Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Admissions Requirements

Applicants for admission to the first-year class must meet the following requirements prior to matriculation:

  1. A bachelor's degree is preferred and must be from a regionally accredited college or university. A minimum of 90 semester hours of accepted work from a regionally accredited college or university may be considered for admission.
  2. Have successfully completed with a grade of C or higher:
    • Eight semester hours of each of the following courses:
      • General biology (including laboratory)
      • General chemistry (including laboratory)
      • Organic chemistry (including laboratory)
      • Physics (including laboratory)
    • Three semester hours of each of the following courses:
      • English literature
      • English composition

    These are minimum academic requirements for admission. Students are encouraged to take additional courses such as embryology, genetics, behavioral sciences, and the humanities.

    Preference will be given to students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. However, the Dean is empowered to evaluate the total qualifications of every student and to modify requirements in unusual circumstances.

  3. All applicants are required to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).

    Applications for the MCAT may be obtained from your college's pre-professional advisor's office, or by writing directly to:

    Medical College Admission Test
    Program Office
    2255 North Dubuque Road
    P.O. Box 4056
    Iowa City, Iowa 52243-4056
    (319) 337-1357

    MCAT must have been taken and scores received no more than three years prior to the application cycle.  We strongly recommend that the examination be taken in the spring of the junior year, so that, if applicants feel that the test scores are unsatisfactory, they may retake the examination in the fall of the senior year. Only the best set of test scores will be considered. All scores should be forwarded to the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS).

  4. A letter from a physician is required with your application.
  5. A letter of evaluation is required with your application.

    A letter of evaluation from the preprofessional committee, or if such committee does not exist, three letters of evaluation are necessary (two from science professors and one from a liberal arts professor).