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West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine — DO

Osteopathic medicine (DO) · Lewisburg, WV

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COCA · Application cycle: 2027–2028

Mandatory criteria

  • English, 6 semester hours

    Required

    6 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · C or better.

    WVSOM D.O. application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

  • Behavioral sciences, 6 semester hours

    Required

    6 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · C or better.

    WVSOM D.O. application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

  • Biology or zoology, 6 semester hours

    Required

    6 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · C or better.

    WVSOM D.O. application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

  • Chemistry, 12 semester hours including 3 of biochemistry

    Required

    12 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · C or better.

    WVSOM D.O. application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

  • Biochemistry, 3 semester hours (part of the 12 chemistry hours)

    Required

    3 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · C or better.

    WVSOM D.O. application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

  • Physics, 6 semester hours

    Required

    6 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · C or better.

    WVSOM D.O. application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

  • Labs, 6 semester hours: 2 in biology, the rest in any mix of biology, chemistry or physics

    Required

    6 credits minimum · Lab required · Minimum grade C · C or better.

    WVSOM D.O. application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

  • At least 90 semester hours at a regionally accredited college

    Required

    WVSOM D.O. application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

  • MCAT within three calendar years of matriculation

    Required

    A 3.0 science GPA and 490 MCAT get a supplemental application; 3.2 and 498 are competitive.

    WVSOM D.O. application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

  • Two letters: a premed committee or science faculty letter, and one from a physician (MD or DO)

    Required

    No letters from relatives. A letter from a DO is recommended.

    WVSOM D.O. application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

  • U.S. citizen or permanent resident

    Required

    WVSOM D.O. application requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

Recommended, not mandatory

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