Students in labAcademic Requirements

Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements:

1. A bachelor’s degree is preferred from a regionally accredited college or university. A minimum of 90 semester hours of accepted work from a regionally accredited college or university may be considered for admission.

Effective with the Class entering in 2013, a bachelor's degree will be the minimum requirement.

2. Minimum prerequisite course work that must be completed prior to matriculation:

  • General Biology (12 semester hours including lab)
  • General Chemistry (8 semester hours including lab)
  • Organic Chemistry (8 semester hours including lab)
    Note: Biochemistry will be accepted in lieu of the second semester or Organic Chemistry
  • Physics (8 semester hours including lab)
  • English or Literature (6 semester hours)

- No grade below a “C” will be considered to fulfill requirements

Note: These are minimum academic requirements for admission. Students will find it beneficial to their application and success in medical school and are encouraged to take additional courses including: philosophy and/or theology, ethics, humanities, anatomy/physiology, microcellular biology, biochemistry, embryology, immunology, genetics, behavioral sciences, and statistics. To increase the chance for student success, it is also strongly recommended that applicants have recent coursework in the upper division sciences.

3. Minimum requirements for consideration for admission have been established by the Board of Trustees. A minimum science and cumulative GPA of 2.75.
Note:  The chances for admission for a student with minimal grades are limited. Admission would require outstanding achievement on the part of the student during their career or unique individual circumstances. The minimum GPA requirement to receive a supplemental application will increase to a 3.00 effective with the 2012-2013 admissions cycle.

4. Preference will be given to students with a GPA of 3.40 or higher in the sciences and cumulative overall..
Note:  On the average, students admitted to colleges of osteopathic medicine each of the past three years have GPA > 3.4.

5. All applicants are required to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) within three (3) years of matriculation.
Note:  On the average, students admitted to colleges of osteopathic medicine have MCAT scores > 24. MCAT scores within any section must be a 6 or higher. RVUCOM does not combine the highest scores in each section from multiple exams.

The mean MCAT score for the Class of 2014 was 27.

6.  Click here for more information about the MCAT.

7. Students must provide official transcripts from all colleges attended prior to matriculation. In the event of course work completed at foreign institutions, the applicant must submit official detailed course by course evaluations completed by an approved agency. A list of these agencies is available in the University Catalog & Handbook.

RVUCOM Admissions Office
phone: (720) 875-2800
email: admissions@rockyvistauniversity.org
fax: (720) 875-2875