LECOM has developed special Early Acceptance Programs with select community colleges, undergraduate colleges and universities that grant qualified students a provisional early acceptance to LECOM’s College of Osteopathic Medicine.
We have a recent agreement with your University in which we can save a seat for you two or three years down the road-Jamie Murphy
We do not look at this Early Acceptance Program as your only option. We don’t want to push anyone or pressure anyone but there are a lot of great advantages of this! Even if you’re a student who doesn’t know right now, you’re not sure what you want to do-the fact that you are attending an affiliated school is a huge advantage too. You get your final year and you want to apply, you were apart of the Early Acceptance, you still have a leg up on all the competition essentially.
LECOM’s Director of Student Affairs Jamie Murphy joined us again to specifically discuss LECOM’s Early Acceptance Program, Detroit Mercy’s Affiliation and how Pre-Med Titans can get started on their journey to becoming a Physician! The Information Session briefly covered LECOM’s History and Mission, student expectations and LECOM’s Student-Centered Curriculum. In addition, Jamie outlined some Key Points concerning the Early Acceptance Program
- Affiliation Program-Tracks
- Tuition & Application Expenses
- Enrollment Process
- Pre-Professional Requirements
LECOM’s History & Mission
There’s no school out there that’s not going to be able to get you where you need to go, its a matter of what fits. What works for you!
Jamie provided LECOM’s mission, really focusing in on their part of the mission that states “excellence in education, research, clinical care, and community service” stating that everything comes back to the Mission and the purpose!
Everything we did had to tie back to our mission! What is the purpose of existing? And that is to prepare you to be a Physician...also are role in the community!
LECOM’s Expectation of Students
LECOM focuses on developing professionaism in their Medical students. LECOM students follow a dress code and an attendance policy. Jamie Murphy explains the purpose of the dress code and mandatory attendance.
The purpose of the dress code is to put you in the mind set of learning! And not that you are not already there…we don’t teach you to be professional…but this is a different kind of occupation! A physician is the pillar of the community! It is among the occupations that are most important!…The dress code essentially, is to put you in the mindset of going to work!
Student-Centered Pathways
LECOM has student-centered curriculum and offers five different pathways for students. These pathways are only offered at LECOM’s Medical School. Those are Lecture Discussion Pathway, Problem-Based Learning Pathway, Directed Study Pathway, Primary Care Scholars Pathway and Accelerated Physician Assistant Pathway. These are designed with the mindset that everyone is different and learn differently!
The reason why we have this, and this is only for the first two years of Med School is that everyone is different!
Early Acceptance Program
Affiliation Tracks 3+4 and 4+4
The University of Detroit Mercy has both the 4+4 and the 3+4 programs which permit Titans to start Medical School at LECOM prior to receiving a bachelor degree from Detroit Mercy. Do you know what that means Titans? This is a 7-Year Med Program! One year of schooling and tuition saved!
Your seat is saved…so 210 students are coming in 2021 with a saved seat to LECOM, all campuses. So there’s a lot of students we work with that knew back in 2017 that they’re seat was saved! They did not have to turn in an official application through Oconus, which cost $185, they did not have to do an MCAT!
Tuition & Application Expenses
Tuition at LECOM is the lowest of any Private Osteopathic School! Jamie Murphy explains that on average, a student spends about 3-5 thousand dollars during the application process, when you add up everything! The benefit of the Early Acceptance Program is that you cut down that cost by not having to apply to more than one school and travel for interviews!
To apply, you apply through the LECOM portal, and that is free!
Enrollment Process & Requirements
- 1240 SAT or 26 ACT
- College Overall GPA of 3.4
- Science GPA of 3.2
So the requirement is a 1240 SAT or a 26 ACT. If you’re 1230 or 1210 or 25, we can still consider you. However, your GPA has to go up a couple tics to pull up that Academic Index Score!
As for the enrollment window, you can enroll into the Early Acceptance Program as early as your senior year of high school. As far Pre-Med Titans, Jamie says it comes down to if you have two years remaining as a full-time student! If you do, you still can apply for the Early Acceptance Program.
You go to the portal for the inquiry as we call it, we send you a password to get the application, you interview with us, you get the letter.
Pre-Professional Requirements
- Biology (w/lab) (8 cr.)
- General Chemistry (w/lab) (8 cr.)
- Organic Chemistry (w/lab) (8 cr.)
- Physics (w/lab) (4 cr.)
- Biochemistry (may be used as a substitute for 2nd Organic) (3 cr.)
- Genetics (3 cr.)
- Behavioral Sciences (6 cr.)
- English (6cr.)
We do require these classes and these are pretty straight forward. Biochemistry and Genetics is not required for the typical student; but because you would most likely not be taking the MCAT, we want you to take these classes.
Jamie Murphy provided contact information for students who want to learn more about LECOM and the Early Acceptance Program
If you are in need of pre-health advising and plan to be a University of Detroit Mercy student then schedule an appointment with Carmen Gamlin via https://calendly.com/prehealthadvisor
