conditional admission to our School of Engineering Medicine.
E2EnMed: Bridging Engineering Degrees and Medical Education
It’s important to understand that E2EnMed is a direct pathway to medical school. Students in this program are committing to complete their undergraduate engineering degree at Texas A&M University College Station and then transition into our EnMed medical education program after graduation. This is an eight-year commitment for students passionate about both engineering and healthcare.
Students who successfully complete all program requirements, as outlined in their admission agreement, are guaranteed an interview for the EnMed medical education program. You can find more details on these requirements below.
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Program Options
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
In this pathway, the E2EnMed program will select high school seniors from a pool of National Merit Scholars (semi-finalist or finalist) who are seeking enrollment to Texas A&M University and a degree from the College of Engineering – College Station (see a list of degree programs in Texas A&M Engineering).
- You must be fully accepted to Texas A&M University’s College of Engineering, pursuing your first undergraduate degree. (Note: Texas A&M admissions and E2EnMed admissions are separate processes; we don’t share applications.) While you don’t need Texas A&M acceptance before applying to E2EnMed, you must be accepted to Texas A&M by the start of the academic year to maintain your E2EnMed spot.
For more information on applying, visit Texas A&M University.
The E2EnMed program does not require the SAT and/or ACT; however, scores are HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
How candidates are selected:
- Interviews are offered to qualified applicants who have expressed an interest in medicine and engineering as a career
- Candidates must be U.S. citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents
- Preference will be given to Texas residents
- They have achieved:
- A minimum cumulative High School Overall GPA of 3.75 (unweighted).
- Rank in the top 10% of graduating glass (recommended)
- Score a minimum 1300 SAT (Verbal/Math) or 30 ACT (recommended)
- Interviews will assess applicants on the following qualities:
- Ability to communicate effectively and interact with faculty and peers
- Capacity for improvement through personal responsibility
- Service orientation to others, selfless service is a core pillar of Texas A&M
- Motivation and desire for medicine as a career
- Maturity, stability, and tolerance of others.
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
In this pathway, the E2EnMed program will select students from a pool of College of Engineering – College Station sophomores. Transfer students are not eligible for this application.
How candidates are selected:
- Interviews are offered to highly qualified applicants who have expressed an interest in medicine and engineering as a career
- They must be U.S. citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents
- Preference will be given to Texas residents
- They have achieved or completed:
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.75 at the end of the first year of attendance at TAMU
- At least 24 credit hours at Texas A&M University
- Biology I and II with lab, Chemistry I and II with lab, PHYS I all with a grade of B or better.
- AP credits may be accepted for some but not all of the above courses. If AP credits are utilized, students must continue taking math and science courses as part of the “24 credit hours at Texas A&M University” requirement.
- Interviews will assess the following important attributes:
- Ability to communicate effectively and interact with faculty and peers
- Capacity for improvement through personal responsibility
- Service orientation to others, selfless service is a core pillar of Texas A&M
- Motivation and desire for medicine as a career
- Maturity, stability, and tolerance of others.
Comprehensive Requirements for E2EnMed Early Assurance Program
Both incoming college freshmen and current TAMU students have key requirements for admission into the E2EnMed program. Understanding these criteria is essential for prospective Physicianeers seeking early assurance into the EnMed program.
Option A: Before Entry into Texas A&M
- Key Qualifications:
- National Merit Scholars (semi-finalist or finalist)
- U.S. citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents (preference for Texas residents)
- Seeking enrollment to Texas A&M University and a degree from the College of Engineering – College Station
- Academic Requirements:
- A minimum cumulative High School Overall GPA of 3.75 (unweighted).
- Rank in the top 10% of graduating class (recommended)
- Score a minimum 1300 SAT (Verbal/Math) or 30 ACT (recommended)
Option B: Current Texas A&M Student
- Key Qualifications:
- U.S. citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents (preference for Texas residents)
- Current Texas A&M University College of Engineering – College Station degree seeking students
- Transfer students are ineligible
- Academic Requirements:
- Minimum 3.75 cumulative GPA after first year
- Minimum 24 credit hours completed at Texas A&M University
- Complete Biology I and II with lab (grade of B or better)
- Complete Chemistry I and II with lab (grade of B or better)
- Complete Phys I (grade of B or better)
How to Apply
To qualify for the application process students must have expressed an interest in medicine as a career, be a U.S. citizens or U.S. Permanent Resident. Please refer to Program Options for Incoming Freshman or College Student applications.
- Complete your application online through the Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine’s Admissions Management Portal (AMP)
- Select ‘Create Early Assurance Program Account’
- Current Texas A&M students must use their @tamu.edu email address to create their early assurance account
- After submitting the application, candidates may check the status of their items by logging into the portal and selecting the ‘Status’ link for review.
- Students are responsible for outstanding items and ensuring they are submitted by the deadline.
Please contact enmed.admissions@tamu.edu with any questions during the application process
- For High School Applicants:
- Two individual letters of recommendation are required, at least one from a science teacher and must be on letterhead (a science teacher is considered someone who teaches in the department of biology, biomedical sciences, neuroscience, chemistry, biochemistry or physics). The second can be from another professional who can attest to your academic abilities.
- For College Applicants:
- Two individual letters of recommendation on approved departmental letterhead are required, at least one letter must be from an engineering professor who is considered someone who teaches discipline specific courses within an engineering field and the other may be a science or general education professor/faculty.
- Letters must be on official letterhead and addressed to the EnMed Admissions Committee. All letters must be submitted through the application portal. Additional letters are not accepted through email.
Unofficial transcripts are required to make the application complete. All transcripts must be submitted through the application portal.
- High School applicants (Option A) must complete a Supplemental High School Validation Form. This form is generated in the application portal when applicants successfully complete all application requirements and submit the final application in the portal.
The Supplemental High School Validation Form is generated electronically and sent to your High School Counselor. Only validations submitted through the portal will be accepted.
After applications have been evaluated, the selection committee will choose a select number of applicants to forward in the process and conduct interviews. From this pool, the final applicants will be chosen.
The selection is based on a joint process of the School of Engineering Medicine, the Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine, and the College of Engineering. Students are chosen for their intellectual capacity, motivation for medicine as a career, service orientation, and ethical responsibility to self and others.
Selections will be announced after all interviews are completed.
By the time of enrollment in medical school, E2EnMed students must fulfill the following:
- Satisfy the Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine’s undergraduate prerequisite course requirements with a B or better in all courses*
- * A maximum of 15 hours of AP credit may be applied to the 47 hours of prerequisite coursework with prior written approval.
- After admission to the E2EnMed program, complete all coursework toward degree at Texas A&M University
- Achieve or maintain at least:
- A cumulative 3.75 overall grade point average (GPA)
- 3.5 BCPM (biological sciences, chemistry, physics, mathematics) overall GPA
- 3.5 ENGR GPA (ENGR courses are defined as any engineering course used towards fulfilling major/secondary coursework requirements for graduation. Ex: courses with prefix ENGR, BMEN, MEEN, CHEN etc.)
- Maintaining a minimum enrollment of 12 hours per long semester, with a minimum of one math or science course
- Complete the engineering degree plan as prescribed and within the standard acceptable time frame of 8 long semesters
- Score a minimum of an 80 percentile MCAT score with no less than a 67 percentile in each subsection.
- One retake of the MCAT is allowed if the minimum percentile in any section is not achieved on the first attempt
- Participate in the designated seminar during the third year, focusing on medical school applications, careers in engineering medicine, and an introduction to the medical device design process.
- Attend:
- Individual, or group, advising sessions each semester with EnMed advisors regarding the completion of all program requirements.
- Acceptable advising sessions will be defined by the EnMed Early Assurance Coordinator.
- Required medical school application and mock interview workshops prior to submitting application and medical school interview date.
- Individual, or group, advising sessions each semester with EnMed advisors regarding the completion of all program requirements.
- Completing clinical/shadowing, community service, and research experiences after acceptance into the program, for all years enrolled, as follows:
- Clinical/shadowing experience – 60 hours/year for a minimum of 200 hours total
- Community service/volunteer experience – 60 hours/year for a minimum of 200 hours total
- Medically related research experience – one required, more are encouraged
- Commit solely to the Texas A&M Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine during your designated application cycle.
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