Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

Health Professions Division | 9 Admissions Requirements Applicants for admission to the first-year class must meet the following requirements prior to matriculation: 1. have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university (A minimum of 90 semester hours of coursework from a regionally accredited institution may be considered for admission.) 2. have successfully completed the following with a grade of 2.0 or higher: • 8 semester hours of Biological Science (includes biology, embryology, genetics, microbiology, physiology, and related subjects) • 8 semester hours of General Chemistry with laboratory • 8 semester hours of Organic Chemistry with laboratory • 8 semester hours of Physics • 3 semester hours of Biochemistry • 6 semester hours of English/Humanities (must include 3 semester hours of English) These are the minimum academic requirements for admission. Students are strongly encouraged to take complementary higher science courses such as immunology, physiology, behavioral sciences, and humanities. 3. have a minimum cumulative and science GPA of 3.0 4. have taken the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and have scores no more than three years from the date the AACOMAS application is submitted Applications for the MCAT may be obtained online at aamc.org , from the college’s preprofessional adviser’s office, by calling (319) 337-1357, or by writing directly to Medical College Admission Test Program Office 2255 North Dubuque Road P.O. Box 4056 Iowa City, Iowa 52243-4056 This examination evaluates the applicant’s knowledge of biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, reading comprehension, social sciences, and quantitative reasoning. We strongly recommend that the examination be taken in the spring of the junior year, so that if applicants feel that the test scores are unsatisfactory, they may retake the examination in the fall of the senior year. Only the best set of test scores will be considered. Any MCAT that is not a first attempt, taken in January or later within the same year of matriculation, may not be considered for admission in that academic year. Any variations of the admissions requirements must be approved by the dean.