But, as stated in the agreement, all conditions or criteria are to be met by students applying:
1.
Meet all general admission requirements in
Exhibit A
a.
Submit primary application to the American Association of College of Osteopathic Medicine Service
b.
Submit a secondary application to VCOM including a signature which attests the candidate meets the minimum health requirement and technical standards that are prerequisite to admission as listed in the VCOM catalog.
c.
Submit favorable letter of recommendation from the SWU pre-medical advisor/committee.
d.
Submit a favorable letter of recommendation from a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
2.
Complete all required courses as described in
Exhibit B before graduation from SWU
a.
Biology: 8 semester hours
b.
General/Inorganic Chemistry: 8 semester hours
c.
Organic Chemistry: 8 semester hours
d.
Physics: 6 semester hours
e.
Biochemistry: 3 semester hours
f.
Additional Science: 6 semester hours in upper level science courses to be chosen from the following courses or like courses: anatomy, physiology, immunology, microbiology, genetics, virology, or bioinformatics.
g.
English: 6 semester hours.
3.
Present a science and overall GPA of 3.4 or greater
4.
Complete the medical college admissions test (MCAT)
5.
Obtain a minimum of 100 hours of health care volunteer
(basically could do a 3 credit internship or just volunteer)
6.
Receive a
positive
interview evaluation from the SWU pre-medical committee/advisor and three VCOM faculty members including: a member of the admissions committee, a biomedical science faculty member and a physician. VXOM values the interview as a highly important portion of the selection process.
7.
Are U.S. Citizens or permanent residents of the United States
8.
Comply with all other requirements set forth in this Agreement.