To be eligible for this program, applicants must:

1. be considered disadvantaged* or be from an underserved community
2. be a legal resident of California
3. have completed and successfully passed the first two years of undergraduate school in an accredited 2 or 4 year U.S. university or college
4. have a minimum overall GPA of 2.54 or higher and a minimum science GPA of 2.54
5. have completed:
   a) one year of biology with laboratory
   b) the Subject A requirement and one additional English composition course
   
   and at least one of the following:
   c) chemistry
   d) organic chemistry
   e) physics
   

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Participants will be required to complete a UCSF School of Medicine Undergraduate Preparation Program application, which should be submitted to the program office by April 19, 2004.

*A disadvantaged individual is one who, from an early age, resided in a low income community or experienced enduring family, societal, or other hardships that significantly compromised educational opportunities.

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