DO schools that don't require a degree?

[HenryH]

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I was just wondering if anyone had a comprehensive list of DO schools that don't require students to have a degree before matriculating. I read on PCOM-GA's site that they sometimes accept students with only 3 years of college (no degree), but when I sent them an e-mail, they responded that they don't accept students without degrees (maybe this person just wasn't "in the know?").

 

[PatriotsForever]

I was just wondering if anyone had a comprehensive list of DO schools that don't require students to have a degree before matriculating. I read on PCOM-GA's site that they sometimes accept students with only 3 years of college (no degree), but when I sent them an e-mail, they responded that they don't accept students without degrees (maybe this person just wasn't "in the know?").

I don't know of one and even if there were, 99.9% of the students they do accept have one. It is for all intents and purposes mandatory to have a bachelor's degree at the time you matriculate.

 

[Darktide]

MSUCOM does NOT require a degree---

I am proof--- I don't have, and will not have one~~~ but I DO have the required # of hours (I'll be at 120+ hrs after this winter).

My extracurriculars are stellar I think is the reason that they overlooked it though... and I would have received a degree if it weren't for a few BS classes (foreign language, and a few humanities)

 

[Obnoxious Dad]

MSUCOM does NOT require a degree---

I am proof--- I don't have, and will not have one~~~ but I DO have the required # of hours (I'll be at 120+ hrs after this winter).

My extracurriculars are stellar I think is the reason that they overlooked it though... and I would have received a degree if it weren't for a few BS classes (foreign language, and a few humanities)

If you go to Michigan why don't you get a Bachelor's of General Studies? I understood that 120 credits of anything at Michigan will qualify for a BGS. This, of course, is none of my business.

 

[Darktide]

The credits have to be 60+ from 300+ lvl classes~~~ I'll only have ~40 from 300+ classes so i don't qualify for a BGS =(

 

[HenryH]

MSUCOM does NOT require a degree---

I am proof--- I don't have, and will not have one~~~ but I DO have the required # of hours (I'll be at 120+ hrs after this winter).

My extracurriculars are stellar I think is the reason that they overlooked it though... and I would have received a degree if it weren't for a few BS classes (foreign language, and a few humanities)

Thanks for your input!

Anyone else know of any schools?

 

[drlisa0318]

Thanks for your input!

Anyone else know of any schools?

OSUCOM only requires at least 90 hours. I'll be applying next summer without a degree. Since I work full-time, it would take me several more years to get my degree, and at my age (51), I don't want things to take any longer than they have to. I've already talked with OSUCOM (in person) about this. As long as everything else on my app is competitive, they're okay with it. So far, I'm on track for being competitive. I won't take the MCAT till probably July and I've got only one more prereq left (Orgo II) after this semester. The only other thing will be to take some upper division science courses in the slide year. It also helps that I'm instate.

 

[scpod]

I was just wondering if anyone had a comprehensive list of DO schools that don't require students to have a degree before matriculating....

A list like that would be pretty useless because even though many may have a policy, it is still a very RARE case when a student is accepted without a degree. Yes, there are people on SDN that have been accepted without a degree, but it is not a common occurence. Generally, you have to have a high MCAT, great GPA and otherwise wonderful ECs and LORs to even be looked at without a degree. There are schools, both allopathic and osteopathic, that have that policy but have NEVER actually had students matriculate without a degree.

Unless you have incredibly extenuating circumstances, do yourself a favor and work toward the degree. There is no guarantee that you will even be accepted by a medical school. What will you do then? Without a degree your worth drops considerably in the world.

 

[DiverDoc]

A list like that would be pretty useless because even though many may have a policy, it is still a very RARE case when a student is accepted without a degree. Yes, there are people on SDN that have been accepted without a degree, but it is not a common occurence. Generally, you have to have a high MCAT, great GPA and otherwise wonderful ECs and LORs to even be looked at without a degree. There are schools, both allopathic and osteopathic, that have that policy but have NEVER actually had students matriculate without a degree.

Unless you have incredibly extenuating circumstances, do yourself a favor and work toward the degree. There is no guarantee that you will even be accepted by a medical school. What will you do then? Without a degree your worth drops considerably in the world.

Its not "Rare" to accept a student without a degree. However in your ACCOMAS app you clearly need to have outlined your remaining coursework prior to your granted BS or BA/ matriculation.

I was accepted prior to earning a degree. Will graduate in May '08, matriculate in Aug.

 

[tideleonheart]

LMU-DCOM doesn't require one...

"Completion of no less than 75% of the credits
required for a baccalaureate degree from a​

regionally accredited institution."

 

[scpod]

Its not "Rare" to accept a student without a degree. ..I was accepted prior to earning a degree...

We're not talking about that. Most students don't have one prior to acceptance because you apply in your junior year. ALL schools will accept you without a degree if you are in the process of getting one. We're talking about not getting a degree at all. THAT is rare....but it happens because a lot of schools have an acceptance policy of a minimum of 90 hours of college credit.

 

[JaggerPlate]

Thanks for your input!

Anyone else know of any schools?

The real question should be ... Why put yourself at this disadvantage? I can only imagine it's going to look odd to schools that you didn't finish your BS/BA, and if you ever change your mind and don't end up going to med school ... you aren't going to have a college degree. Just my two cents.