Admission Requirements

Required: The ACOM requires the completion of no less than 75 percent of the credits required for a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university.

Recommended: It is recommended that applicants will have completed a baccalaureate degree form a regionally accredited college or university.

Required: The following courses are required for admission into ACOM.

 *Laboratory credits are required with science courses without exception.

Recommended: Advanced coursework in the biological sciences is highly recommended in addition to the above prerequisite requirements. Students who have a stronger biological sciences foundation have been shown to be more successful in their transition to medical school studies. Recommended advanced coursework includes:

All candidates must submit their most recent Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores. Scores reported within four years of the application cycle start date are preferred. Older MCATs may be considered on an individual basis. The MCAT score will serve as one component of the overall assessment of the student.

Final grades for all prerequisite courses must be validated before registration.

Course substitutions are permitted in some situations. An applicant may request substitution of undergraduate coursework by providing:

• A faculty letter detailing course content
• A copy of the course description from the college catalog
• A copy of the course syllabus

Documentation providing the most detail will expedite the process.

Coursework taken at other foreign institutions must be evaluated for U.S. equivalence by one of the following evaluation services, and an official copy must be sent from the service directly to AACOMAS. You should also have a copy sent to you for completing the AACOMAS application. Request a course by-course evaluation and list the courses, subject codes, semester hours, and grades on the AACOMAS Academic Record or Professional School Academic Record as per the instructions. Your application will not be complete without an official evaluation. Transfer credit appearing on U.S. institution transcripts, student copies of an evaluation or other foreign evaluations will not be accepted. You should contact one of the following:

Transfer Policies

The Admissions Committee will evaluate all transfer applications. ACOM accepts qualified transfer students based upon the procedures outlined below.

1. 1. Transfer credits are approved only if the student is currently in good standing and is eligible for readmission to the previously attended COM or other Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) medical school.
   2. Credits may be transferred only from medical schools and colleges accredited either by the AOA, COCA or by the LCME.
   3. Students requesting a transfer to ACOM from another COM must, at a minimum, complete the last two years at ACOM.
   4. When students transfer from an LCME accredited medical school or college to a COM at least two years of instruction must be completed with the COM. In the case of LCME transfers, the COM requirement for osteopathic manipulative medicine must be completed prior to graduation.
   5. The curriculum of the school from which the student is transferring must be equivalent to ACOM curriculum. Decisions about curriculum equivalence between institutions will be decided by the ACOM Curriculum Committee regardless of individual student qualifications.
   6. First year curriculums vary from school to school thus it is sometimes not feasible to transfer between the first and second year of medical school. In general, transferring into the third year of medical school is more feasible for the student. Students transferring into the third year must have passed COMLEX Level I.