3 + 1 Program
The 3+1 Program offers students a unique opportunity to complete their undergraduate and medical education in seven years by completing three years of undergraduate education at an approved partner university and four years of medical education at OSU-CHS.
After consulting with their Pre-Health or Academic Advisor to confirm academic eligibility, students may submit an application to the 3+1 Program. Competitive applicants will be invited for an interview in the fall semester. If provisionally accepted, students will be eligible to receive their bachelor’s degree after meeting all academic requirements outlined in their university or academic course catalog and successfully completing their first year of medical school at the OSU-CHS College of Osteopathic Medicine.
3 + 1 Program Applications are due by October 1 of the student's junior year.
Verification and Transition Forms
Eligibility Requirements at the Time of Application
- Be a permanent U.S. resident.
- Complete at least 500 hours in health-related settings.
- Achieve a cumulative 3.5 GPA and 3.5 science GPA.
- GPAs will be calculated according to American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS) official processes and may be different than their cumulative and science undergraduate GPAs.
- Enrolled as a full-time student in an approved major(s) at the approved partner university
- A list of partner institutions and their academic criteria is listed below.
- Have completed no more than five (5) semesters after high school graduation.
- Concurrent/dual, AP credits, summer coursework do not count towards this five (5) semester limitation.
- Have completed 60 or more credit hours toward the approved major(s).
- Students may transfer up to 29 credit hours, including but not limited to AP, IB, and concurrent coursework toward the degree plan as outlined in their university or academic course catalog.
Application Process During the Junior Year
Students must:
- Meet with their Pre-Health or Academic Advisor to review their university or academic course catalog for their approved major(s).
- The Pre-Health or Academic Advisor should confirm the student is on track to complete all degree requirements by the end of the spring semester (accounting for the OSU-CHS substitutions).
- Complete a primary application for admission through the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Services (AACOMAS) by October 1.
- Submit the 3+1 Program Verification Form by October 15. The Verification Form can be found at the top of the page.
- Submit two letters of recommendation from faculty who taught the student, or two letters from physicians the student shadowed (D.O., or M.D.), or any combination thereof by October 15.
- Please refer to the link for your partner university to confirm their letter of recommendation requirements.
- Complete the secondary application from OSU-COM by October 15.
- Students must check the appropriate box indicating they are a 3+1 Program applicant.
Selection Process
- Competitive applicants will interview with the OSU-CHS Admissions Committee during the fall semester of their junior year.
- The Admissions Committee and the Director of Admissions will notify applicants of their admission decision by January 1.
- The applicant will either be granted provisional acceptance into the 3+1 Program or be invited to apply for admission as a traditional applicant in a later application cycle.
Provisional Acceptance
Students who are provisionally accepted into OSU-CHS COM through the 3+1 Program must fulfill the following requirements to maintain acceptance:
- Complete all remaining undergraduate coursework required for their 3+1 Program-approved major by the end of the spring semester of junior year, not including coursework to be substituted with coursework completed at OSU-CHS.
- Complete 90 or more undergraduate credit hours at the approved partner university.
- Complete at least 15 of the final 30 upper-division credit hours in the 3+1 approved major at the approved partner university.
- Complete at least 30 credit hours at the approved partner university.
- Upon completion of their junior year, submit to OSU-CHS College of Medicine Admissions Office:
- By May 31
- An official transcript reflecting all completed coursework and grades.
- A completed Transition Form. The Transition Form can be found at the top of the page.
- By July 1
- A qualifying score of at least 492 on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).
- By May 31
Transition from Partner University to OSU-CHS
- Students may participate in the partner university undergraduate commencement after their first year at OSU-CHS.
- Students must apply for their graduation by their university’s deadline to be included in the spring commencement ceremony. Students will not officially graduate in May until their degree is conferred in the summer, but they can participate in the ceremony.
- Students are responsible for ensuring that an official transcript is provided by OSU-CHS to their undergraduate university so the degree requirements toward their undergraduate degree are verified as complete.
- A bachelor’s degree shall be conferred by the partner university at the end of the semester in which the transcript from OSU-CHS was received and processed.
It is the student’s responsibility to ensure all forms and applications are completed and submitted by OSU-CHS deadlines.
Exhibit A: Additional 3+1 Program Requirements for Each Partner University
OSU-COM offers the 3+1 Program at the following partner universities in Oklahoma. Requirements for each university can be found below. Criteria may change from time to time as determined by the partner university.