Program Overview

Introduction to St. Georges University Program

St. Georges University is the premier Caribbean medical school, graduating approximately 1000 students from their M.D. program each year. The program of study involves 18 months of study on the island of Grenada followed by two years of rotation in U.S. hospitals. St. George works hard to prepare its students for the USMLE exams, which results in an excellent first-time pass rate.

Program Structure

The program with St. Georges is a 3+4 program, where students spend 3 years at SUNY Plattsburgh and then matriculate into the medical school. After the first year of classes at St. Georges, 20 credits will transfer back to complete the bachelor's degree at SUNY Plattsburgh. Students will then finish their degree with St. Georges University.

Admission Requirements

To be considered for conditional acceptance into the first year of instruction, students must have successfully completed the SUNY Plattsburgh portion of the B.A. of biology degree (approximately 103 credits) with the following conditions:

• The satisfactory completion of the SUNY Plattsburgh portion of the B.A. of biology curriculum with a minimum GPA of 3.40.
• The applicant must achieve a competitive score on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), defined as a score within 3 points of the prior term's average MCAT score for matriculated students at SGU.
• To be eligible for entry into the SGU School of Veterinary Medicine, students must maintain a GPA of at least 3.4 while enrolled at SUNY Plattsburgh and obtain a competitive Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score, defined as above 290.

Additional Requirements

In addition to the above-referenced minimum GPA, MCAT, and GRE requirements, qualified SUNY Plattsburgh students must:

• Meet all admission criteria of SGU School of Medicine or SGU School of Veterinary Medicine.
• Receive a letter of recommendation from the SUNY Plattsburgh Pre-Health Professions Advisory Committee.
• SGU School of Medicine and SGU School of Veterinary Medicine will select suitable candidates that meet their respective standards and establish dates for promotion interviews.
• An offer of admission to SGU School of Medicine or SGU School of Veterinary Medicine will only be made to qualified students who satisfy all respective admissions requirements after a promotion interview is conducted by SGU.

Degree Granting

The Bachelor of Arts/Science in Biology will be conferred by SUNY Plattsburgh to students enrolled under this agreement after successful completion of the first year of study at SGU.

Degree Plan for Non-Matriculates and Non-Successful Matriculates

Should a candidate enrolled in the pre-professional program at SUNY Plattsburgh not be accepted to complete their final undergraduate requirements at SGU, SUNY Plattsburgh will provide a seamless alternative for that student to satisfy all of the remaining requirements for the undergraduate degree. The same provision will be made for students who are conditionally accepted to continue their studies at SGU but fail to satisfactorily complete their first year of study.