Enter the information for the high school from which you graduated. If you attended more than one high school, include only the school from which you graduated.

The AAMC will provide medical schools with consistent, publicly available data about your high school  from the National Center for Education Statistics Public School Search and the National Center for Education Statistics Private School Search.

If your high school does not have publicly available data, no information will be delivered to the medical schools about your high school. Additionally, the AAMC uses three years of data and may use imputations to calculate data when needed. This means that in cases where specific data points are missing, the AAMC may estimate or fill in these gaps using statistical methods. Applicants should be aware of this process as it ensures consistency in the information provided to medical schools.

U.S. Schools/U.S. Territories and Possessions

Select United States and then select the state and county where the school is located and the school name from the drop-down list. Enter the name of the school only if it’s not listed or you need to modify the name. Then, enter the city and your year of graduation in the designated fields.

Canadian Schools

Select Canada and then select the province where the school is located and the school name from the drop-down list. Enter the name of the school only if it’s not listed or you need to modify the name. Then, enter the city and your year of graduation in the designated fields.

Non-U.S. and Non-Canadian Schools

Select the appropriate country from the drop-down list. Then, select either the school name from the drop-down list or Other (not listed). Enter the name of the school only if it is not listed or you need to modify the name. Then, enter the city and your year of graduation in the designated fields.

Earned Equivalency or General Educational Development (GED)

If you received a high school equivalency diploma or a GED certificate, please list the state and county where the certificate was awarded. In the School field, select Other (not listed), then in the box provided to the right, type “Earned Equivalent or GED.” Then, enter the city where you took the test and the year you received the certificate.

Home School

If you were home-schooled, please list the state and county where you were home-schooled (or received your diploma). In the School field, select Other (not listed). In the box provided, type “Home-Schooled,” and then enter the city where you were home-schooled and your graduation year.

In this section, list every postsecondary institution where you were enrolled for at least one course, even if the credits were transferred, no credit was earned, or you withdrew. Postsecondary institutions include, but are not limited to, all colleges or universities, including community colleges, in which you were enrolled in a degree, credit, or certificate program.

You have the option to select an institution as Summer School Only and/or Study Abroad Program. Select the study abroad option only if you were involved in a program through a school that was not affiliated with a foreign school. For programs through a school affiliated with a foreign school, please refer to the Transcript Exception Request.

• If you were enrolled in more than one program at an institution (e.g., undergraduate and graduate), create a separate entry for each program. Please request separate transcripts for your undergraduate and graduate programs.
• Create a separate entry for any U.S.- or Canadian-sponsored study abroad program in
  which you participated.
• If you change or delete a school entry, you will lose all degrees, majors, minors, and coursework you entered for that school. The application gives a warning before confirming deletion.

U.S. Schools, Territories, and Possessions

Select United States and then select the state and school name from the designated drop-down lists. Enter the name of the school only if it is not listed or you need to modify the name. Then, select your program type, indicating your start and end dates from the designated drop-down lists. Coursework taken at a Puerto Rican institution should be entered under this selection.

Canadian Schools

Select Canada and then select the province and school name from the designated drop-down lists.
Enter the name of the school only if it is not listed or you need to modify the name. Then, select your program type, indicating your start and end dates from the designated drop-down lists.

Select the country in which the school is located and the school name from the designated drop-down lists. If your school is not listed, select Other (not listed). Enter the school name that’s on the official transcript, if appropriate. Enter the city in which the school is located and select your program type, indicating your start and end dates from the designated drop-down lists.

If you wish to authorize the AMCAS program to release information about your application to the designated advisor(s) at the school(s) you attended, select Yes. These advisor(s) have met AMCAS-established requirements and are bound by confidentiality. Transferred information includes your personal and demographic information, MCAT scores, PREview scores, GPAs, the names of your letter writers, your letter of evaluation types, the names of any other schools you have attended, the medical schools to which you have applied and actions those schools have taken, and the status of your AMCAS application. In addition, selecting Yes for this option allows AMCAS staff to discuss your application with the designated advisor(s) at each school.

Prehealth advisors use this information to gauge the effectiveness of their advising program and to improve advising services at their school.

Under the postsecondary institutions you entered into your AMCAS application, you are asked if you earned a degree or expect to earn a degree from the institutions listed. To add a degree, select Add Degree. Degrees are listed alphabetically. If your degree is not listed, you may select Other Associate’s, Other Bachelor’s, Other Master’s, or Other Doctorate and enter your current degree in the box provided. Then, enter the month and year when you earned the degree or expect to earn the degree. Finally, select Save.

Majors

To enter declared majors, select Add Major under the appropriate school(s). Majors are listed
alphabetically. If yours isn’t listed, you may select Other Major and enter your major in the designated field. Then, select Save.

Minors

To enter declared minors, select Add Minor under the appropriate school(s). Minors are listed
alphabetically. If yours isn’t listed, you may select Other Minor and enter your minor in the designated field. Then, select Save.

If the AMCAS program requires a transcript from your school(s), you will list the school(s) in this section, and you will be able to create and print an AMCAS pre-barcoded Transcript Request Form to send to the respective registrar(s). We strongly suggest you include the AMCAS pre-barcoded Transcript Request Form with your transcript(s) because this helps ensure your transcript(s) are applied correctly to your application. Issues with transcripts are the number one cause of processing delays and missed application deadlines. Please review this section carefully.

We also strongly recommend you request copies of your official transcript(s) for your own use in completing the Coursework section of your application. Please review each transcript carefully to be certain that:

• All coursework to date is listed and accurate.
• Any narrative evaluations received instead of grades are attached to your record.
• All final grades are reported correctly.
• All final grade changes are clearly recorded.
• Any list of other institutions attended is correct and complete.

You must submit new official transcripts each year you apply.

One official transcript is required from each U.S., U.S. territorial, or Canadian postsecondary institution at which you have attempted coursework, regardless of whether you earned credit. The transcript requirement applies but is not limited to:

• College-level courses attempted while in high school, even if the courses did not count toward
  a degree at any college.
• Colleges at which you originally attempted a course, even if the credit was subsequently transferred to and accepted by another school.
• Colleges where you registered but did not earn any credit (e.g., incompletes, withdrawals,
  failures, audits).
• Courses that did not count toward a degree regardless of whether credit was earned or transferred.
• Extension programs through which you attempted courses if the extension division provided a separate transcript.
• Correspondence and home study programs.
• Military education and Joint Services Transcripts (JSTs).
• American colleges overseas.
• U.S., U.S. territorial, and Canadian medical schools.

The AMCAS program does not accept any transcripts from international evaluation services. Please refer to the Study Abroad Coursework section for further instructions.

Electronic Transcripts

The AMCAS program accepts official transcripts mailed by your registrar or electronically submitted as an eTranscript by an approved vendor, either National Student Clearinghouse or Parchment. Contact your school’s registrar’s office to find out what their transcript transmission process is. The AMCAS program prefers electronic transcript submission. For efficient processing, please submit your transcript electronically to the AMCAS program. If you request an electronic transcript, do not send a paper transcript. When requesting e-transcripts, make sure to provide your accurate AAMC ID and Transcript ID to prevent delays. 

The AMCAS program will not accept transcripts sent by fax or email. If your institution is not set up with a vendor to send transcripts electronically and can’t mail a paper transcript, please have your registrar contact etranscripts@aamc.org. Additional information about mailing transcripts be found on our website.

If No Official Transcript Is Available

If the institution provides only a certificate of completion or does not provide an official transcript, the registrar of the institution must send the AMCAS program an official letter verifying that no official transcript is available.

If the Institution Closed

If an institution has closed, archived transcripts should be available. Ownership of the archived transcripts varies from state to state, but we suggest the following list to start your search, in addition to a basic Internet search:

• State Department of Education.
• State Department of Commerce.
• Another campus if the school was part of a multicampus system.
• The National Student Clearinghouse.

Your application will not be processed without an official transcript or detailed letter from the registrar’s office indicating that no transcript is available.

College-Level Courses Taken While in Middle and High School

Many students attempt college-level courses while still in middle and high school. The courses primarily fall into the following categories:

• Advanced Placement (AP) Prep Courses and Exams
  Unless a U.S. or Canadian postsecondary institution has granted credit for an AP course or an AP exam, such information should not be listed on the application. If credit has been granted, courses and exams should be listed according to the instructions regarding AP credit.
• Other Courses
  Many students take other types of college-level courses either independently or through special programs offered by their school. Courses should be listed on your application under the name of the college, regardless of where the course was held.

Before completing your AMCAS application, contact the relevant college to determine transcript availability. If a transcript from the college is available, you need to have it sent to the AMCAS program and make sure the courses are listed in the Coursework section of your application.

If a transcript is not available from the relevant college, the college’s registrar should send an official, detailed letter (with a Transcript Request Form attached) indicating that no transcript is available because of institutional policies. Do not send middle or high school transcripts to the AMCAS program.

If you indicate that a transcript is not required, you must request a transcript exception from the Colleges portion of the Schools Attended section. You can do this online only before you submit your application. If you need to request a transcript exception after you have submitted your application, please contact the AAMC Support Center at 202-828-0600 or send a message.

Below are the reasons for seeking a transcript exception. You must select only one option:

• Canadian CEGEP (collège d’enseignement général et professionnel) or Grade 13 program.
• Current or future coursework (spring, summer, fall).
• Multiple-degree or consortium/cross-registration program with no separate transcript available.
  • Choose this option if no separate transcript is available from the school where coursework will be attempted. Only one transcript is required for schools you attended more than once, as long as all coursework appears on the same official transcript.
• Foreign institution or study abroad program sponsored by a U.S., U.S. territorial, or Canadian institution — credits transferred.
• Other foreign institution — no credits transferred.
• Institution temporarily closed — currently unable to provide transcript.

By selecting an option on this page, you are requesting a transcript exception; exceptions are not granted automatically. Furthermore, exceptions granted in previous years are not valid for other application cycles. A new request must be submitted with each new application submitted.

Please carefully research the availability of your transcript(s) before completing the Transcript Exception Request. If the AMCAS program denies your request, you will be required to provide a transcript or a detailed letter from the appropriate registrar’s office. If the AMCAS program reviews your request after a transcript deadline and subsequently denies the request, the program cannot extend your deadline and cannot send your application to the school(s) for which deadlines have passed.

If you need additional help with your Transcript Exception Request, speak with your prehealth advisor or the AAMC Support Center at 202-828-0600 or send us a message.

The application form will ask whether credit from the program associated with the Transcript Exception Request was transferred to another institution. You may select Yes or No. If you select Yes, you will be prompted to select the institution the credit was transferred to.

Only list courses attempted independently at a foreign institution if the coursework has been transferred to a U.S. or Canadian institution. The only exception is MD coursework attempted at any institution, which should also be listed in the Coursework section.

In most cases, the education office at your current duty station will help active-duty and reserve personnel obtain the available records for all military coursework.

Non-active-duty personnel should contact individual schools directly to obtain the available records for all military coursework. It’s generally faster to obtain transcripts directly from the schools rather than from the central records office. Transcripts are available from the following military institutions:

• Air Command and Staff College
• Air Force Institute of Technology
• Air University
• Armed Forces Staff College
• Army Command and General Staff College
• Army War College
• College of Naval Command and Staff
• Community College of the Air Force
• Defense Information School
• Defense Language Institute
• Industrial College of the Armed Forces
• Joint Military Intelligence College (formerly Defense Intelligence College)
• National Cryptologic School (in Ft. George G. Meade, Md.)
• National Defense University
• National War College
• Naval Postgraduate School
• Naval School of Health Science
• Naval War College
• Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Even if you have not attended one of the above institutions, you may still be required to submit military transcripts. If the JST is available, the AMCAS program requires it for applicants who served or are serving in the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard.

If you select that you have served in the military, the AMCAS program suggests requesting a military transcript from Joint Services to lessen any possible delays during the verification process.

The JST documents the professional military education, training, and occupation experiences of service members and veterans. All enlisted and warrant officers — active-duty members and veterans of all Army components and active-duty members and veterans of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard — are eligible to obtain a JST. You may create a JST account and request transcripts at jst.doded.mil or by emailing usarmy.knox.tradoc.mbx.armyu-access-jst@army.mil.

When listing military credits in the Coursework section of your application, you will find JST listed as a school under Florida.

The schools listed below are not considered foreign institutions, so the AMCAS program requires transcripts. Please note: The list is not exhaustive. In addition, U.S. institutions with campuses overseas (such as University of Maryland Global Campus) are considered U.S. colleges for which transcripts are required and for which all coursework must be listed. Courses should be entered into the Coursework section, as with all other coursework.

American Colleges Overseas (not an exhaustive list)

Although the AMCAS program can accept transcripts that are not accompanied by a Transcript Request Form, the program is not responsible for transcripts that can’t be matched to your application because of a missing form. Therefore, we strongly encourage you to use the pre-barcoded Transcript Request Form. When you request an official, paper transcript for the AMCAS program, you need to inform the relevant registrar that the Transcript Request Form must be attached to the transcript when it is sent. If a school has placed a financial hold on your transcripts, the AMCAS program will not grant a Transcript Exception Request under any circumstances.

We recommend the use of a printed PDF AMCAS Transcript Request Form to avoid any delay in transcript processing. To generate a PDF AMCAS Transcript Request Form, select the Create Transcript Request Form button next to the appropriate institution in the Transcripts subsection of the Schools Attended section.

Next, select from the drop-down menu the name that will be displayed on the transcript (you may select among the Legal, Preferred, and Alternate Names you entered earlier). Then, you must verify and/or modify the prepopulated School Address. Finally, select Print Transcript Request Form. Please note: If a school name is updated in the application, an updated Transcript Request Form should be generated and included with the transcript.

You have previously matriculated as a medical school student if you were officially enrolled and attended classes as a candidate for a medical school degree regardless of country (U.S. MD school, U.S. DO school, Caribbean school, or other foreign school). You will need to answer either Yes or No to the question about previous matriculation.

If you marked Yes that you previously matriculated to any medical school, you must provide the name of all medical schools to which you previously matriculated, the degree you sought, and why you are reapplying to medical school at this time. You will have 1,325 characters to briefly explain your previous matriculation.

If you were ever the recipient of any institutional action by any college or medical school for unacceptable academic performance or conduct violation, you must answer Yes to the question about institutional action, even if such action did not interrupt your enrollment or require you to withdraw. Furthermore, select Yes even if the action does not appear on, or has been deleted or expunged from, your official transcripts as a consequence of institutional policy or personal petition. Examples of institutional actions include, but are not limited to, academic probation, academic standing warnings, suspension, residence hall policy violations, and ethics policy violations.

Failure to provide an accurate answer to the question about institutional action or, if applicable, failure to complete the form provided by the school may result in an investigation. The AMCAS program will report institutional actions listed on your transcript, regardless of whether you report them on your application. Medical schools require you to answer the question accurately and provide all relevant information. Medical schools understand that many individuals learn from the past and emerge stronger as a result. Full disclosure will enable medical schools to evaluate the information more effectively within the context of your application.

If you become the subject of an institutional action after certifying and submitting the AMCAS application, you are required to inform your designated medical school(s) within 10 business days of the date of the occurrence.

If you select Yes you were a recipient of an institutional action, you will be prompted to select an institutional action category from the drop-down (“conduct,” “academic,” or “both”).