Marian University Tom and Julie Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine — DO
Osteopathic medicine (DO) · Indianapolis, IN
Acceptance rate: not published by the program yet.
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COCA · Application cycle: 2027–2028 · last reviewed 2026-11-04 by Nasser
Mandatory criteria
Biology or zoology with lab, 8 semester hours
Required8 credits minimum · Lab required · Minimum grade B- · B- or better. Finish before you enroll, not before you apply. AP counts only when the transcript shows specific subject or course credit.
MU-WCOM DO admissions and prerequisite chart · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Biochemistry, 3 semester hours
Required3 credits minimum · Minimum grade B- · B- or better. Finish before you enroll, not before you apply. AP counts only when the transcript shows specific subject or course credit.
MU-WCOM DO admissions and prerequisite chart · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Inorganic chemistry with lab, 8 semester hours
Required8 credits minimum · Lab required · Minimum grade B- · B- or better. Finish before you enroll, not before you apply. AP counts only when the transcript shows specific subject or course credit.
MU-WCOM DO admissions and prerequisite chart · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Organic chemistry with lab, 8 semester hours
Required8 credits minimum · Lab required · Minimum grade B- · B- or better. Finish before you enroll, not before you apply. AP counts only when the transcript shows specific subject or course credit.
MU-WCOM DO admissions and prerequisite chart · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Physics with lab, 8 semester hours
Required8 credits minimum · Lab required · Minimum grade B- · B- or better. Finish before you enroll, not before you apply. AP counts only when the transcript shows specific subject or course credit.
MU-WCOM DO admissions and prerequisite chart · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
College English, 6 semester hours
Required6 credits minimum · Minimum grade B- · B- or better. Finish before you enroll, not before you apply. AP counts only when the transcript shows specific subject or course credit.
MU-WCOM DO admissions and prerequisite chart · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Behavioral sciences, 6 semester hours
Required6 credits minimum · Minimum grade B- · B- or better. Finish before you enroll, not before you apply. AP counts only when the transcript shows specific subject or course credit.
MU-WCOM DO admissions and prerequisite chart · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
At least 90 credit hours at a regionally accredited school, with a bachelor's degree before you enroll
RequiredMU-WCOM DO admissions and prerequisite chart · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
GPA of 3.0 or higher
RequiredMU-WCOM DO admissions and prerequisite chart · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
MCAT, 494 or higher
RequiredScores up to three years before matriculation (2024–2026 this cycle). The January 2027 MCAT isn't accepted.
MU-WCOM DO admissions and prerequisite chart · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
At least three letters of recommendation
RequiredMU-WCOM DO admissions and prerequisite chart · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
AACOMAS application and MU-WCOM supplemental application
RequiredMU-WCOM DO admissions and prerequisite chart · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Recommended, not mandatory
Molecular biology
RecommendedMinimum grade B-
MU-WCOM DO admissions and prerequisite chart · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Genetics
RecommendedMinimum grade B-
MU-WCOM DO admissions and prerequisite chart · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Humanities
RecommendedMinimum grade B-
MU-WCOM DO admissions and prerequisite chart · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Math or statistics
RecommendedMinimum grade B-
MU-WCOM DO admissions and prerequisite chart · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Upper-level biology (anatomy, physiology, immunology, microbiology)
RecommendedMinimum grade B-
MU-WCOM DO admissions and prerequisite chart · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Deadlines
None recorded. Check the official site.
What this path usually involves
General to Osteopathic medicine (DO). Each program sets its own rules.
- MCAT
- AACOMAS
- TMDSAS
- Clinical exposure
- DO shadowing
- Service
- Research
- Letters
- Interviews