Duquesne's College of Osteopathic Medicine will admit a select number of first-year
undergraduate students who have been admitted to the University's Pre-Medical and
Health Professions Program (PMHPP), and select programs in the School of Pharmacy,
John G. Rangos Sr. School of Health Sciences, School of Science and Engineering or
a non-science major in another program at Duquesne for Early Assurance to the College
of Osteopathic Medicine.
Current Freshmen for Fall 2025:
Eligible PMHPP students may apply to DUQCOM EAP between November 1 to January 5 of
their first year at Duquesne. Interviews are required, and students are notified of
conditional acceptance to DUQCOM by March 15.
Future Students - 2026 and Beyond:
Apply to Duquesne, choosing both the PMHPP, and one of the select programs in the
School of Pharmacy, Health Sciences, Science and Engineering or a non-science major
in another program at Duquesne*. Once admitted to Duquesne, the PMHPP, and your intended
major, you will be able to apply to the Early Assurance Program between November 1
and January 5 of your senior year in high school. Interviews are required, and students
are notified of conditional acceptance by March 15.
To apply for PMHPP, you will select your undergraduate program and then check the
box on the undergraduate application for the Pre-Medical & Health Professions Program. Learn more about the admissions requirements for the Pre-Medical & Health Professions
Program.
Note that students not admitted to the EAP can still apply for admission to the College
of Osteopathic Medicine during the regular admission cycle later on.
*Students in a non-science major must be able to complete all DUQCOM pre-requisites
before graduation. They must also be fully prepared to sit for the MCAT, if applicable,
after the third year of undergraduate studies.
Admissions Requirements
Applicants not meeting the standards for the EAP at the time of application to the
University but who ultimately meet the COM admission requirements are encouraged to
apply to the medical school through the general application process.
Application Procedure
To be eligible for admission to the EAP, applicants must qualify in accordance with
DUQCOM policy, and be U.S. citizens or hold permanent resident status. Applicants
will be interviewed for conditional admission by DUQCOM in accordance with timelines
outlined in this agreement. Based on a mutual agreement between the parties, a select
number of students will be chosen by DUQCOM for the EAP each year.
If chosen by DUQCOM, successful applicants will be granted conditional admission to
the DUQCOM program. Priority will be given to those EAP candidates who submit application
information as described above. Additional EAP candidates may be considered from the
waitlist up until the beginning of their sophomore year (based on the academic year,
not credit hours) if there are EAP positions available in their respective cohorts.
EAP Admission Standards
For freshman/first year students admitted to Duquesne University and the PMHPP, School
of Pharmacy, the John G. Rangos Sr. School of Health Sciences (Rangos), or the School
of Science and Engineering, the following standards must be met for consideration
for the EAP program with DUQCOM:
- Academic Program Requirements for admission to the EAP Program
- Freshman and first year students must be admitted to a select academic major program
at Duquesne University and also admitted to the PMHPP, and School of Pharmacy, the
John G. Rangos Sr. School of Health Sciences (Rangos), or the School of Science and
Engineering.
- Students must be US citizens or hold permanent residency status.
- Students must have a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.7 on a 4.0 scale (unweighted).
- Students must have achieved at least a 27 on the ACT or 1280 on the SAT from one single
test date, with no composite scores considered. Students provisionally accepted to
the EAP program with these entrance metrics, maintain the requirements outlined below,
and achieve an MCAT score at or above the 55th percentile before September 30 of the year prior to matriculation to DUQCOM, will
be offered a seat in the medical school upon completion of their undergraduate degree.
- Students who have achieved a 29 ACT or 1300 SAT from one single test date as above,
with a 3.7 unweighted high school GPA who are accepted to the EAP program will be
offered provisional acceptance into the medical school; maintenance of requirements
as outlined below will result in the offer of a seat in the medical school upon completion
of their undergraduate degree with no MCAT requirement. If a student in this category
elects to take the MCAT, they must achieve a score in the 55th percentile or higher or will be removed from the program.
- Students must be able to meet the Health and Technical standards of DUQCOM, which
can be found in the DUQCOM MBS Student Handbook.
