Eligible Health Professions Programs
You may take the exam if you are preparing to apply to a health professions program that accepts PREview scores for admission, and you are not currently or were not previously enrolled in a health professions program. These programs include:
- M.D.-granting programs
- D.O.-granting programs
- Podiatric (D.P.M)
- Dental (D.M.D)
- Any other health-related programs that accept PREview scores to satisfy a situational judgment test requirement.
Geographic Location for Testing
Although the exam is delivered online, all examinees must take the exam within an eligible country. If you register from or connect to the exam from a non-eligible country, the AAMC reserves the right to cancel your exam registration, terminate your exam session early, or cancel your score. Eligible countries include:
- United States and U.S. Territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands)
- Canada
- Australia
- China: Hong Kong
- France
- Germany
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Lebanon
- Qatar
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
Appointment and Testing Limits
You may register for an exam if you have not reached the maximum allowed exams. You may attempt the AAMC PREview exam twice during the 2025 testing year, and you may hold a maximum of one appointment at a time. There is a lifetime maximum of four attempts.
Requesting Special Permission
If you do not meet one or more of the general or additional eligibility requirements above, you must apply for special permission to register and take the PREview exam. Requests can be submitted by emailing askpreview@aamc.org with, “Special Permission Request” in the subject line. Please include the following information:
- Your full name
- Your AAMC ID
- Email address
- Phone number
- Your preferred test date (if known)
- The reason you are asking for special permission
- The eligibility requirement you do not currently meet
The typical time frame for AAMC review is five business days. Processing time may be longer if any of the required information listed above is missing.
Failure to obtain special permission prior to scheduling your exam may result in, among other consequences, an investigation by the AAMC, appointment cancellation, cancellation of scores, and/or a ban from taking the PREview exam for a designated time period or permanently. Refer to the Discussion, Violations, and Investigation section in the PREview Essentials for more information about the AAMC investigation process.