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.

2. Must have successfully completed:

  • Twelve semester hours of biology/zoology including a laboratory component for each course.
  • Eight semester hours of each of the following courses, including a laboratory component for each course:
  • Organic chemistry
  • General chemistry
  • Physics
  • Six semester hours of English Composition and Literature.

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.

3. Minimal requirements for consideration for admission have been established by the board of directors as a GPA of 2.50 overall and a science GPA of 2.50. 
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.

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.
a. Scores of < 6 in any component of the MCAT are not acceptable for admission consideration.

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

6.  Click here for more information about the MCAT.

7. After receiving an initial offer of provisional admission to the COM and prior to matriculation, all students must undergo a background check and drug screen before acceptance into the COM is finalized and the student is allowed to attend classes.  This screening must meet the COM standards and be conducted by an agency approved by the COM.

Any deficient or abnormality discovered on either screening will be referred to a sub-committee of the Student Progress Committee for further investigation as to the facts and circumstances surrounding the incident.  The sub-committee will make a recommendation to the dean as to whether the offer for admission should be maintained or withdrawn.  Final decisions regarding admission in these cases, as with all admission decisions, will rest with the dean.

8. Students must provide official transcripts from all colleges attended prior to matriculation.

RVUCOM Admissions Office
phone: (303) 373-2008
email: admissions@rockyvistauniversity.org
fax: (720) 875-2875