Plan your application to an MD program.
TRADITIONAL MD PROGRAM
2026-2027 Application Cycle Timeline
Application Opens in AMCAS
May 1, 2026
Application Submissions Begin
May 28, 2026
Primary Application Deadline
December 1, 2026
Secondary Application and Fee Deadline
Submit your secondary application and fee to the College of Medicine – Tucson within 14 days from the date it was initially sent by 11:59 p.m. Arizona time or January 2, 2027 — whichever day comes first.
First Round Video Interview
Complete and submit first-round video interview within 14 calendar days of the date the invitation is sent, by 11:59 p.m. Arizona Time, or by January 2, 2027, whichever occurs first.
Letters of Recommendation Deadline
January 2, 2027, OR the Monday prior to your scheduled interview — whichever day comes first.
Interview Season
August 2026 – February 2027
Decisions Announced
October 2026 – May 2027
Second Look Event
April 2027
New Student Orientation / White Coat Ceremony
July 2027
MD/PhD PROGRAM
2026-2027 Application Cycle Timeline
Application Opens in AMCAS
May 1, 2026
Application Submissions Begin
May 28, 2026
Primary Application Deadline
December 15, 2026
Secondary Application and Fee Deadline
Submit your secondary application and fee to the College of Medicine – Tucson within 14 days from the date it was originally sent by 11:59 p.m. Arizona time, or January 2, 2027 — whichever day comes first.
First Round Video Interview
Complete and submit first-round video interview within 14 calendar days of the date the invitation is sent, by 11:59 p.m. Arizona Time, or by January 2, 2027, whichever occurs first.
Letters of Recommendation Deadline
January 2, 2027, OR the Monday prior to your scheduled interview — whichever day comes first.
Interview Season
MD/PhD interviews will be October 2026 through January 2027.
Decisions Announced
October 2026 – May 2027
Second Look Event
April 2027
New Student Orientation / White Coat Ceremony
July 2027
PRE-MEDICAL ADMISSIONS PATHWAY PROGRAM
2025-2026 Application Cycle Timeline
P-MAP Application Opens in GRADAPP
July 1, 2025
Application Submissions Begin
July 1, 2025
Primary Application Deadline
December 15, 2025
Letters of Recommendation Deadline
December 31, 2025
Interview Season
February 6, 2026
Decisions Announced
February – March 2026
P-MAP Program Begins
May 2026
Second Look Event
April 2027
New Student Orientation / White Coat Ceremony
July 2027
HONORS EARLY ASSURANCE PROGRAM
2025-2026 Application Cycle Timeline
Application Opens on Honors College website
October 24, 2025
Application Deadline
February 27, 2026
MCAT Deadline
March 10, 2026
Invitation to Interview
Week of March 24, 2025
Interview Day (Honors & COM-T)
April 16, 2026
Decisions Announced
April 17, 2026
Open House (Honors & COM-T)
April 29, 2026
ACCELERATED PATHWAY TO MEDICAL EDUCATION
2026-2027 Application Cycle Timeline
Application Opens – Future Wildcat Portal
August 1, 2026
Please choose “Early Action” as your preferred admission plan
Application Deadline
November 1, 2026
Early Decision Acceptance
January 15, 2027
Invitations to Interview
Week of February 15, 2027
APME Zoom Interviews
March 5, 2027
Decisions Announced
March 19, 2027