The Ohio State University College of Medicine — MD
Medicine (MD) · Columbus, OH
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LCME: Full · Application cycle: 2027–2028
Mandatory criteria
Biology, two semesters or three quarters
RequiredMinimum grade C- · Within 10 years · C- or better, within the ten years before you enroll, finished by the Commit to Enroll deadline. Online courses count for lectures only; labs must be in person.
Ohio State College of Medicine MD application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
General chemistry series with lab, two semesters or three quarters
RequiredLab required · Minimum grade C- · Within 10 years · C- or better, within the ten years before you enroll, finished by the Commit to Enroll deadline. Online courses count for lectures only; labs must be in person.
Ohio State College of Medicine MD application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Biochemistry, one semester or quarter
RequiredMinimum grade C- · Within 10 years · C- or better, within the ten years before you enroll, finished by the Commit to Enroll deadline. Online courses count for lectures only; labs must be in person.
Ohio State College of Medicine MD application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Organic chemistry series with a year of lab, two semesters or three quarters
RequiredLab required · Minimum grade C- · Within 10 years · C- or better, within the ten years before you enroll, finished by the Commit to Enroll deadline. Online courses count for lectures only; labs must be in person.
Ohio State College of Medicine MD application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Physics with lab, two semesters or three quarters
RequiredLab required · Minimum grade C- · Within 10 years · C- or better, within the ten years before you enroll, finished by the Commit to Enroll deadline. Online courses count for lectures only; labs must be in person.
Ohio State College of Medicine MD application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
MCAT within three years of your application
RequiredNeeded to receive a secondary application. No set minimum; the class average changes each year.
Ohio State College of Medicine MD application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
At least two letters through the AMCAS Letter Service
RequiredAt least one from a science professor; a premedical committee letter also counts.
Ohio State College of Medicine MD application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
AMCAS application
RequiredOhio State College of Medicine MD application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Recommended, not mandatory
Anatomy
RecommendedMinimum grade C- · Within 10 years
Ohio State College of Medicine MD application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Writing or speech
RecommendedMinimum grade C- · Within 10 years
Ohio State College of Medicine MD application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Social sciences (psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics)
RecommendedMinimum grade C- · Within 10 years
Ohio State College of Medicine MD application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Humanities (art, music, drama, literature, languages)
RecommendedMinimum grade C- · Within 10 years
Ohio State College of Medicine MD application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Cultural studies
RecommendedMinimum grade C- · Within 10 years
Ohio State College of Medicine MD application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Ethics
RecommendedMinimum grade C- · Within 10 years
Ohio State College of Medicine MD application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Deadlines
None recorded. Check the official site.
What this path usually involves
General to Medicine (MD). Each program sets its own rules.
- MCAT
- AMCAS
- TMDSAS
- Clinical exposure
- Service
- Research
- Letters
- Essays
- Interviews