If you mean the GEMS program at http://louisville.edu/medicine/admissions/programs/gems , there is still a 3.4 GPA minimum and an MCAT minimum to meet. Although 3.4 GPA is lower than the 3.7 GPA that pre-meds target, it is still high enough that there is still significant GPA pressure on the pre-med in the program.
He may want to make sure that his course choices fulfill the requirements of the medical school he has the assurance to. If GEMS at Louisville, see http://louisville.edu/medicine/admissions/app-process/complete-prerequisites (and he should ask directly if anything is unclear).