CREDENTIALS SERVICE
PROVIDED BY THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICE
ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER
350 MARTINDALE
Credentials Service (Opening a file)
Student Responsibilities
1. Attend application workshop in November or January
2. Prepare for admissions testing - MCAT PREP COURSE
3. Open file at the HPAO in the Academic Support Center
4. Distribute appraisal packets to faculty and others
5. Take admissions test
6. File with AMCAS or other admissions service
7. Monitor appraisal response
8. Submit secondary / supplemental application
9. Authorize appraisals to be mailed
10. Prepare for interview
If you choose to use our credentials service, we will maintain your file for four (4) years from the time you register with our office after which time it will be destroyed. We will maintain your file longer with a written request, however, remember that MCAT / DAT scores and recommendation letters are valid for only three (3) years.