This inter-institutional partnership between St. Bonaventure and Duquesne College of Osteopathic Medicine offers selected St. Bonaventure students a
guaranteed interview and priority admission to DUQCOM upon satisfactory completion of their undergraduate degree program of study at St. Bonaventure.
Admissions requirements
High School students:
- Applicants must submit a complete application to ɬ – Common Application is preferred. The application deadline is March 1, 2027.
- Students are encouraged to apply by November 1, 2026.
- On-campus interviews – for qualified candidates – will begin on Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Additional interviews at ɬ will be scheduled on Fridays (excluding holidays and dates the university is closed) through the end of March 2027.
- A combined SAT score of at least 1340 or ACT composite score of at least 28
- A high school grade point average of at least 90%.
- Two confidential letters of recommendation, at least one of which should be from a lab science teacher.
- Two essays:
- One essay (Personal Statement) that will be included with your Common App.
- An additional essay titled “Applying to Medical School,” which details your interest in working in the profession of medicine and why you are interested in starting that process at ɬ and then continuing at DUQCOM.
- A resume that organizes your extracurricular activities.
*If a student is admitted and chooses to enroll at ɬ, they must satisfy each of the requirements listed below.
*Current ɬ students are encouraged to
send an email to Andrew Wyatt, Pre-Medicine Admissions Liaison, for more information about this agreement.
Requirements for all candidates:
- Rising senior in good academic standing at ɬ
- ɬ Cumulative GPA – 3.6
- ɬ Science GPA – 3.5
- MCAT score – Minimum combined score at or above 51st percentile for admission to DUQCOM before submitting secondary application
- MCAT score must be submitted not later than Jan. 1st of the year of expected matriculation
- 100 hours of physician observation/clinical exposure and 100 hours of volunteering/community service after acceptance into the program