Plan your application to an MD program.
TRADITIONAL MD PROGRAM
2025-2026 Application Cycle Timeline
Application Opens in AMCAS
May 1, 2025
Application Submissions Begin
May 28, 2025
Primary Application Deadline
December 1, 2025
Secondary Application and Fee Deadline
Submit your secondary application and fee to the College of Medicine – Tucson within 30 days from the date it was initially sent by 11:59 p.m. Arizona time or January 2, 2026 — whichever day comes FIRST.
Letters of Recommendation Deadline
January 2, 2026, OR the Monday prior to your scheduled interview — whichever day comes FIRST.
Interview Season
August 2025 – February 2026
Decisions Announced
October 2025 – May 2026
Second Look Event
April 2026
New Student Orientation / White Coat Ceremony
July 2026
MD/PhD PROGRAM
2025-2026 Application Cycle Timeline
Application Opens in AMCAS
May 1, 2025
Application Submissions Begin
May 28, 2025
Primary Application Deadline
December 1, 2025
Secondary Application and Fee Deadline
Submit your secondary application and fee to the College of Medicine – Tucson within 30 days from the date it was originally sent by 11:59 p.m. Arizona time, or January 2, 2026 — whichever day comes FIRST.
Letters of Recommendation Deadline
January 2, 2026, OR the Monday prior to your scheduled interview — whichever day comes FIRST.
Interview Season
MD/PhD interviews will be held on October 21, 2025, December 9, 2025, and January 27, 2026
Decisions Announced
October 2025 – May 2026
Second Look Event
April 2026
New Student Orientation / White Coat Ceremony
July 2026
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
October 31, 2024
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
2024-2025 Application Cycle Timeline
Application Opens in Scholarship Universe
October 24, 2024
Application Deadline
February 21, 2025
Invitation to Interview
Week of March 24, 2025
Interview Days (Honors & COM-T)
April 3 & 4, 2025
Open House (Honors & COM-T)
April 9, 2025
Decisions Announced
April 18, 2025
Begin SUMMIT MED
July 2025
College of Medicine – Tucson Second Look Event
April 2026
College of Medicine – Tucson Orientation and White Coat Ceremony
July 2026
ACCELERATED PATHWAY TO MEDICAL EDUCATION
2024-2025 Application Cycle Timeline
Application Opens – Future Wildcat Portal
September 9, 2024
Application Deadline
January 17, 2025
Letters of Recommendation Deadline
January 17, 2025
Application Review Period
February 2025
Invitations to Interview
Week of February 17, 2025
Virtual Visit Day (Interviews)
March 7, 2025
Decisions Announced
March 21, 2025
Commit to APME
April 14, 2025
Second Look Event
April 2025