Admissions and Financial Aid
Pipeline Programs
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APPLICATIONS AND
DEADLINES
All primary application materials can
be obtained through the American
Association of Colleges of Osteopathic
Medicine Application Service:
www.aacom.org.
Primary application materials are
available the year before you hope
to enroll, beginning in May and
continuing until February of the year
you hope to enroll. (For example, you
can apply between May 1, 2017, and
Feb. 1, 2018, for fall 2018 enrollment).
Secondary applications, if eligible, are
accessible through the portal on the
Heritage College admissions system.
Candidates being further considered
for admission must log on to the
portal and make sure they have done
everything on the To Do List. The
deadline for submission of secondary
application materials is March 15 of the
year you hope to enroll.
Interviews are conducted from
September to April.
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FINANCIAL AID
We understand the financial pressures
of attending medical school. Our staff
can help you plan for the expenses of
medical school through budget
planning workshops, financial aid
counseling, and assistance in exploring
alternative forms of financial assistance,
such as community sponsorship and
military service programs.
More than 90 percent of our
students receive some form of
financial assistance.
PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY
REQUIREMENTS
• Completion of a four-year baccalaureate degree from a regionally
accredited college or university, including six semester hours or nine
quarter hours each of English and behavioral sciences (e.g., psychology,
sociology, or anthropology), and eight semester hours or 12
quarter hours each of biology/zoology, general chemistry, organic
chemistry, and physics, with appropriate labs.
• M
CAT scores, which must be no older than three years prior to
admission. If applying for fall 2018, scores can be no older than
January 2015.
• Compliance with health and technical standards that include a criminal
background check and proof of immunizations.
• Recommendation letters from two natural science classroom or lab
professors who have taught you for a grade (e.g., biology, chemistry,
or physics). You may also submit an evaluation from a pre-professional
committee. A letter from a D.O. is strongly encouraged.
QUESTIONS? CONTACT US.
Ohio University Heritage College
of Osteopathic Medicine
Office of Admissions
102 Grosvenor Hall, 1 Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701
Web: www.ohio.edu/medicine
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 1.800.345.1560
SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Undergraduates can expand
their research experience with
our Summer Undergraduate
Research Fellowship
(SURF). This seven-week
program gives students the
opportunity to work in an
active research laboratory
under the guidance of a
faculty mentor.
SUMMER SCHOLARS
Approximately two dozen
students are chosen each
year for a six-week program
that prepares them for the
admissions process and the
rigors and rewards of medical
school. Courses taught by
members of our faculty cover
topics such as basic sciences,
research methods, clinical
skills, and time management.
And true to the approach
of the Heritage College, the
curriculum emphasizes case-
based problem solving and
small-group teamwork. To
qualify, applicants must be
from an underrepresented
minority group or an
educationally or economically
disadvantaged background.
POST-BACCALAUREATE
PROGRAM
This program is designed to
give a select number of high-
potential students on our wait
list an opportunity to gain
admission to the Heritage
College. The program is
focused on serving under-
represented minority
students, as well as students
from Appalachian Ohio, by
providing one academic year
of upper-level and graduate-
level coursework.
Participants who maintain a
3.0 GPA will be admitted to
the following year’s medical
school class.
PREMATRICULATION
PROGRAM EARLY ASSURANCE
PROGRAM
Admitted first-year students
from underrepresented
backgrounds are invited to
participate in this monthlong
summer program, an
accelerated introduction to
the medical school experience.
Faculty members teach
courses in physiology, cell
biology, immunology, and
gross anatomy, as well as
workshops on study strategies,
time management, and
financial aid. The Heritage College
selects a limited number of
outstanding Ohio high school
seniors for this program,
which enables enrollees to
earn their undergraduate
and Doctor of Osteopathic
Medicine degrees in as few as
seven years. Students receive
their undergraduate degree at
Ohio University, or at partner
schools Baldwin-Wallace
University, John Carroll
University, Ohio Dominican
University, or Otterbein
University. For enrollees, the
Medical College Admissions
Test (MCAT) requirement is
waived, they are mentored by
a current medical student, and
they receive early exposure to
the medical school experience.
Students who have completed
the Post-Baccalaureate Program
are required to participate in
this program.
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