SBU - Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

This option to our B.S.–D.O. dual admissions program with LECOM provides an accelerated 3+4 track to medical school for the well prepared and highly motivated student. 

Program Highlights:

• The student completes three years at St. Bonaventure University, then four years at LECOM. The first year’s credits at LECOM transfer back to SBU to complete the degree of B.S. in biology, saving a year’s time and expense.
• The 3+4 option requires a biology major at St. Bonaventure because the credit that transfers back does not fit other majors.
• Students in the B.S.-D.O. program can change between the 3+4 and the 4+4 tracks (either direction) up until the end of the sophomore year at St. Bonaventure.

Application Requirements:

• High school applicants: 1340 (ERW+M) SAT or ACT composite of 29. (This higher SAT/ACT requirement is the only difference from the 4+4 track.)
• High school average of 90 or higher as calculated by the St. Bonaventure Admissions Office
• At least two letters of recommendation, at least one of which should be from a 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 SBU and then continuing at LECOM.
• A resume that organizes all of your extracurricular activities in one place (church, clubs, sports, hobbies, volunteering, clinical exposure, employment, etc.). 

Current St. Bonaventure Students:

• St. Bonaventure B.S.-D.O. students in the 4+4 track who do not meet the high school SAT/ACT requirements for the accelerated track can ask to be considered for the 3+4 track after 3 semesters at St. Bonaventure, based on their performance here. This will be done on a case by case basis.
• SBU students who are not in the B.S.-D.O. program but who qualify can enter this track of the program up to Feb. 1 of their freshman year at SBU.

Maintenance Standards for Phase I of the Program:

• Must be a full-time student
• Minimum overall grade point average of 3.4 (A = 4.0)
• Minimum GPA of 3.2 or better in all science courses
• Grade of C or better in all courses
• Complete LECOM prerequisites
• Maintain character/comportment requirements
• LECOM restricts summer course work and taking courses away from SBU
• The MCAT test requirement is waived.