Guarantee your place at med school.
Guarantee your spot in medical school through our Early Assurance Program partnership with Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Through our affiliation agreement, you can receive conditional acceptance to Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OH-HCOM) early in your pre-med education at Shawnee State. This 4+4 program provides high-achieving students from Ohio a direct path to medical school and peace of mind when it comes to the application process.
As an EAP student, you will participate in select OU-HCOM programming and activities designed to provide a first-hand look into the medical school experience and to adapt to the OU-HCOM culture and community. You will also be assigned a current EAP upperclassman student, who will soon become an OU-HCOM medical student, to act as a mentor throughout the program. The MCAT requirement for admission will be waived, however, you will have to complete a mock MCAT and earn a score of at least 500. To maintain conditional acceptance and matriculate at OU-HCOM after graduation, you will need to graduate from Shawnee State University with a BS in Biology on the Biomedical Sciences track with a cumulative GPA of 3.7 and a science cumulative GPA of 3.6 or higher as calculated on the AACOMAS application and meet other program requirements as outlined in the EAP Student Handbook which will be provided upon acceptance.
Who is eligible for the Early Assurance Program through OU Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine?
Incoming Shawnee State Pre-Med (Biomedical Sciences) students who meet all of the following requirements are eligible to apply for the Early Assurance Program.
- Ohio resident
- Graduate from an Ohio high school
- Minimum high school cumulative GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale (unweighted) and completed, or in the process of completing, four units of English, math and science – including chemistry and biology (coursework in physics strongly encouraged)
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How to apply for the Early Assurance Program through OU Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine:
A maximum of three (3) students will be accepted into the Early Assurance Program each year. A waiting list will be created in case an accepted student declines participation in the program.
- Apply to Shawnee State University and be accepted into the SSU Pre-Med / Bachelor of Science in Biology, Biomedical Sciences track by January 15.
- Apply to the OU-HCOM Early Assurance Program.
- Submit two letters of recommendation with at least one of the two being from a science teacher.
- Participate in an interview to be conducted by OU-HCOM in February and/or March.
- Final decisions by OU-HCOM will be made by March 31.