Do you have an inner calling to become a medical doctor? Apply to Iowa’s only career-changer Postbaccalaureate Pre-Medical/Pre-Health program.
The postbaccalaureate twelve-month program is intended for individuals interested in changing their career to healthcare and who require the prerequisite courses for medical school or other health profession programs. Loras has a rich liberal arts tradition and a strong history of educating students about various healthcare professions.
We strive to develop active learners, reflective thinkers, ethical decision-makers, and responsible contributors—all critical attributes for success in your chosen medical and healthcare career and a satisfying life. We are interested in people joining our pre-medical program for whom medicine will not be just a job but a vocation in which they choose to use their talents to serve humanity best.
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Preparing for Medical School
Our program is more than the courses you take. With dedicated professors, you will be advised and guided by a pre-health advisor, prepare for the MCAT exam or other admission tests, observe and learn from doctors in hospitals and clinics, and receive a detailed committee letter of evaluation for your professional program of choice.
Committee Letter of Evaluation
Our postbaccalaureate committee evaluates each student’s work after every term and provides a comprehensive evaluation letter for students applying to medical, dental, and other health profession schools.
Benefits
- Personalized advising from dedicated faculty.
- All classes and labs are taught by professors with PhDs.
- Small class sizes and a beautiful Midwest location.
- Assistance finding shadowing and direct patient care experiences, research, and meaningful volunteer opportunities.
- Opportunity to take an anatomy class with human cadavers.
- Application guidance to health-related professional schools, including personal statement guidance and interviewing practice.
- Admission test guidance for health-related professional schools.
Admission
Prepare for the MCAT exam, observe and learn from doctors in hospitals and clinics, and receive a detailed committee letter of evaluation for your professional program of choice.
Financial Aid
Advanced degrees are worth the investment. We have options to help you make your educational goal a reality, and financial aid helps open doors for your future.
Tuition & Fees
Understand the costs before applying. Review tuition, fees, and living expenses to create a realistic budget. Financial planning is key for advanced degree success.
Start your application
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the application deadline for each term. To complete the program in twelve months, you must begin with the summer term.
A holistic admission decision will be based on multiple factors, including ACT/SAT scores, your motivation for becoming a physician or other healthcare professional, work history, volunteer activities, and other extracurricular involvement.
Program Eligibility
- Must have earned a bachelor’s degree by the time of enrollment, with no (or few) natural science lab classes taken.
- If you have taken some prerequisite courses, please contact the program director to discuss eligibility.
- Strong academic ability, evidenced by a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0.
- US citizen or permanent resident.
Application Checklist
Complete the PostBacCAS application and provide these supplemental documents directly to PostBacCAS.
Application Deadlines
Summer Enrollment
Materials due May 1
Fall Enrollment
Materials due August 1
Spring Enrollment
Materials due January 1
Post-deadline applications are considered on an individual basis.
Book a Postbac Chat or Campus Visit
It does not matter if you are near or far: we want to talk with you! Chat with us via Zoom or come take a personalized campus visit to learn more about the curriculum, academic support, program outcomes, enrollment process, and more.
Get in Touch
Megan Henderson
Graduate Admission
megan.henderson@loras.edu
563.588.7140
Financial Aid
Advanced degrees are worth the investment. We have options to help you realize your educational goal, and financial aid helps open doors for your future.
Postbaccalaureate students enrolled at least half-time (6 credits per term) are eligible for federal direct loans for one consecutive twelve-month period, provided you have not already borrowed the maximum amount allowed*.
Most postbaccalaureate students can borrow $12,500 each academic year if they have never borrowed—and maybe less if they have a prior borrowing history.
The program’s estimated cost can range from $22,000 to $26,000 depending upon course selection. Private loans are available to help with costs not covered by federal loans.
*Maximum Borrowed Amount Allowed |
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Dependent Undergraduate Student $31,000 / no more than $23,000 of this may be subsidized loans |
Independent Undergraduate Student 24+ $57,500 / no more than $23,000 of this may be subsidized loans |
Loras College does not offer institutional scholarships or federal grants for Postbaccalaureate students at this time.
Pre-Medical /Health FAQs
The Loras postbaccalaureate premedical program provided me with a toolbox of resources that I used to put together a competitive application.
— Sarah (’20)
Meet the Faculty
![photo of Kate Cooper](https://loras.edu/wp-content/uploads/Cooper-resized-960x1280.jpg)
Kate Cooper PhD
Professor of Biology
![photo Adam Moser Loras professor](https://loras.edu/wp-content/uploads/Moser-Faculty-960x1280.jpg)
Adam Moser PhD
Associate Professor of Chemistry