This 4 + 4 combined degree program provides qualified students the opportunity to complete a baccalaureate degree and a Medical Doctor (M.D.) degree in eight years. The bachelor's degree is awarded by Fairleigh Dickinson University and the M.D. degree by Ross University School of Medicine. The Department of Biological and Allied Health Sciences offers courses on a wide variety of topics, from ecosystems to the molecular level and everything in-between, for both majors and non-majors. Department faculty pursue research in diverse areas and actively involve undergraduates in their research, encouraging them to develop their own projects and to present them at local and national research conferences.

High school seniors with a combined Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) score of 1170 and high school GPA of 3.25 may apply for admission to the combined degree program. All applicants for admission to the combined degree program must satisfy secondary school preparation in English, mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics. The high school GPA and rank in class, along with letters of recommendation from high school teachers, will be of primary importance in evaluating applicants’ credentials. Applicants are required to submit scores in the verbal and mathematical components of the SAT. While enrolled at FDU, students are required to follow the preprofessional curriculum in biology and are expected to maintain a minimum overall GPA of 3.2 and a minimum GPA of 3.00 in prerequisite courses required by Ross University (with no grades of F, D, or C- in prerequisite courses).