Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine — DO

Osteopathic medicine (DO) · Athens, OH

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

English, 6 semester hours
Required
6 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · A full academic year of each, with C (2.0) or better.
Ohio University Heritage College admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Behavioral science (psychology, sociology, anthropology), 6 semester hours
Required
6 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · A full academic year of each, with C (2.0) or better.
Ohio University Heritage College admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Biology or zoology, 8 semester hours
Required
8 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · A full academic year of each, with C (2.0) or better.
Ohio University Heritage College admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
General chemistry, 8 semester hours
Required
8 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · A full academic year of each, with C (2.0) or better.
Ohio University Heritage College admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Organic chemistry, 8 semester hours
Required
8 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · A full academic year of each, with C (2.0) or better.
Ohio University Heritage College admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Physics, 8 semester hours
Required
8 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · A full academic year of each, with C (2.0) or better.
Ohio University Heritage College admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Bachelor's degree, or exemplary work in at least 90 semester hours, at an accredited U.S. school
Required
Ohio University Heritage College admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
MCAT from 2024, 2025 or 2026 for fall 2027 entry
Required
Out-of-state applicants need at least 495 and a 3.0 science GPA to get a secondary application; Ohio applicants get one regardless. Scores of 495–500 are encouraged to retake.
Ohio University Heritage College admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
A premed committee letter, or a natural science faculty letter plus a second from a professor, physician, supervisor or other professional
Required
An extra letter from a DO is strongly encouraged.
Ohio University Heritage College admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
AACOMAS application by February 1 and Heritage College secondary by March 15
Required
Ohio University Heritage College admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
U.S. citizen or permanent visa
Required
Ohio University Heritage College admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

Recommended, not mandatory

Anatomy and physiology
Recommended
Minimum grade C
Ohio University Heritage College admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Biochemistry
Recommended
Minimum grade C
Ohio University Heritage College admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Immunology
Recommended
Minimum grade C
Ohio University Heritage College admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Pharmacology
Recommended
Minimum grade C
Ohio University Heritage College admission requirements · 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