Explore 3+1 Program
- Program Overview
OSU-COM's 3+1 Program offers OSU juniors the opportunity to be considered for early provisional acceptance to medical school at OSU-College of Osteopathic Medicine (OSU-COM).
- Eligible candidates must enrolled at OSU-Stillwater as a full-time student.
- Completed 500 hours of participation in a health-related setting at the time of application to program.
- Apply early during the summer/early fall semester of your junior year at OSU-Stillwater.
- If granted provisional acceptance, you are guaranteed a spot in medical school at OSU-COM program, pending completion of all program requirements.
Timeline:
- Complete 3 years at OSU in an approved OSU-COM 3+1 Program major.
- Instead of a senior undergraduate year at OSU, begin medical school at OSU-COM in year 4.
- OSU bachelor's degree awarded after completing 1st year of medical school.
- After 4th year of medical school, receive Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree from OSU-COM.
If accepted, you agree to:
- Maintain 3.5 overall and science GPA's each semester and full-time status at OSU.
- Complete all additional 3+1 Program requirements.
- Program Benefits
- Save time and money! complete both degrees in 7 years, instead of 8.
- If accepted, you are provisionally accepted into medical school at OSU-COM during your junior year!
- OSU-COM scholarship opportunities available to students.
- High School/College Preparation
- Study hard! Earn a high, eligible GPA's scores for program pre-qualifications.
- Take rigorous courses. Biology, chemistry, physics, math, and other general core courses (English, history, foreign language, etc.) for holistic preparation.
- 3+1 Program allows college-level coursework to be earned prior to freshman year through:
- AP credit or Concurrent enrollment* (up to 30 hours).
- *ALL grades from college-level courses are counted towards GPA requirements for this program and your college GPA. Please take all courses seriously.
- Gain healthcare exposure & community experiences early!
- Live in Oklahoma? Attend OSU-COM's Operation Orange, campus tours and class presentations outreach events.
- Observe/shadow/interview a physician, serve as a hospital/clinic/hospice volunteer or join local high school HOSA/OSU osteopathic medicine/med club chapter(s).
- Get healthcare training/certification(s) early.
- Reach out to local health career/vocational career training center(s) for opportunities to prepare to work/volunteer in direct healthcare service roles (i.e, Medical Assistant, EMS/EMT, CNA, Phlebotomist, Pharmacy Technician, Medical Scribe, etc.)
- Stillwater, Oklahoma local option (one example): https://meridiantech.edu/programs/health-careers/
- Read scholarly books each year about osteopathic medicine, profession/career field and healthcare industry/system.
Review free OSU Pre-Professional Health & Law Support Services Literature Library.
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- *Non-OSU students can't check out books until an OSU student.
- High-school age students can review pre-med/health book recommendations to find at your local public library.
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- Document/journal weekly about all patient and healthcare experiences, extracurricular activities, volunteer work and employment.