AACPMAS Program Materials

Overview

The Program Materials section includes additional information and requirements for the programs you selected in the Add Program tab. Each program's requirements may vary, so it's important you review this section in detail.

Your selected programs appear on the left side of this page; click each program's name to begin your review. Note that depending on your program's requirements, you'll see one or more of the tabs outlined below.

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Questions

The Questions tab is only available for certain programs. Here, you can answer questions specific to each program. Questions may be multiple choice or open-ended text boxes. Some programs require an additional essay. Contact each program directly if you have questions.

Select your answers for each question and then click Save. If copying a response into a text box, check for possible formatting changes. We suggest using simple formatting, as tabs, italics, multiple spaces, etc., will not be saved. To delineate paragraphs, type a double return between each paragraph.

Documents

The Documents tab is only available for certain programs. Uploaded documents will only be visible to that specific program. Documents that do not have a red asterisk are optional and do not need to be uploaded for you to submit your application.

Contact the program directly if you have any questions about their specific requirements.

If your program provides a PDF form to fill out and upload in this section, you must save and upload it as an image. Depending on your computer's operating system, there may be multiple ways to do this; a Google search can point you in the right direction.

Once your application is submitted, you cannot re-upload, update, or edit the documents in any way; however, you can upload new documents.

Kira Assessment

Some programs may request or require that you complete a Kira Talent assessment, which is separate from your AACPMAS application. Kira Talent is a cloud-based, online video screening platform where your programs create virtual interview questions. Contact each program directly if you have questions.

To submit a Kira assessment:

Click Open Kira Assessment.
You will then be redirected to Kira Talent, where you can register and complete your assessment.

Once you complete the Kira assessment, return to your AACPMAS application to verify that the section is marked complete. It can take up to 24 hours to update, and you may need to refresh the page.

Note: if your program's Kira assessment is optional, you can choose not to submit one by clicking I Do Not Want To Complete This Assessment.

Prerequisites

Overview

To enter a podiatric medical school, you must first complete a minimum of three years or 90 semester hours of college credit at an accredited institution. Over 97% of the students who enter podiatric medical school have a bachelor's degree. Many have also completed some graduate studies.

Actual minimum semester credit hour requirements for all schools and colleges of podiatric medicine include the following prerequisites. Note that all science courses require a lab.

Biology: 8 semester hours
Chemistry (General or Inorganic): 8 semester hours
Organic Chemistry: 8 semester hours
Physics: 8 semester hours
English: 6-8 semester hours. Note that California School of Podiatric Medicine requires 8 semester hours of English/Communication studies.

The science courses you take should be designed for health professional students (i.e., pre-medical students), and must include laboratory experience. Courses for non-science majors are not accepted.

Entering Prerequisites

The Prerequisites tab is only available for certain programs. In it, you can assign courses you took (or plan to take) to fulfill the program's required prerequisites. You must complete Transcript Entry and Transcript Review in order to complete this section. You should only add additional courses if necessary to reach the minimum credit requirement. Do not exceed the listed requirements by matching extra courses.

Note that assigning these courses does not necessarily mean you meet the program's prerequisite requirements; the program wants you to self-identify these courses for their review. Contact each program directly if you have questions about these prerequisites.

Assign a Prerequisite

Click Assign Course.
Click the plus sign next to the course(s) that you believe fulfills the prerequisite. You can match multiple courses to one prerequisite, if applicable. If you do not have a prerequisite course to add, click I Am Not Matching Any Courses to this Prerequisite.
Click Save and Exit.