LECOM Agreement
Early Acceptance Program
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Program
Through a partnership with one of the nation’s most renowned medical colleges, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), FSC students are provisionally accepted into LECOM’s School of Pharmacy, School of Dental Medicine, College of Osteopathic Medicine, or School of Podiatric Medicine.
Partnership With Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
With a growing demand of healthcare professionals, FSC and LECOM partnered to help prepare new doctors, dentists and pharmacists succeed in the healthcare industry. This special Early Acceptance Program (EAP) with LECOM allows high school or current FSC students to apply to LECOM medical, dental, pharmacy, or podiatry school. (Students who meet the requirements in high school are conditionally accepted into both FSC and LECOM’s program simultaneously.)
Early Acceptance Program
LECOM has developed special Early Acceptance Programs with select community colleges, undergraduate colleges and universities that grant qualified students a provisional early acceptance to LECOM’s School of Pharmacy, School of Dental Medicine, College of Osteopathic Medicine, or School of Podiatric Medicine. In some cases, these programs will permit the student to start the professional program prior to receiving a bachelor degree from the undergraduate institution.
LECOM Agreement Program Details
Admission Requirements
To qualify for the BS+DO/PharmD/DMD program, you must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (international students may apply to Pharmacy)
- Must not hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
- Must have at least two years remaining as a full time student at FSC
- SAT Score (Math and Verbal Reasoning) greater than or equal to 1170 on a single exam taken before 3/1/16, a SAT score of 1240 or higher on a single exam taken after 3/1/16 or an ACT Composite score greater than or equal to 26 on a single exam
- A high school GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale or higher
- Students already attending FSC must have at least a cumulative overall GPA of 3.2 and a science GPA of 3.1 or higher
Students already attending FSC must meet these requirements as well to enroll into the Early Acceptance Program (EAP).
For each of the programs, a maximum combined total of five students per academic year will be admitted from Florida Southern College into each LECOM early acceptance program.
Pre-Health Professional Program (P3)
The Pre-Health Professional Program (P3) is a rigorous, competitive program for students pursuing admission to health professions schools after obtaining their undergraduate degrees.
Questions? Contact
Nancy Morvillo, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Department Chair
Nelson C. White Chair in the Life Sciences
Polk Science - 126
863.680.6240