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Campbell University
Lillington, North Carolina 🇺🇸DO · 4 yearsCOCA: Accreditation
Takes out-of-stateMCAT required
Admissions websiteVerified Oct 22, 2026
At a glance
Who can apply
Requirements
- English: 1 year (6 semester hours / 8 quarter hours); other reading/writing-intensive courses accepted in place of English
- Biological sciences with lab: 1 year (8 semester hours / 12 quarter hours)
- Physics: 1 year (6-8 semester hours / 9-12 quarter hours)
- General/Inorganic Chemistry with lab: 1 year (8 semester hours / 12 quarter hours)
- Organic Chemistry with lab: 1 year (8 semester hours / 12 quarter hours); one semester of Biochemistry may replace one semester of Organic Chemistry
- Six additional upper-level (300+) science hours favorable
- Minimum grade of C in all prerequisite coursework (a C- is not accepted, no exceptions), including online coursework from an accredited institution
- Baccalaureate degree required prior to matriculation (may apply with 75% of required credits completed; foreign coursework requires a WES evaluation)
- Recommended minimum 3.2 Science and Overall cumulative GPA (4.0 scale)
MCAT requiredRequired, no substitutions accepted; scores from tests administered up to three years before matriculation accepted; most competitive applicants score at the 50th percentile or higher overall, with a preferred 50th-percentile-or-higher score in Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems (BBFLS).
Also required
One letter must be from an osteopathic (DO) or allopathic (MD) physician; a DO-specific letter is not required, though encouraged. · No specific minimum shadowing hours stated on Campbell's admissions or FAQ pages. · Two required letters: one from a DO or MD physician (not a relative), and one from a Pre-Health Committee, Pre-Health Advisor, or faculty member with a doctoral degree; a Pre-Health Committee packet satisfies both; up to 5 additional letters accepted. · Not accepted on an F-1 student visa; legal permanent residents (green card holders) of the U.S. are eligible and must provide proof of status prior to admission (effective 2023-2024 cycle); pending permanent-residency status is not eligible.
How selection works
Interview
Dates, deadlines & fees
Primary AACOMAS application deadline (rolling admissions cycle) · "Primary applications are accepted from the Opening Day of AACOMAS through March 1, as CUSOM offers a rolling admissions cycle."
Secondary application deadline · "The last date to submit a secondary application is March 15, unless otherwise noted by the Office of Admissions."
Applicant Day (interview) period · "Applicant Days are typically conducted from August through April (subject to change)."
Special programs & mission
Sources
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