Admissions Requirements

To be considered for admission, the applicant must:

1. Meet all of the below admissions requirements and technical standards for admission.
2. Complete both the primary and secondary application.
3. Submit a minimum of three letters of evaluation.
4. Take the MCAT and release their score to AACOMAS.

Admission requirements are established by the faculty and are meant to ensure that every entering student has achieved a minimum level of education in key areas. Completion of requirements is vital to success in medical school.

Students must complete the following courses with no grade below a C or 2.0 on a 4.0 scale:

A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university, or exemplary performance in a minimum of 90 semester credit hours of coursework, including:

• Biology*: 8 semester credit hours
• Chemistry**: 16 semester credit hours, including a minimum of 3 semester credit hours of biochemistry
• English***: 6 semester credit hours

* Any combination of lecture and/or laboratory biology courses at any academic level may be used to satisfy the biology requirement.

** Any combination of lecture and/or laboratory chemistry and biochemistry courses at any academic level may be used to satisfy the 16-credit-hour chemistry requirement. Coursework must include a minimum of 3 semester credit hours of biochemistry.

*** Applicants who have received Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) credit that appears on an undergraduate transcript may apply those credits toward the English requirement or the chemistry requirement. AP and IB credit may not be used to satisfy the biology or biochemistry requirements.

Candidates may apply while coursework is in progress, but incoming students are required to complete all prerequisite credit hours before they begin classes in July.

We reserve the right to alter these requirements to correspond with curricular changes.

Recommended Courses

We strongly encourage applicants to complete additional courses in junior or senior level biological sciences. Courses such as anatomy, physiology and genetics provide a strong foundation for success in medical school.

Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT)

The MCAT is required of all applicants who are not eligible for a waiver through the Osteopathic Medical Scholars Program. For the 2026-2027 application cycle, any 2023 test date or later MCAT is acceptable with the following exception: we will not accept 2027 test dates (January or later) for the 2026-2027 cycle.

Evaluation Letters

The evaluation section is complete and suitable for review when at least three letters of evaluation are received. Letters should be written on letterhead or business stationary. Letters must be dated and include the author's signature. Electronic signatures are acceptable.

The College recommends that at least one letter be written by an academic or medical professional. MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine does not require academic, committee, or advisor evaluations, nor do we require that an osteopathic physician complete an evaluation. Letters should be written by individuals who have no family relation to the applicant.

The Office of Admissions can only accept letters of evaluation submitted through the AACOMAS application letter service. We are unable to accept letters by email, mail or fax.

Technical Standards

The College of Osteopathic Medicine requires that all candidates for the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree meet the following technical standards for admission for participation in its program.