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International Applicants
International Applicants
International Applicants
An international applicant is defined as an applicant who is not a United States citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
International applicants are required to meet all requirements for admission. For a complete list of admissions requirements, please refer to the Apply Now section of the Prospective Student Website.
- If an international applicant is currently enrolled in a foreign medical college or other health professions programs, no part of that medical or health professions curriculum can be used to fulfill any part of the College’s academic requirements for granting a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree.
- Foreign medical graduates are not eligible to apply for advanced standing into the program.
- Prior to an acceptance of an offer of admission, international applicants are required to schedule a meeting with the chair of the Admissions Committee or their designees within three days of notification of an offer of admission. They are also required to review and sign the Resource Document provided by the Admission Office as part of their acceptance process.
Due to external regulatory requirements, application from international applicants will be considered for the COMP (Pomona, CA) campus only.
Acedemic ProgramOptions & Requirements
Coursework completed outside the U.S. must be evaluated for U.S. course equivalency by an approved service. Please visit the requirements page of your program of interest for a list of approved services.
All foreign transcripts must be evaluated course-by-course with letter grades, pass/fail, or credit/no credit, and must specify which courses are considered undergraduate, graduate and professional. Select the program link you are interested in for more information and program requirements.
All foreign transcripts must be evaluated course-by-course with letter grades, pass/fail, or credit/no credit, and must specify which courses are considered undergraduate, graduate and professional. Select the program link you are interested in for more information and program requirements.
Applicants withNON-US CITIZENSHIP
The following resource contains a brief general overview of government regulations and other applicable information relating to visas, residency guidelines and International licensure requirements, and is current as of January 2019. This document does not serve as individualized career or legal advice, as immigration requirements, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) residency hospitals systems, licensing, and certifying agencies change periodically. Consequently, it is the responsibility of each individual student to contact the appropriate agencies and systems in order to obtain the most up-to-date information regarding the immigration or other pertinent requirements related to his or her specific circumstances.
