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Entry requirements for medical studies in the U.S.
In the US, medical degrees are considered second entry degrees, meaning you cannot enrol directly to a Bachelors in medicine. You need a Bachelor's degree in order to apply to a medical school. Then, you can enrol in a complete and progressive medicine study degree that usually lasts four years.
High School Diploma;
Undergraduate Degree in the field of Sciences (3 -4 years);
Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0;
Good TOEFL language scores;
Letters of recommendation;
Extracurricular activities;
Meeting MCAT exam requirements.
You may have to meet additional requirements, like the completion of premedical courses, such as:
College biology with laboratory, one year;
General college chemistry with laboratory, one year;
Biology, Chemistry minimum of 24 semester hours in areas of humanities;
Mathematics (Calculus and/or Statistics, one year (6-8 semester hours);
General college physics with laboratory, one year (8 semester hours).