• 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. Please click on the school’s link for more information.
• 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.

• Meet with their Academic Advisor to review their university or academic course catalog for their approved major(s)
• The 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
• Review, sign, and submit the 3+1 Program Verification Form (refer to the partner institution’s link listed below for more information)
• Submit completed Verification Form to OSU-CHS College of Osteopathic Medicine Admissions Office by October 15
• Submit two letters of recommendation from faculty who taught the student, 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 COM secondary application from OSU-CHS by October 15
  • Students must check the appropriate box indicating they are a 3+1 Program applicant

• 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

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:
  • By May 31
    • An official transcript reflecting all completed coursework and grades
    • Signed Transition Form (refer to the partner institution’s link listed below for more information)
  • By July 1
    • A qualifying score of at least 492 on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)

• 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.

Cameron University
Matthew Van Sant
Chair, Department of Agriculture, Biology and Health Sciences
mvansant@cameron.edu

Agreement
Verification Form

East Central University
Alisha Howard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Molecular Biology
Chair of the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
ahoward@ecok.edu
580-559-5492

Agreement
Verification Form

Langston University
Dr. Byron Quinn
Chair, Biology
bquinn@langston.edu
405-466-3607

Agreement
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Dr. Christianna Howard
Assistant Professor
cahoward@langston.edu
405-466-3300

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Mid-America Christian University
Harold Kihega, Ph.D.
Chair, Biology Department
harold.kihega@macu.edu
405-692-3143

Agreement
Verification Form

Northeastern State University
Dr. Hector Gonzalez
Executive Director, Pre-Health Advisor
gonzaleh@nsuok.edu
918-444-3819

Agreement
Verification Form

Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Dr. Jennifer Sattler
Chair, Department of Natural Sciences
jasattler@nwosu.edu
580-327-8568

Agreement
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Oklahoma Christian University
Sara Alcon
Department Chair, Natural Sciences
sara.alcon@oc.edu
405-425-5305

Agreement
Verification Form

Oklahoma State University
OSU Pre-Professional Health & Law Support Services
preprofessional@okstate.edu
405-744-9965

Visit the Office of Pre-Professional Health & Law Support Services for more information.

Agreement
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Rogers State University
Dr. Jin Seo
Department Head and Professor, Biology
jseo@rsu.edu
918-343-7841

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Tim Smith
Chair, Pre-Professional Advisory Committee
tsmith@se.edu
580-745-2444

Agreement
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Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Lisa A. Appeddu
Associate Professor of Physiology
lisa.appeddu@swosu.edu
580-774-3148

Agreement
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University of Central Oklahoma
Dr. Caroline Bentley
Professor, Pre-Health Advisor
cbentley3@uco.edu
405-974-5733

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Verification Form