Welcome to the Southern Wesleyan University
Pre-Health Professions website!
 
As you work toward earning admittance to medical school, nursing school, pharmacy school, veterinarian school, a physician-assistant or physical therapy program,
we want you to have the information that you need.
 
Make it a practice to check this website a few times each semester for announcements regarding the MCAT, visitation days for local health professional schools, mini-medical school programs and much more!
Our Pre-health Blog Team 
If you are in the midst of any part of this process (taking the MCAT or GRE, completing applications, visiting schools or attending interviews) and you would like to share  your experience with your peers, please email Dr. Susan Rouse (srouse@swu.edu) and join our pre-health blog team! First hand experience is always
the best guide.

VCOM Guaranteed Acceptance Agreement

VCOM Guaranteed Acceptance Agreement
 
The agreement between SWU and VCOM is indeed for
“Guaranteed Acceptance,” NOT “Guaranteed Interview”
for up to 10 SWU students.
 
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.
 
For more information about
The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine,
visit their web page at
www.vcom.vt.edu