Health Profession Agreements
Advance Your Health Care Career
ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø's partnerships with health professions schools help prepare students for advanced study and careers in health care. Through these agreements, qualified SXU students may benefit from guaranteed admissions interviews, early acceptance opportunities, scholarships, and other pathways to professional programs. Explore the partnerships below to learn about available opportunities and the requirements for each.
Beginning with students matriculating in fall 2027, the agreement offers qualified SXU applicants guaranteed admissions interviews across leading professional programs in Pharmacy, Optometry, Physician Assistant Studies, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Clinical Psychology. Additionally, qualified SXU graduates are eligible for guaranteed acceptance into specialized master's and certificate programs within .
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Pathways
Pharmacy (PharmD)
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Optometry (OD)
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Physician Assistant (PA)
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Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy
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Clinical Psychology (PsyD)
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College of Graduate Studies
Guaranteed Acceptance Programs:
Programs
Dental medicine
Osteopathic Medicine
Pharmacy
SXU Advantage
SXU students qualify for their Early Acceptance Program (EAP), which grants qualified students with a provisional letter of acceptance that reserves a seat as long as they meet the remaining requirements. The provisional letter allows the student to have a reserved seat to one of LECOM's professional schools upon completion of a successful interview.
Exams
The entrance exams, PCAT and MCAT, are not required for any student who has provided us with an official SAT or ACT score. The ACT score must be at least 26 or SAT score (Math + Critical Reasoning) must be at least 1170. We do not super score.
We will use an Academic Index Score, a score based on a formula determined from the ACT/SAT and the affiliated undergraduate school overall GPA, as the replacement for the MCAT for students applying to the medical college. The DAT is required of all dental school applicants.
Requirements
To qualify, you must:
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Submit your application to the Early Acceptance program (EAP) prior to the start of your third year (depending upon desired program/track)
- Be officially enrolled in EAP for two consecutive years prior to matriculating at LECOM
- Complete the prerequisite coursework as an uninterrupted full-time student
- Have a science GPA of 3.2 or higher
- Have an overall GPA of 3.4 or higher
Note: We do restrict the number of AP credits that may be used to fulfill the credit requirements while attending an affiliated undergraduate school.
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- Master of Business and Science (MBS)
- Master of Engineering in Biopharmaceutical Processing (MENG),
- Master of Science in Applied Life Sciences (M.S.)
- Master of Science in Medical Device Engineering (MSMDE).
SXU Advantage
Requirements
How to Apply
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Programs
Medicine in Dentistry
Osteopathic Medicine
Requirements
- An overall grade point average of3
- Fully completed application
- Meet minimum requirements
- ATSU-KCOM can only accept students who are US citizens or permanent residents.
- Applicants must have completed the following courses prior to matriculation:
- General Biology -- one year with laboratory or 8 semester hours/12 quarter hours
- Physics -- one year with laboratory or 8 semester hours/12 quarter hours
- General or Inorganic Chemistry -- one year with laboratory or 8 semester hours/12 quarter hours
- Organic Chemistry -- one year with laboratory or 8 semester hours/12 quarter hours
- English -- 6 semester hours/8 quarter hours
- minimum 2.8 cumulative grade point average overall and a 2.8 minimum science grade point average
- Two letters of recommendation from professionals unrelated to applicant (one from a science faculty member or health professions advisor; one from a licensed physician -- DO or MD)
- Significant clinical shadowing or experience (100 hours strongly recommended)
- Significant leadership and service to the underserved (100 hours strongly recommended)
- composite MCAT score around a 504
- Letters from Program Director (Not in Application)
- Apply as early as possible (July)
How to Apply
- Submit an online application to ATSU through AACOMAS.
- Work with a ATSU admission counselor to complete your application.
- Request a letter from Program Director, verifying your eligibility.
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SXU Advantage
Qualified Saint Xavier students are guaranteed admission into the Doctor of Allopathic Medicine program.
- No standardized tests
- No application fee
- Early admission
- A $5,000 scholarship (requires 3.2 GPA, limited # available)
- A $50,000, Underserved Communities Scholarship (requires 3.2 GPA)
Requirements
Students must meet the following requirements:
- An overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher
- Meet all requirements of direct application process at
How to Apply
- Submit an online application to AUA.
- Work with a AUA admission counselor to complete your application.
- Request a letter from Tatiana Tatum, Ph.D., verifying your eligibility.
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SXU Advantage
Qualified Saint Xavier students are guaranteed an admission interview into the Doctor of Allopathic Medicine program for our current Pre-Professional Health Care students.
Requirements
Students must meet the following requirements:
- An overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the SXU's program
- A score of 490 or higher on the MCAT exam
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SXU Advantage
Qualified Saint Xavier students are able to receive early admission into the Palmer's Doctor of Chiropractic program for our current Pre-Professional Health Care students.
Requirements
Students interested in the dual degree program must:
- Complete 90 credit hours at ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø in courses that meet the prerequisite requirements for the Doctor of Chiropractic degree at Palmer College of Chiropractic.
- Meet all requirements for ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø's Bachelor of Science in Biology degree with the exception of courses and credit hours that are transferred from Palmer College of Chiropractic to ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø.
Pre-Health Certificates
Take your first steps towards a health profession degree with our Pre-Health Certificates of Graduate Program Preparation.
