Sample DO Program

Mandatory criteria

• Biology with lab

  Required

  6 credits minimum · Lab required · Minimum grade C · Community college credit is accepted in this sample.

  Sample data — not from a real school · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-10-31

• General Chemistry with lab

  Required

  8 credits minimum · Lab required · Minimum grade C

  Sample data — not from a real school · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-10-31

• Organic Chemistry with lab

  Required

  8 credits minimum · Lab required · Minimum grade C

  Sample data — not from a real school · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-10-31

• Physics with lab

  Required

  8 credits minimum · Lab required · Minimum grade C

  Sample data — not from a real school · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-10-31

• English / Writing

  Required

  6 credits minimum

  Sample data — not from a real school · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-10-31

• Biochemistry

  Alternative allowed

  3 credits minimum · Upper-level biology may substitute in this sample.

  Sample data — not from a real school · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-10-31

• MCAT

  Required

  Sample data — not from a real school · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-10-31

• Letters of recommendation

  Required

  Sample data — not from a real school · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-10-31

• DO shadowing

  Required

  Sample data — not from a real school · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-10-31

• AACOMAS primary application

  Required

  Sample data — not from a real school · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-10-31

Deadlines

• Sample application deadline: 2027-11-15

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