3+1 Med Bound Program

Achieve your professional goals of becoming a doctor through OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine's 3+1 Med Bound Program. This new admission option allows students to apply to medical school during their freshman year.

• How does the 3+1 Med Bound Program Work?

  The 3+1 Med Bound Program offers a unique opportunity for students to streamline their pre-doctoral medical training. By completing three years of undergraduate education at OSU and four years of medical education at OSU-CHS College of Osteopathic Medicine, students can earn their bachelor's degree and medical degree in seven years.

   

  Students apply to the 3+1 Med Bound Program in the fall semester of their freshman year at OSU. After meeting the academic requirements outlined in the student’s assigned OSU Academic Catalog for the approved majors and completing the first year of medical school at OSU-CHS, OSU will award an undergraduate degree to students accepted in the 3+1 Med Bound Program.

• Eligibility Requirements for Applicants to the 3+1 Med Bound Program

  • Achieve at least a 3.8 grade point average (GPA) in high school.

  • Graduated from high school in the prior twelve months.

  • Enroll as a full-time student at OSU in an approved 3+1 major (approved list below).

  • Submit an ACT or SAT score. 

    • Achieve an ACT score of at least 28 (or a Scholastic Assessment Test [SAT] score of at least 1300 without writing portion). 

    • OSU will only accept the official super score provided by ACT for both admission and scholarship consideration.

  • Submit a 3+1 Med Bound Program Application by October 1. Contact osucomrecruitment@okstate.edu for more information.

  • Submit a verification form to the OSU-CHS Admissions Committee confirming that they will meet the academic requirements from OSU and OSU-CHS to earn their bachelor's degree after their first year at OSU-CHS. This form must be completed by the student and verified by the Pre-Health Advisor or Academic Advisor at the time of application.

  • Submit two letters of recommendation from high school or college instructors of courses in which academic credit was earned by October 15.

  • Participate in an interview with the OSU-CHS Admissions Committee during the fall semester of their freshman year at OSU. 

• What are the Benefits?

  • Admitted students will be assigned a mentor currently enrolled at OSU-COM. The mentor will be a helpful resource in answering questions and provide support during undergrad.

  • Save time, save money.

  • After meeting the academic requirements outlined in the student’s assigned OSU Academic Catalog for the approved majors and completing the first year of medical school at OSU-CHS, OSU will award an undergraduate degree to students accepted in the 3+1 Med Bound Program.

• Provisional Early Acceptance into OSU-COM

  Following an in-person interview, a member of the Admissions Committee and the Assistant Director of Admissions will notify applicants of the admission decision by January 1, 2025. The applicant will be granted provisional acceptance into the 3+1 Med Bound Program or be invited to apply for admission through an alternate admission option or as a traditional student in a later application cycle. OSU-CHS is not required to admit any certain number of 3+1 Med Bound Program applicants.

   

  If provisionally accepted by OSU-CHS to the 3+1 Med Bound Program, the following courses are required to be in process or completed by the end of the student’s junior year:

  • English, 2 semesters
  • Biology, 2 semesters (including laboratory)
  • General Chemistry, two semesters
  • Physics, two semesters
  • Organic Chemistry, two semesters
  • At least one upper-division (3000-4000) level science course (although 3-5 are preferred), including but not limited to:
    • Human Anatomy or Comparative Anatomy
    • Biochemistry
    • Microbiology
    • Molecular Biology
    • Histology
    • Cellular Biology
    • Embryology, or
    • Physiology

   

  Students must meet with their OSU Academic Advisor to review the Academic Catalog for the approved 3+1 major to ensure the academic requirements for their undergraduate degree and the 3+1 Med Bound Program are met before matriculating to OSU-CHS.   

   

  Students must fulfill the following requirements to maintain their acceptance: 

  • Maintain a cumulative 3.5 GPA and a 3.5 science GPA while enrolled at OSU.
  • Submit an American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS) application in their junior year.
  • Submit a qualifying score of at least 492 on the MCAT by July 1 of their junior year.
  • Complete all remaining undergraduate coursework required for the approved 3+1 major by the spring semester of their junior year.
  • Submit a verification form to the OSU-CHS Admissions Committee confirming that they will meet the academic requirements from OSU and OSU-CHS to earn their bachelor’s degree after their first year at OSU-CHS. This form must be completed by the student and verified by the Pre-Health Advisor or Academic Advisor at the time of application.
  • Complete at least 500 hours participating in a health-related setting before matriculation at OSU-COM.
  • Participate in 3+1 Med Bound program activities before matriculation to OSU-COM.
  • Students must earn at least 60 credit hours at OSU. 
    • 30 hours completed at OSU with 15 of the final 30 hours or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
  • Apply for graduation to Oklahoma State University by April 1 to be included in the spring commencement ceremony as a summer graduate.  The bachelor’s degree will not be conferred until the summer, but students may participate in commencement in May.
  • Submit the Request for Transfer of Graduate Coursework for Undergraduate Credit form to the OSU Office of the Registrar. 
  • Submit final and official transcripts to OSU-CHS in May to demonstrate the completion of the academic requirements for the approved major and final verification by the student’s Academic Advisor at the end of the spring semester of their junior year to osucomadmissions@okstate.edu.
• Approved 3+1 Majors at OSU-Stillwater

  College of Arts and Sciences: 

  • B.S. Biochemistry
  • B.S. Biology: Pre-Medical Sciences
  • B.S. Microbiology/Cell and Molecular Biology: Pre-Medical Professional
  • B.S. Physiology: Pre-Medical Sciences
  • B.S. Zoology: Pre-Medical Sciences

   

  Ferguson College of Agriculture: 

  • BSAG Agribusiness: Pre-Veterinary Business Management
  • BSAG Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Pre-Medical or Pre-Veterinary Science
  • BSAG Entomology: Pre-Veterinary and Pre-Medical
  • BSAG Animal Science: Pre-Veterinary/Pre-Medical

   

  College of Education and Human Sciences: 

  • B.S. Nutritional Sciences: Human Nutrition/Pre-Medical Sciences*

   

  Schedule an advisement with the OSU-COM Recruitment team or the OSU Office of Pre-Professional Health & Law Support Services to discuss this admission option or any of our admission options for pre-med students.

• Agreement and Verification Forms

  Agreement Form

  Amendment Form

  Verification Form