Applicants must possess the academic background and capacity to adapt to a rigorous academic environment and to successfully complete the curriculum. Additionally, the COM uses a mission-driven admissions process; therefore, the applicants should demonstrate a history of compassion, empathy, dedication, and an interest in care to rural or urban medically underserved populations as evidenced by community service, outreach-oriented clinical activities, and research to promote the advancement of medical science.

Applicants for admission must meet the following requirements to be considered for an interview:

  1. Must be able to earn a baccalaureate degree before matriculation.
    1. Courses must have been taken at an accredited institution that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants are encouraged to contact the 亚色影库COM Office of Admissions if there are any questions.
    2. Applicants who have taken coursework and/or earned a degree from a foreign institution must submit an evaluation of their transcripts to the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS). The transcript evaluation company chosen must be approved by AACOMAS. Please see the AACOMAS website for a list of approved companies.
    3. It is strongly encouraged that all applicants take all core science pre-requisite courses (Biology and Chemistry) at a regional accredited institution that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
  2. Must have completed 90 semester hours or three-fourths of the required credits for a baccalaureate degree and have completed the required courses listed below:
    1. Biological Sciences: 8 semester credit hours
    2. Physics: 8 semester credit hours, or 4 semester credit hours physics and 4 semester credit hours of advanced mathematics (statistics, calculus, etc.)
    3. General and/or Inorganic Chemistry: 8 semester credit hours
    4. Organic Chemistry: 8 semester credit hours (Biochemistry may substitute for 4 semester credit hours of Organic Chemistry)
    5. English and/or Composition: 6 semester credit hours
    6. Behavioral Sciences or 亚色影库 Crimson Core (insert link): 6 semester credit hours (This requirement can include Philosophy, Ethics, Anthropology, Sociology or Psychology)
    7. Recommended but not required: a minimum of 4 additional biomedical science semester credit hours at the 200 level or above (or equivalent), which prepare the applicant for medical school. These include, but are not limited to, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, virology, and genetics in addition to medical terminology.

Courses with equivalent content will be considered. 亚色影库COM follows the AACOMAS definition of science courses to determine science GPA and science hours. See the AACOMAS website for more information.

  1. To be considered a competitive application, the student should have a minimum of a 3.4 or higher overall GPA and a 3.0 or higher science GPA on a 4.0 scale. Higher GPAs are generally required to be competitive. 亚色影库COM follows the AACOMAS definition of science courses to determine science GPA. See the AACOMAS website for more information. To receive a secondary application, a student must have a minimum 3.0 or higher overall GPA.
  2. An applicant must submit official MCAT transcripts through AACOMAS with a date of completion, which is within three (3) years or less of the intended matriculation date. Must achieve a minimum MCAT of  490. Higher MCAT scores are generally required to be competitive. 
  3. Must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent U.S. resident. We may accept international students on a case-by-case basis.
  4. Must carefully read the 亚色影库COM Health and Technical Standards (insert link to policy) and affirm that they meet the standards. Any falsification or misinformation may result in dismissal for matriculated students or withdrawal of an offer of admission.
  5. Must be proficient in data entry to complete time-specific assignments and assessments.

亚色影库COM requires a minimum of two (2) letters of recommendation from an instructor of record in a required science class OR one (1) composite letter of recommendation from the pre-medical or health-professions advisory committee. A letter from the pre-health advisor may be used if the college or university does not have a health professions committee. No required letters of recommendation may be from a blood relative or a relative through marriage. 亚色影库COM welcomes additional letters of support or recommendation from those who are acquainted with the student's academic or professional abilities.

All letters of recommendation must be on professional or college/university letterhead and signed by the evaluator, whether submitted electronically (preferred) or mailed directly to the 亚色影库COM Office of Admissions. Letters of recommendation submitted through a pre-health committee or an official evaluation collection service recognized by 亚色影库COM (Interfolio or Virtual Evals) or an official college/university service are acceptable.