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 freshmen year.

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

  View the 3+1 Recruitment Chart

   

  • This new admission option provides eligible OSU freshmen interested in medical school a pathway to interview with the OSU-COM Admissions Committee in their spring semester. 
  • Students spend their first three years of undergraduate studies in pursuit of their bachelor's degree at a partner university. 
  • In their fourth year, students will matriculate to OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine to start their first year of medical school.
  • After successful completion of their first year of medical school, students in the 3+1 Program will be awarded their bachelor's degree from the partner university.
  • After year four of medical school, students in the 3+1 Program will receive their doctor of osteopathic medicine degree.
• Requirements
  • Must complete 60 hours at OSU following graduation from high school.
  • Be enrolled as a full-time student at Oklahoma State University (OSU) in an approved 3+1 major. (see approved list of majors under degree plans in the last bullet)
  • Must have at least a 3.8 grade point average in high school.
  • Must have graduated from high school in the prior twelve months.
  • Must 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.
  • Apply to the program during the first semester of college at OSU by submitting an OSU-CHS 3+1 Med Bound application through the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine Office of Admissions by November 30th.
  • Must submit two letters of recommendation from high school or college
    instructors who have taught them in a graded course.
  • Must be invited to and participate in an interview with OSU-COM during their first year at OSU.
  • Applicants who are invited for an interview will either receive provisional acceptance to OSU-COM or be encouraged to apply for admission through an alternate program or traditional applicant in a future cycle.
• 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. 
  • There are scholarship opportunities available to students. 
  • OSU offers a pathway for students to complete their degree requirements in three years.
• Provisional Early Acceptance into OSU-COM
  • Students must maintain a cumulative 3.5 GPA and 3.5 science GPA.
  • Submit at least a 492 on the MCAT by April 30 of their junior year.
  • Complete all remaining undergraduate coursework required for the approved 3+1 degree plan.
• Approved Majors Listed Below

  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

   

  College of Education and Home Sciences: 

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

   

  Ferguson College of Agriculture: 

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

   

  Visit Pre-Professional Academic Support Services or medicine.okstate.edu for more information.

   

  You can also schedule an advisement with an OSU-COM Recruitment Specialist to discuss this admission option or any of our programs.