G-Squared: Recap of November 13th's Meeting

Kristen Wever, Assistan Director for the G-Squared Program came in on November 13th to talk about the opportunities the program provides:

a partnership program between George Mason and Georgetown University
based on the Georgetown MS in Physiology
consists of a 9 month, 20 credit graduate certificate (post-bac program)
one of the unique resources is the availability of four supplemental faculty--professionals who are always available to students to ask questions to/use as a resources
provides test prep resources
hybrid or in class learning options
anatomy labs located at Georgetown School of Medicine
have a new AMSA chapter
first year parallels the first year at med school with similar courses
lots of team-building activities
have an annual cpr class and school fair
volunteer projects/experiences occur throughout the year
many second year options available: more clinical work, research, volunteering, Masters in Physiology at Georgetown, Masters in Biochemistry or Biology at George Mason
possible to get a Masters in the following summer by taking 10 credits
incoming class had an average 3.20 overall GPA and 2.87 science GPA
admissions requirements: over 3.0 undergraduate GPA, pre-med requirements completed, three letters of recommendation, clinical, research, and volunteer experience, personal statment
test scores are not required for admission
applications are currently open and are available until July 15, 2020

More infomation can be found online through cos.gmu/georgesquared/
For any questions, please email gsquared@gmu.edu, or call (703)993-7136