CI
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California 🇺🇸MD · 4 years
Takes out-of-stateMCAT requiredTraditional interview
Admissions websiteVerified Oct 6, 2026
At a glance
Who can apply
Requirements
- Biology: 1.5 years (3 semesters/5 quarters), incl. one upper-division course at an accredited four-year institution
- Chemistry: 2 years (4 semesters/6 quarters), incl. general/inorganic, organic and biochemistry
- Physics: 1 year (2 semesters/3 quarters)
- Humanities: 1 semester/1 quarter
- All lecture-based, grade C or higher, at a U.S. accredited institution; completed by July 15 of matriculation year
- Minimum 90 semester units incl. one full-time year at an accredited U.S. college/university
MCAT requiredTaken within the three years preceding June 1 of the application year and no later than September 30 of the application year.Must have been taken within the three years preceding June 1 of the application year and no later than September 30 of the application year. No minimum stated. How-to-apply page step 2 says 'no later than Sept. 1' but its timeline and the FAQ say September 30
Also required
Kira Talent Video Assessment (asynchronous) for interviewees
How selection works
Interview
Dates, deadlines & fees
AMCAS primary deadline · November 1 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)
Transcripts to AMCAS for verification · November 15 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)
Secondary deadline · 30 days after invitation; last date secondaries accepted December 1 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)
Commit to enroll deadline for UCI · July 1 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)
Special programs & mission
Sources
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Where official sources disagree
- requirements.mcat: How-to-apply step 2 says take the MCAT 'no later than Sept. 1'; its timeline and the FAQ say September 30.
- stats.applicants: Admissions page gives 7,874 total applications for the 2026 class, but elsewhere says 'more than 6,500 applications for 114 positions' (older text).