Applicants may have their required letters of evaluation submitted at any time during the application cycle - June 1 through March 9. Applicants entering in the fall class of 2000 had an average science GPA of 3.43 and an average overall GPA of 3.48. 90 semester hours or three-fourths of the credits required for a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. The majority of candidates accepted for admission will have completed four or more years of preprofessional study. Test scores can be no more than three years old and the MCAT must be taken no later than the fall prior to the entering class year.
Laboratories are to be included with each individual course section.
The Admissions Committee has the responsibility of accepting applicants on the basis of aptitude, maturity, ability to relate to people, motivation for osteopathic medicine, personal conduct, and scholarship. Evaluation letters and extramural activities are also considered as part of the selection process. A personal interview, granted by the Admissions Committee, is required before acceptance is considered. Provided only to those applicants who are granted a personal interview. Letters of evaluation from an osteopathic physician and the student's premedical advisor, premedical advisory committee, or approved science faculty member.