Pre-Osteopathic Medicine Program
Minimal Requirements for ACOM Entrance
- Biology with labs (8 hours)
- General Chemistry with lab (8 hours)
- Organic Chemistry with lab (8 hours)
- General Physics with lab (8 hours)
- English Composition and/ or literature (6 hours)
- Official exam scores from the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT)
Minimal Requirement for VCOM-Auburn Entrance
- Biological Sciences - 4 hours
- Physics - 6 hours
- General Chemistry- 6 hours
- Organic Chemistry- 6 hours (Biochemistry may be counted)
- English Composition- 6 hours
- A minimum of 6 additional biomedical science credit hours at the 2000 level or above- to include- anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, virology, or genetics.
- 3.4/4.0 science GPA and cumulative GPA
- MCAT (within 4 years)
- US citizens or permanent US resident
Osteopathic Medical Schools in Alabama
Edward Via of Osteopathic Medicine- Auburn campus College (VCOM-Auburn)
910 South Donahue Drive, Auburn, AL 36832
334-442-4000
Degree award: DO
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent U.S. residents.
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine - Dothan, Alabama
445 Health Sciences Boulevard
Dothan, AL 36303
Phone: (334) 699-2266
Degree award: DO
Education Required
Four years -bachelor's degree, 4 years medical school, 3 -6 years graduate medical education (residency training).
Degree / Major
Any major is acceptable as long as you meet the minimal entrance requirements listed above.
Applicants must have completed 90 hours or three-fourths of the required credits for a baccalaureate degree and have completed the required courses listed below from a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting body.
The following courses are strongly recommended for students to enter and survive medical school:
- Genetics
- Cell Biology
- Histology
- Microbiology
- Biochemistry
- Physiology
- Anatomy
Admission Test
MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)
American College Testing Program
P.O. Box 414
Iowa City, IA 52243
(319) 337-1276
Application Services
AACOMAS (American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service)
Suite 405
Executive Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 468-0990
May 5 AACOMAS Application Portal Opens
March 1 AACOMAS Application Deadline
April 15 Supplemental Application and Supporting Documents Deadline
Resource Materials
Strategy for Success
National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions
P.O. Box 5017-A
Champaign, IL 61825-5017
(217) 333-0090
(217) 333-0122
Medical School Admission Requirements, U.S. and Canada
American Association of Medical Colleges
Membership and Publication Orders
2450 N Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037-1129
(202) 828-0416
(202) 828-1123
A Complete Preparation for the MCAT
James L. Betz Publishing Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 34361
Bethesda, MD 20827
(301) 340-0030
Questions or comments? Contact the TROY Office of the Pre-Professional Studies.