Health Professions Linkage Agreements

Students within eligible post-bacc and master’s programs at Agnes Scott who are admitted to one of our linkage programs can enroll into the corresponding medical school upon completion of their program at Agnes Scott.

Students with strong academic qualifications upon entering one of our eligible programs at Agnes Scott, who continue to succeed academically and in their volunteer placements while enrolled, will be invited to apply for a specific linkage program based on their overall interests.

Acceptance to medical school through one of our linkage programs is determined by the corresponding medical school, and is contingent upon medical school requirements, continued high academic achievement, and performance on the MCAT.

Your health professions advisor at Agnes Scott will guide you through the process and let you know if you are eligible to apply during the fall semester of your post-bacc or master’s program.

Important facts about linkage programs:

• Eligible students can only apply to one linkage while in their program at Agnes Scott.
• If invited to apply and if accepted into a linkage program, students are required to commit to enroll in that program.
• The number of students participating in a linkage program varies from year to year, and depends on the medical school admission requirements in a given year. 
• Invitations to participate in applying to a linkage are contingent upon strong undergraduate coursework as well as your work at Agnes Scott. Some linkage programs require final MCAT scores to be considered for medical school admission.
• Minimum GPA requirements are set by each medical school for a given year. Refer to the admission requirements for your school of choice to determine your eligibility.

Qualified students who are currently enrolled in one our Post-Baccalaureate or Medical Sciences master's program are guaranteed an interview for admission consideration into our Physician Assistant Studies program*, with the possibility of reaching their goal of becoming a physician assistant.

• Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Accelerated
• Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Bridge
• Medical Sciences Accelerated 

Please note: Applicants to this linkage are not guaranteed direct admission. Full details can be found here.

*Agnes Scott College has applied for Accreditation - Provisional from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). Agnes Scott College PA Program anticipates matriculating its first class in October 2025, pending achieving Accreditation - Provisional status at the June 2025 ARC-PA meeting. Accreditation - Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned, of a proposed program that has not yet enrolled students appear to demonstrate the program’s ability to meet the ARC-PA Standards or when a program holding accreditation- provisional status appears to demonstrate continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation of the first class (cohort) of students.

Enrolled students within our participating post-bacc programs who meet specific qualifications (as determined by MUSM) are invited to apply into the MUSM linkage program at the end of their summer semester. 

• Participating Post-Bacc programs include:
  • Pre-Med Accelerated
  • Pre-Med Bridge

Eligible students who meet the academic qualifications for admission as determined by MUSM must also be a resident of Georgia for a minimum of one year and be willing to practice primary care in rural or underserved Georgia.

*Please note: Agnes Scott students are not guaranteed admission into this linkage program. Students who meet MUSM's admission requirements are allowed to apply, and candidates are selected by the MUSM admission committee just as in a regular medical school application cycle.

Students enrolled in our participating post-bacc or master’s program who meet specific qualifications are invited to apply into the MSM linkage program at the end of their fall semester. 

• Post-Bacc programs include:
  • Pre-Med Accelerated
  • Pre-Med Bridge
• Master's programs include:
  • Medical Sciences Accelerated 

Eligible students who meet the academic qualifications for admission as determined by MSM must also be committed to medicine, Georgia, and serving underserved populations.

*Please note: Agnes Scott post-bacc and graduate students are not guaranteed admission into this linkage program. Students who meet the qualification requirements listed above are allowed to apply for the linkage. Candidates are selected by the MSM admission committee just as in a regular medical school application cycle.

Students enrolled in our participating post-bacc or master’s programs pursing osteopathic medicine, who meet specific qualifications as defined by Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), are invited to apply into the PCOM Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) linkage program.

• Post-Bacc programs include:
  • Pre-Med Accelerated
  • Pre-Med Bridge
• Master's programs include:
  • Medical Sciences Accelerated

Eligible students who meet the academic qualifications for admission as determined by PCOM must also be committed to practicing osteopathic medicine.

*Please note: Agnes Scott post-bacc and graduate students are not guaranteed admission into this linkage program. Students who meet the qualification requirements listed above are allowed to apply for the linkage. Candidates are selected by the PCOM admission committee just as in a regular D.O. school application cycle.

Students enrolled in our participating post-bacc or master's programs who meet specific qualifications are invited to apply into the Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy (PCSP) linkage program.

• Post-Bacc programs include:
  • Pre-Med Accelerated
  • Pre-Med Bridge
  • Pre-Allied Health
• Master's programs include:
  • Medical Sciences Accelerated

Please note: Agnes Scott post-bacc and graduate students are not guaranteed admission into this linkage program. Students who meet PCSP's admission requirements are allowed to apply, and candidates are selected by the PCSP admission committee just as in a regular medical school application cycle.