Admission Requirements

Applications are reviewed by NYITCOM Office of Admissions and the BMS Admissions Committee. This program begins in the summer session (end of July) and runs for a total of three semesters.

The following are required for application to the program:

1. Completed M.S. in Biomedical Sciences (BMS) application.
   • A graduate application is required. For those submitting only the graduate application, and not the AACOMAS application, all supporting documents must be uploaded to the graduate application, including a personal statement, resume, recommendation letters, and all transcripts.
2. Additional Application: Completed AACOMAS application.
   • If you have submitted or will be submitting an AACOMAS application for the NYITCOM D.O. program and would like to apply to the M.S in Biomedical Sciences program, view the instructions for submitting the graduate application. Please note that all supporting documents submitted to the AACOMAS application will be transferred to the graduate application. A supplemental application is required in order for your AACOMAS to be completed and for your supporting documents to be transferred to your graduate application. The AACOMAS application deadline is April 30, 2027, and the supplemental application deadline is May 4, 2027.
3. Completion of a bachelor’s degree and pre-med requirements. Prerequisite courses (a grade of C or better is required):
   • English: 6 semester hours
   • Biology, including a basic course in general biology or zoology (lecture and lab): 8 semester hours
   • General Chemistry (lecture and lab): 8 semester hours
   • Organic Chemistry I (lecture and lab): 4 semester hours
   • Organic Chemistry II (lecture and lab): 4 semester hours. Biochemistry, with or without lab, may be substituted for Organic Chemistry II. The course may be 3 or 4 credits.
   • Physics (lecture and lab): 8 semester hours
4. Three letters of recommendation from the following:
   • Two letters from undergraduate or graduate faculty in your major highlighting your academic abilities.
   • One letter from a reference highlighting your interest in medicine (e.g. a physician you shadowed or a principal investigator from a research project you have engaged in, etc.).
5. Transcripts from all previously attended colleges or universities. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable upon application, but official transcripts are required prior to matriculation into the program.
6. An undergraduate cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher is recommended. An MCAT score is not required for this program. An MCAT score will not be required in the progression to the D.O. program if an 80% or higher is maintained in each course. An MCAT score will be required if an 80% or higher is not maintained in each course.
7. Personal statement describing how this program will help you reach your goals, and what you might contribute to the program. The personal statement submitted to the AACOMAS application will be accepted. An additional personal statement tailored to the BMS program may be submitted, if desired.

To earn a guaranteed place in the NYITCOM D.O. program for the year following completion of the Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences degree, students must:

• Receive a grade of 80% or higher in every course of the curriculum.
• Receive a recommendation from the BMS Leadership Committee to the NYITCOM D.O. Admissions Committee.
• Successfully complete research requirements.
• Display professional and ethical behavior at all times.
• Be enrolled full time.
• Complete all requirements for the degree within one (1) year of beginning the program. Exceptions to this rule may only be made with the consent of the director of the program.
• There is no final comprehensive exam at the end of this program; rather, each course is completed individually and utilizes multiple assessment methods to determine students’ mastery of the material.
• If matriculated into the NYITCOM D.O. program, there is no MCAT or interview requirement.

Students who are not seeking guaranteed entry to the NYITCOM D.O. program, in order to earn the Biological Sciences M.S degree, must:

• Receive a passing grade of C or higher in every course of the curriculum.
• Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Successfully complete research requirements.
• Display professional and ethical behavior at all times.
• Be enrolled full time.
• Complete all requirements for the degree within one (1) year of beginning the program. Exceptions to this rule may only be made with the consent of the director of the program.
• There is no final comprehensive exam at the end of this program; rather, each course is completed individually and utilizes multiple assessment methods to determine students’ mastery of the material.

• Receive a grade of 80% or higher in every course of the curriculum.
• Receive a recommendation from the BMS Leadership Committee to the NYITCOM D.O. Admissions Committee.
• Successfully complete research requirements.
• Display professional and ethical behavior at all times.
• Be enrolled full time.
• Complete all requirements for the degree within one (1) year of beginning the program. Exceptions to this rule may only be made with the consent of the director of the program.
• There is no final comprehensive exam at the end of this program; rather, each course is completed individually and utilizes multiple assessment methods to determine students’ mastery of the material.
• If matriculated in the NYITCOM D.O. program, there is no MCAT or interview requirement.