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Ohio University Medical School Early Acceptance Program

¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ University and the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-HCOM) have established a new partnership to help talented Ohio high school seniors reserve an assured seat in medical school.

Annually, up to 10 ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ students from Ohio can gain early admission to OU-HCOM, the only osteopathic medical school in the state. OU-HCOM is recognized nationally for its excellence in preparing primary care physicians.

Information & Requirements

Students in this program first pursue an undergraduate program at ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ for four years. Upon completing your studies at ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½, you’ll seamlessly transition to a reserved seat in OU-HCOM’s medical school. (Students must fulfill all program requirements and meet certain academic standards.) OU-HCOM waives its Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) requirement for students in the early acceptance program.

¿Û¿Û´«Ã½â€™s Pre-Health Professions Office is dedicated to assisting students interested in medicine and related careers. ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ is one of the few liberal arts universities in the nation with a physician-in-residence who is available to help advise pre-health students.

¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ pre-health students can conduct advanced research with faculty and gain valuable internship experience at world-class healthcare institutions in Cleveland. Students in the ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½/OU early acceptance program also have opportunities to connect with current OU-HCOM students and activities, providing insight into life as a medical student.

Students accepted to the program study for four years at ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½, earning a bachelor’s degree, followed by four years of medical school at OU-HCOM.

Students can complete all four years of medical school at OU-HCOM’s

Initial Requirements

  • Qualified applicants must be an established Ohio resident and, in accordance with OU-HCOM policy, be a U.S. citizen or hold permanent resident status.
  • Applicants must have a minimum high school grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale
  • Applicants must have taken a rigorous high school curriculum that includes four years each of high school English, math, and science (including biology, chemistry and physics).

Other Selected Requirements

  • Program students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.7 and a science cumulative grade point average of 3.6 or higher during the undergraduate degree at ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½.
  • Students must meet other course prerequisite and admission/application requirements of OU-HCOM.
  • The Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) requirement by OU-HCOM will be waived. However, students will be required to take an MCAT practice test to gauge their standardized test-taking proficiency.

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Applicants must first apply and be admitted to ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ by our priority scholarship deadline of December 1.

Supplemental application information required by OU-HCOM must be submitted no later than January 10th.

  • Complete the through OU-HCOM.
  • ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ will select candidates to be interviewed by OU-HCOM. The interviews typically take place in mid to late February with a decision made by March 1.
  • If chosen by OU-HCOM, successful applicants will be granted their conditional admission to the OU-HCOM program prior to beginning their first year at ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½.

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