DO · Kirksville, MO · private · applies through AACOMAS
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences - Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Known as ATSU-KCOM
Prerequisite coursework
Verify with the school- AP credit applies only to three semester credits of English (application cycle opening May 2023); all other coursework must be college level. Dual credit is allowed.
| Course | Status | Hours | Lab | Pass/fail | AP credit | Online | Community college | Notes from the school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Biology | Required | 8 | Yes | Not stated | Case-by-case | Not stated | Not stated | one year with lab, or 8 semester hours / 12 quarter hours; grade of C or higher (C- is not acceptable) |
| Physics | Required | 8 | Yes | Not stated | Case-by-case | Not stated | Not stated | one year with lab, or 8 semester hours / 12 quarter hours |
| General or Inorganic Chemistry | Required | 8 | Yes | Not stated | Case-by-case | Not stated | Not stated | one year with lab, or 8 semester hours / 12 quarter hours |
| Organic Chemistry | Required | 8 | Yes | Not stated | Case-by-case | Not stated | Not stated | one year with lab, or 8 semester hours / 12 quarter hours |
| English | Required | 6 | Not stated | Not stated | Case-by-case | Not stated | Not stated | 6 semester hours / 8 quarter hours |
Source: school-website. Verify with the school.
Who can apply
- Out-of-state applicants
- Not stated ATSU-KCOM 'can only accept' U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Foreign degree holders must show U.S. degree/course equivalency via a foreign evaluation service.
- International applicants
- No
- DACA applicants
- Not stated
Source: not recorded. Verify with the school.
Interview
- Format
- traditional A personal interview is required. FAQ: interview day includes 'three half hour long individual interviews with a basic science faculty member'. Still Scholars and Early Decision interviews are held on campus in early fall.
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Source: school-website. Verify with the school.
Situational-judgment tests and MCAT dates
- Casper
- Not stated
- AAMC PREview
- Not stated
Casper status comes from the school's own admissions page where it states one, otherwise from published requirement lists; PREview from the school's page or the AAMC PREview policies report. Both change between cycles. Verify with the school.
Secondary application
- Required
- Yes
- Fee
- —
- Fee waiver available
- Not stated
- Deadline
- Mar 15, 2027 March 15 (secondary); page also lists a February 1 application deadline and March 1 AACOMAS deadline; Early Decision secondaries due September 15
- Who receives it
- Standard secondary fee not stated; Early Decision secondary fee is $60. FAQ: applicants with average cumulative and science GPA of 2.80 receive secondary application information.
Source: school-website. Verify with the school.
Cost of attendance and debt
| In state | Out of state | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition and fees | $68,960 | $68,960 |
| Health insurance | — | — |
| Total cost of attendance, year 1 | — | — |
Tuition as listed on AACOM's Choose DO Explorer (self-reported by the college); fees and cost of attendance not included.
Source: AACOM Choose DO Explorer (listing with 75 campus cards) and per-college detail pages (aacom.org/detail-pages/com/...) (AACOM, retrieved 2026-10-13).
Entering class 2022
- Applicants
- 4,060
- Interviewed
- 532
- Matriculated
- 172
- MCAT (mean)
- 503
- GPA (mean)
- 3.69 · science 3.62
- In-state
- 29%
Source: the school's published class profile (page), retrieved 2026-10-13. Statistics describe one entering class and are not cutoffs.
Notes
AACOM profile's self-reported enrollment block gives first-year matriculants as 10,287 (in-state 4,017 / out-of-state 6,276), which cannot be a single-college figure; those values are not used here. AACOMAS reports 167 matriculants for 2025. | Accreditation statement on college site: ATSU's Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) is accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) of the American Osteopathic Association. [Same page:] A.T. Still University–Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine earned Accreditation with Exceptional Outcomes from the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA), the recognized accrediting agency for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) programs. ... with the next accreditation review scheduled for the 2030–2031 academic year. | AACOM profile accreditation text: In April 2021, A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine earned the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) status of Accreditation with Exceptional Outcomes. Minimum 2.8 cumulative and 2.8 science GPA (4.0 scale). At least 90 semester hours or three-fourths of a degree from an accredited institution, 30 of them at a four-year degree-granting institution. Clinical shadowing and 100 hours each of leadership/service strongly recommended. Rolling admissions. Early Decision: 3.50 GPA. Still Scholars: 3.4 GPA.
Sources for this page
- aacom
- AACOM Choose DO Explorer (listing with 75 campus cards) and per-college detail pages (aacom.org/detail-pages/com/...) · AACOM, retrieved 2026-10-13
- School website (class profile and admissions pages)
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