4.3: Academic Requirements for Graduation
In addition to satisfying the requirements outlined in Section 3: MD Requirements and Procedures of the MD Program Hanbook & Policy Manual, students must meet the requirements outlined below. The MD Program reserves the right to modify academic requirements, teaching modalities, and required schedules at any time to ensure that medical students achieve all required competencies and objectives. As needed to respond to changes in the learning environment, modifications may include changes to required units, instructional formats, schedules, assessments, policies, and procedures. Such changes may be implemented without prior notice and will be communicated to medical students in a timely manner.
Students may monitor their progress toward the MD degree through the Medical Education Platform (MEP) student records system.
Pre-clerkship Curriculum
- Students must successfully complete all required courses (See below for required courses/units by academic year).
- Students must remediate all prior academic deficiencies (non-passing grades) in pre-clerkship courses in order to be promoted to Second Year Pre-clerkship Student or Clinical Medical Student.
Clerkship Curriculum
- Students must successfully complete 66 weeks of clinical training (See below for required clerkships and units by academic year). Note: The total number of units required to graduate is subject to change dependent upon individual clerkship length.
- Students must remediate all academic deficiencies (non-passing grades) in clinical clerkships in order to be promoted to Eligible for the MD Degree.
- Clerkship requirements are based on the academic year in which students begin their clinical rotations, rather than the year they matriculate into the MD Program.
Additional Requirements
- MED 295 Certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – 2 units
- INDE 297 Reflection and Contexual Medicine (formerly RRAP) – 4 units
- Scholarly Concentration – Completion of 12 units of coursework and other requirements of a Scholarly Concentration
- Demonstration of at least minimum competency in the Clinical Performance Examination (CPX) Series
- United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) requirements
- Satisfactory completion of a minimum total of 132 weeks of training. Note: Required academic unit totals may vary based on matriculation year.
updated August 2026