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National Membership

The application cycle 2025 is now open!

To be eligible to apply, students must:

Be enrolled in a health-professional curriculum

Have completed at least 45 credit hours total, which can include AP/IB credit, transfer credit, and concurrent credit

Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.20 GPA on a 4.00 scale

Have a cumulative science GPA of at least 3.20 on a 4.00 scale (biology, chemistry, physics, and math) You can find this using the provided GPA calculator.

To become a member, complete all portions of the application below and share Microsoft OneDrive folder to premed@uark.edu below by Sunday December 01, 2024 at midnight.

Membership in AED requires a one-time national fee of $75.00 and a one-time chapter fee of $10.00 ($85.00 total fee). This can be paid via the CashNet credit card system. More information about this method is listed below.

Those who apply for National Membership are automatically accepted as Associate Members as long as they meet the eligibility criteria. This is to allow National applicants to participate in events while waiting for National approval. There is no need to fill out both applications.

Further instructions can be found below.

Application Steps

Application Instructions/Checklist

Download, complete, and save this checklist. This form will help guide you through the application and submission process.

Note: application material must be TYPED to be accepted by the national office

Checklist

AED Membership Record Form

Download, complete, and save the AED Application Form

THE MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENT TO SUBMIT!

Helpful Information:

AED Chapter: Arkansas Alpha
Date of Initiation: January 01, 2025
Please fill out the "Chapter Verification" section at the bottom by filling in your GPA values
Anticipated graduation date: Search for the "UARK five-year calendar"
By using Adobe Acrobat, the review team can make edits to any mistakes that are made in order to avoid delays in your acceptance

What most people do wrong:

Forget to add "Arkansas Alpha"
Forgot to fill out "Title" before their name
Put the incorrect year of initiation. Ex. a 2024 applicant for the 2025 initiation year may say they are being initiated in 2025 by accident.
Forget to add the GPA calculations
Put the incorrect year for graduation by mistake

MRF

MRF Example

AED Chapter Record Form

Download, complete, and save the AED Chapter Record Form.

Use Adobe Acrobat Reader to ensure the form is filled properly

Advisor Name: Dr. Mack Ivey

AED Chapter Record Form

GPA Calculator & Transcript

Download, complete, and save the provided GPA Calculator form.

Overall GPA includes all courses. Science GPA can include BIOL, CHEM, PHYS, and MATH classes (does not include KINS, PSYC, or ENGR courses). Include AP/IB credit, transfer credit, and concurrent credit.

Unofficial transcripts can be found on UAConnect.

GPA Calculator

Payment

Membership in AED requires a one-time national fee of $75 and a one-time chapter fee of $10 ($85 total fee).

CashNet to pay by credit card.

Once paid by credit card, upload a screenshot of your receipt as a pdf file and initial at the bottom of the Checklist Form found in Step 1 to indicate you have paid by card (Ex: Jane Doe – JD)

CashNet Link

Submit!

Upload each form separately as a PDF within one folder labeled with as follows: “LAST NAME, FIRST NAME” using Microsoft OneDrive.

Then, from OneDrive directly, share the entire folder with premed@uark.edu and allow editing access. We will transfer your personal folder into a protected group folder for all 2024 applications.

Thanks!!