Due to circumstances from the COVID-19 pandemic response, our programs have made exceptions to the application process and requirements.

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Accept all pass/fail/satisfactory coursework, regardless of whether your school required this, including prerequisite coursework. This coursework will be evaluated in the context of your entire academic history.
  • Accept all online coursework, including laboratory courses.
  • Review your application without all required laboratory coursework, if you can demonstrate that your institution was unable to provide these courses due to COVID-19. A letter from the registrar will suffice.
  • Review your application in consideration for an interview prior to receiving your MCAT exam scores. Once we receive your MCAT exam scores we will take these into consideration for admission.
  • Take into consideration that your health care experience hours and other extracurricular experiences may have been impacted by the pandemic.
  • Continue to require a letter of recommendation from a physician, preferably a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. Please see the rules for letters of recommendation in the Secondary Application Instructions. If you cannot provide a letter of recommendation from a physician, please provide us with a written statement explaining how COVID-19 has impacted your ability to obtain a letter of recommendation from a physician.
Doctor of Dental Medicine
  • The deadline for the 2020 entering class to submit pre-matriculation documents (final official transcripts, health clearance documents) has been extended to July 1.
Doctor of Dental Medicine-International
  • N/A
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
  • The DPM Letter of Recommendation requirement will be waived for the remainder of the cycle for those who haven’t yet had an opportunity to shadow a DPM.
  • The prerequisite course completion deadline for the 2020 entering class has been extended to June 30, 2020.
  • Online prerequisite labs will be accepted for all labs completed in spring 2020, summer 2020 and fall 2020.
  • Pass credit will be accepted for courses completed in spring 2020, summer 2020 and fall 2020.
  • Online TOEFL is acceptable.
  • The deadline for the 2020 entering class to submit pre-matriculation documents (final official transcripts, health clearance documents) has been extended to July 1.
Doctor of Physical Therapy
  • Online prerequisite labs will be accepted for all labs completed in Spring 2020, Summer 2020, and Fall 2020 if the on-campus lab they were enrolled in was converted to an online format.
  • Pass credit has always been and will be accepted for lab courses.
  • Pass credit will be accepted for courses taken in Spring 2020, Summer 2020, and Fall 2020. They will be counted as a “B” when calculating GPA.
  • Prior to and after 2020, pass credit will be accepted for one prerequisite and not counted when calculating GPAs.
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
  • Online prerequisite labs will be accepted for all labs completed in Spring 2020 if the on-campus lab they were enrolled in was converted to an online format.
  • The deadline for the 2020 entering class to submit pre-matriculation documents (final official transcripts, health clearance documents) has been extended to July 1.
Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences
  • The deadline for the 2020 entering class to submit pre-matriculation documents (final official transcripts, health clearance documents) has been extended to July 1.
Master of Science in Medical Sciences
  • The deadline for the 2020 entering class to submit pre-matriculation documents (final official transcripts, health clearance documents) has been extended to July 1.
Master of Science Physician Assistant
  • Online prerequisite labs will be accepted for all labs completed in Spring 2020 if the on-campus lab they were enrolled in was converted to an online format.
  • Pass credit will be accepted for those courses taken in Spring 2020, Summer 2020, and Fall 2020. They will be counted as a “B” when calculating GPA. Prior to and after 2020, credit/pass will not be accepted for prerequisites and counted as a “C” for non-prerequisite coursework when calculating GPAs.
  • The deadline for 2020 EC Admitted Students to submit pre-matriculation documents (final official transcripts, health clearance documents)has been extended to July 1.
Doctor of Optometry
  • The deadline for the 2020 entering class to take the OAT has been extended to June 30, 2020.
  • The prerequisite course completion deadline for the 2020 entering class has been extended to June 30, 2020.
  • Online prerequisite labs will be accepted for all labs completed in spring 2020, summer 2020 and fall 2020.
  • Pass credit will be accepted for courses completed in spring 2020, summer 2020 and fall 2020.
  • The deadline for the 2020 entering class to submit pre-matriculation documents (final official transcripts, health clearance documents)has been extended to July 1.
Master of Science in Nursing – Entry
  • The deadline for 2020 EC Admitted Students to submit pre-matriculation documents (final official transcripts, health clearance documents) has been extended to July 1.
Doctor of Pharmacy
  • The deadline for 2020 EC Admitted Students to submit pre-matriculation documents (final official transcripts, health clearance documents)has been extended to July 1.
  • Applicants forced to move in progress prerequisites to Pass Credit grading system will be approved on a case by case basis.