MD · Mobile, AL · public · applies through AMCAS
Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine at the University of South Alabama
Known as South Alabama (Whiddon)
Prerequisite coursework
Verify with the school| Course | Status | Hours | Lab | Pass/fail | AP credit | Online | Community college | Notes from the school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology BESS | Required | 6 | No | Case-by-case We will accept Pass/Fail grading for prerequisite coursework completed in the Spring semester of 2020. | Case-by-case U.S. Advanced Placement credits will be accepted with proper denotation on the undergraduate transcript. | Yes | Yes | Anthropology or any of the Behavioral and Social Sciences courses will be accepted. Applicants should have 3 semester hours in the Social Sciences and 3 semester hours in the Behavioral Sciences. |
| Biochemistry CHEM | Recommended | — | Yes | Case-by-case We will accept Pass/Fail grading for prerequisite coursework completed in the Spring semester of 2020. | No | Case-by-case We will accept online coursework for the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters of 2020. Online coursework completed in the Spring semester of 2021 will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. | Yes | Biochemistry may take the place of Organic Chemistry II. |
| Biology BIOL | Required | 8 | Yes | Case-by-case We will accept Pass/Fail grading for prerequisite coursework completed in the Spring semester of 2020. | Case-by-case U.S. Advanced Placement credits will be accepted with proper denotation on the undergraduate transcript. | Case-by-case We will accept online coursework completed in the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters of 2020. Online coursework completed in the Spring semester of 2021 will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. | Yes | |
| Chemistry CHEM | Required | 8 | Yes | Case-by-case We will accept Pass/Fail grading for prerequisite coursework completed in the Spring semester of 2020. | Case-by-case U.S. Advanced Placement credits will be accepted with proper denotation on the undergraduate transcript. | Case-by-case We will accept online coursework completed in the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters of 2020. Online coursework completed in the Spring semester of 2021 will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. | Yes | General Chemistry |
| Composition & Rhetoric ENGL | Required | 6 | No | Case-by-case We will accept Pass/Fail grading for prerequisite coursework completed in the Spring semester of 2020. | Case-by-case U.S. Advanced Placement credits will be accepted with proper denotation on the undergraduate transcript. | Yes | Yes | English Literature may be used in place of a portion or all of English Composition. |
| Literature ENGL | Required | 6 | No | Case-by-case We will accept Pass/Fail grading for prerequisite coursework completed in the Spring semester of 2020. | Case-by-case U.S. Advanced Placement credits will be accepted with proper denotation on the undergraduate transcript. | Yes | Yes | English Composition may be used in place of a portion or all of English Literature. |
| Mathematics MATH | Required | 6 | No | Case-by-case Pass/Fail is accepted for the 2020 Spring Semester | Case-by-case U.S. Advanced Placement credits will be accepted with proper denotation on the undergraduate transcript. | Yes | Yes | Calculus is preferred. |
| Physics PHYS | Required | 8 | Yes | Case-by-case | Case-by-case | Case-by-case | Yes | |
| Statistics MATH | Recommended | — | No | Case-by-case Pass/Fail is accepted for the 2020 Spring Semester | Case-by-case U.S. Advanced Placement credits will be accepted with proper denotation on the undergraduate transcript. | Yes | Yes |
Community-college pathways
Applicants are strongly encouraged to complete all prerequisite science courses and their corresponding labs at a traditional 4-year institution.
Source: MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Premed Course Requirements 2027 (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Admission policies, in the school's words
For the 2026-2027 admissions cycle, accepted students to the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine are expected to follow the Choose Your Medical School Tools guidelines as they relate to notifying medical schools concerning where they plan to attend. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine has carefully reviewed the requirements for admissions. We will accept Pass/Fail grading for prerequisite coursework completed in the Spring semester of 2020. We will accept online coursework for prerequisite courses completed in the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters of 2020 and will look at online coursework completed in the Spring semester of 2021 on a case-by-case basis.
Source: MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Admission Policies and Information 2027 (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Who can apply
- Out-of-state applicants
- Yes Out of State applicants are required to have a minimum score of 508 on the MCAT and a 3.80 overall GPA. We give preference to those applicants that have strong ties to the state of Alabama.
- Canadian applicants
- No
- International applicants
- Case-by-case International students must be permanent residents to be considered for admissions.
- DACA applicants
- No
- Residency preference (school's page)
- The college's 'primary obligation is to residents of the State of Alabama' (more than 90% of current students are from Alabama); out-of-state applicants with strong Alabama ties may be considered if they hold a bachelor's degree, an overall GPA of 3.8 or higher and an MCAT of 508 or higher.
Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Interview
- Format
- Students meet one-on-one with two interviewers. Interviews last 30 to 45 minutes each and are conversational. Interviews will be virtual for the 2026- 2027 interview cycle.
- Invitations sent
- Early Decision interview invitations go out in the first week of September; all other invitations begin in midSeptember.
- Typical interview day
- The interview day begins at 9:00 AM with a welcome, that includes information about financial aid as well as how the admissions process works, this is followed by their interviews at 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM. After the interviews, the applicants meet virtually with medical students for an informal information session that includes time for questions, after which they go to breakout rooms to meet in small groups with current students for more insight about the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine from the student perspective. They then come back to the main room for a short closing session led by the admissions team.
- Regional interviews
- Regional interviews are not available.
- Video interviews
- Interviews will be virtual for the 2026- 2027 cycle.
- School's admissions page says
- Two interviews of 40 minutes each, held online via Zoom for the 2026-27 cycle (format not labeled MMI or traditional).
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Source: MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Interview Procedures 2027 (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Situational-judgment tests and MCAT dates
- Casper
- Not on official list source
- AAMC PREview
- Not used "We are not using PREview scores in the admissions process" source
- Latest MCAT considered
- September 12, 2026
- Oldest MCAT considered
- September 2023
Casper status comes from the school's own admissions page where it states one, otherwise from published requirement lists; PREview from the school's page or the AAMC PREview policies report. Both change between cycles. Verify with the school.
Secondary application
- Required
- Yes
- Fee
- $75
- Fee waiver available
- Yes
- Deadline
- Dec 1, 2026 December 1, 2026
- Who receives it
- US Citizens and Permanent Residents with an MCAT score of 495 or higher.
Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Letters of evaluation
- Committee letter
- Preferred
- Letter packet
- Preferred
- Individual letters
- Accepted
Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Waitlist and deposit
- Typical waitlist positions
- Approximately 40
- Offers made from the waitlist
- 20
- Procedure
- The waitlist is a ranked list and students are accepted in the order they were ranked by the Admissions Committee.
- Deposit required
- Yes in state $100 · out of state $100
- Deposit due
- April 30, 2026
- Refundable / applied to tuition
- No Yes
Cost of attendance and debt
| In state | Out of state | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition and fees | $36,198 | $71,431 |
| Health insurance | $3,457 | $3,457 |
| Total cost of attendance, year 1 | $69,123 | $104,356 |
86% of students receive aid. Average indebtedness of indebted graduates: $165,079.
Official AAMC counts, 2025-2026
- Applications
- 1,906 (25.6% in-state)
- Matriculants
- 79 (93.7% in-state, 6.3% out-of-state; 53.2% women)
- Applications per seat
- 24
Source: AAMC FACTS Table A-1: Applications and Matriculants by School, State of Legal Residence, and Gender, 2025-2026 (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13).
Entering class 2026
- Matriculated
- 73
- Women
- 53%
Source: the school's published class profile (page), retrieved 2026-10-13. Statistics describe one entering class and are not cutoffs.
Transfer applications
case-by-case Contact Name: Deborah Fetherland Phone Number: 2514607176 Email Address: [email protected] Website: https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/com/futurestudents/
Mission statement
“Our mission is to provide innovative research, education, and clinical care in a culture of excellence, discovery, and scholarship to the next generation of physicians, scientists, and educators to advance patient-centered and equitable healthcare.”
Notes
Class of 2030 (entering 2026) profile on the Future Students page lists 34 men and 39 women (matriculants 73 and pct_women derived from these counts), 19% from rural Alabama counties, 39 hometowns across 19 Alabama counties and four other states, degrees in 25 fields from 27 colleges; no GPA/MCAT statistics are published. Minimum MCAT 495 to receive a secondary; secondaries sent to all U.S. citizens and permanent residents. The How to Apply page lists a $75.00 non-refundable application fee alongside the secondary application (not explicitly labeled as the secondary fee). Early Acceptance Program for high-school entrants requires 3.5 GPA/3.5 science GPA and MCAT 504.
Sources for this page
- MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Premed Course Requirements 2027 · AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13
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- MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Interview Procedures 2027 · AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13
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- School website (class profile and admissions pages)
- LCME Directory - Accredited Programs
- AAMC FACTS Table A-1: Applications and Matriculants by School, State of Legal Residence, and Gender, 2025-2026 · AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13
- https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/com/futurestudents/apply.html · school website, retrieved 2026-10-13
- https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/com/futurestudents/ · school website, retrieved 2026-10-13
- https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/com/futurestudents/interviews.html · school website, retrieved 2026-10-13
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