MD · Elk Grove, CA · private · applies through AMCAS
California Northstate University College of Medicine
Known as California Northstate (CNU)
Prerequisite coursework
Verify with the school| Course | Status | Hours | Lab | Pass/fail | AP credit | Online | Community college | Notes from the school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomy BIOL | Recommended | — | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Biochemistry CHEM | Required | 3 | No | No | No | No | Yes | 1 semester, 1 quarter, or 3 units of Biochemistry |
| Biology BIOL | Required | 8 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | 2 semesters, or 3 quarters, or 1 year of Biology with Laboratory |
| Chemistry CHEM | Required | 8 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | 2 semesters, or 2 quarters of Organic Chemistry with a minimum of 8 units with Laboratory |
| Immunology BIOL | Recommended | — | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Inorganic Chemistry CHEM | Required | 8 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | 2 semesters, or 2 quarters of Inorganic (General) Chemistry with a minimum of 8 units with Laboratory |
| Literature ENGL | Required | 6 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | 2 semesters, 3 quarters, or 1 year of college level English (IB or AP credits may be considered if they are accepted by the undergraduate program) |
| Mathematics MATH | Required | 6 | No | No | No | No | Yes | 2 semesters, or 3 quarters of college level Math (Statistics and/or Calculus preferred) |
| Physics PHYS | Required | 6 | No | No | No | No | Yes | 2 semesters, or 3 quarters, or 1 year of Physics |
| Physiology BIOL | Recommended | — | No | No | No | No | No |
Community-college pathways
California Northstate University College of Medicine prefers a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited, four-year institution within the United States or a non-U.S. equivalent institution. We do not have a specific policy restricting coursework completed at a community college.
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
https://medicine.cnsu.edu/admissions/steps.php For more information, please email comadmissions@cnsu.edu
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 No special preference for in state vs. out of state
- Canadian applicants
- No
- International applicants
- No
- DACA applicants
- No
Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Interview
- Format
- Holistic/Traditional/Dialogu e
- Invitations sent
- August 2026
- Typical interview day
- https://medicine.cnsu.edu/ admissions/interview.php
- Regional interviews
- no
- Video interviews
- Yes, but to be determined. Currently CNUCOM is using a virtual format for interviews however any updates to this will be announced prior to the start of interviews in September 2026.
- School's admissions page says
- Virtual interviews consisting of a case question and a dialogue segment
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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
- Exploring (not used in decisions) "Exploring PREview for Future use – will not be used in this cycle’s admissions decisions" source
- Latest MCAT considered
- December 15, 2026
- Oldest MCAT considered
- January 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
- $100
- Fee waiver available
- Not stated
- Deadline
- Jan 22, 2027 1/22/2027
- Who receives it
- Qualified & provisionally qualified applicants (i.e. candidates) will be invited to complete secondary.
Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Letters of evaluation
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packet
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Preferred
Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Waitlist and deposit
- Typical waitlist positions
- Approximately 40
- Offers made from the waitlist
- 10
- Procedure
- Acceptance is offered on a rolling basis; thus re-ranking of the waitlist occurs frequently.
- Deposit required
- Yes in state $100 · out of state $100
- Deposit due
- April 30, 2026
- Refundable / applied to tuition
- Yes Yes
Cost of attendance and debt
| In state | Out of state | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition and fees | $78,372 | $78,372 |
| Health insurance | $3,529 | $3,529 |
| Total cost of attendance, year 1 | $113,663 | $113,663 |
83% of students receive aid. Average indebtedness of indebted graduates: $208,082.
Official AAMC counts, 2025-2026
- Applications
- 3,412 (69% in-state)
- Matriculants
- 118 (93.2% in-state, 6.8% out-of-state; 53.4% women)
- Applications per seat
- 29
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
- Applicants
- 3,845
- Interviewed
- 475
- Matriculated
- 118
- MCAT (mean)
- 515
- GPA (mean)
- 3.84 · science 3.85
- In-state
- 92%
- Women
- 45%
Source: the school's published class profile (page), retrieved 2026-10-13. Statistics describe one entering class and are not cutoffs.
Transfer applications
No
Mission statement
To advance the science and art of healthcare through education, service, research, personal wellness, and social accountability.
Notes
Class of 2030 demographic PDF (entering 2026): 3,845 applications, 475 interviewed, 118 enrolled (109 in-state / 9 out-of-state; 65 male / 53 female; percentages computed), average MCAT 515, average BCPM GPA 3.85, average overall GPA 3.84, 6% with graduate degrees, 10% SES-disadvantaged indicator. Requirements page: minimum accepted GPA 2.80 and MCAT 497; 'preferred, competitive candidate' GPA 3.50 and MCAT 511. Prior-year demographic PDFs are linked from the admissions page.
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://medicine.cnsu.edu/admissions/ · school website, retrieved 2026-10-13
- https://medicine.cnsu.edu/admissions/requirements.php · school website, retrieved 2026-10-13
- https://medicine.cnsu.edu/admissions/interview.php · school website, retrieved 2026-10-13
- https://medicine.cnsu.edu/PDFs/COM%20Demographic%20Data%20Class%20of%202030.pdf · school website, retrieved 2026-10-13
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