Qualifications & Application

Admission to the program will be offered each spring by March 31.

Quillen Honors Scholars

Application Requirements

The Quillen Honors Scholars program accepts applications from students who meet the following criteria:







  • Must be a first-time freshman at ETSU
  • Must be a Tennessee resident or border county applicant (see admissions website for border county information)
  • Must have the intention of completing 4 years of undergraduate studies at ETSU
  • Meet all Quillen College of Medicine Technical Standards 
  • Minimum ACT Composite Score of 26 (SAT 1230) and GPA of 3.5
  • Submit a personal statement, essays, and other supporting materials

Selection Process

Each cohort will be comprised of fifteen scholars, five of whom will have guaranteed admission to QCOM after completing undergraduate studies. All scholars will be provided the exact same program experience and funding. Selection of candidates will be based on a review of applications and, for finalists, an on-campus interview. Applications will open in early October and will be due by December 1st. 

Quillen College of Medicine Matriculation Requirements

  • Students in this program are expected to remain in good academic and disciplinary standing.




  • All students must complete and submit an application through the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) between June 1st and August 1st of the year prior to which admission is sought—generally the summer following the third year of their undergraduate program.
  • On official notification of acceptance the student will be expected to pay the current class reservation fee required of all accepted applicants at the time. This fee will be credited toward their first semester’s tuition on enrollment or may be refundable under policies current at the time.
  •  Once the reservation fee received at Quillen, they will be added to the list of expected matriculants for the coming year and will be subject to all matriculation requirements for the college including a background check, health/immunization/insurance requirements and all others which may be in place for the incoming class.
  • Students accepted through this program will be expected to participate in and complete the AAMC Chose Your Medical School (CYMS) directives or other similar program required of all accepted applicants, fully committing to Quillen at the appropriate and earliest possible time. Notification will come to the students through Quillen and/or AMCAS.
  • Students accepted through this program will be expected to uphold all moral, ethical and legal standards and financial obligations expected of all entering students as assessed and determined by Quillen staff.

The above may be subject to change as matriculation requirements and expectations may change for enrolling students in the future. Accepted students will be advised of matriculation requirements on payment of the reservation fee or otherwise as all other accepted applicants.

QHS Selection Timeline (Fall 2025)

  1. Application Opens

    October 1, 2024

  2. Application Closes

    December 1st, 2024
  3.  

    Notification of Interview Offer or Removal from futher consideration

    Week of January 13th, 2025

  4. Interview Day for Finalists

    February 1, 2025 

  5.  

    Notification of interview outcome

    No later than Mid-February, 2025

In addition to the application packets submitted by December 1st, finalists for the QHS program will be invited to QHS Interview Day on campus at ETSU. 

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NOTE: You must apply first to ETSU and use your @etsu.edu email to apply to Honors College Programs

If you don’t know your ETSU email address, contact the Admissions Office to get it.