{"id":996,"date":"2017-12-11T17:00:19","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T17:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/?page_id=996"},"modified":"2026-02-10T16:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T22:04:34","slug":"still-scholars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/still-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"A.T. Still University\u2019s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine: Still Scholars Early Acceptance Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-three-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:60%;width:calc(60% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.6 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"font-size:12pt;transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p>The Still Scholars Early Acceptance Program is designed to provide early admission to outstanding pre-medical students who have as their goal to become Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine at A.T. Still University\u2019s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM), without the requirement to complete the MCAT. This program encourages students to focus on developing strong academic and leadership skills, yet allows them to focus on their undergraduate experience without the additional pressures of a qualifying MCAT score. Visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atsu.edu\/kirksville-college-of-osteopathic-medicine\/admissions\/still-scholars-admission-requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.atsu.edu\/kirksville-college-of-osteopathic-medicine\/admissions\/still-scholars-admission-requirements<\/a><\/strong> for complete details.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"font-size:26px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Applicant Criteria<\/span>:<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"font-size:12pt;transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To be eligible to apply for ATSU-KCOM&#8217;s Still Scholars program, the following requirements must be met:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A minimum of four semesters (or 45 semester credit hours or equivalent) completed by the end of the second\/sophomore year of college<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two years of full-time coursework remaining prior to graduation with a BS or BA degree from a regionally accredited undergraduate institution<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student must be a US citizen or permanent resident<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At least 75 percent of prerequisite courses (see below) finished by the end of the sophomore year, or Aug. 1<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Received a B or above in all pre-requisite courses (see pre-requisite list below)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All college courses that meet pre-requisites must be taken after high school graduation with the exception of the eligible English advanced standing credit referenced in the prerequisite course list below.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strong clinical experiences and\/or shadowing (minimum of 50 hours combined)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strong leadership and service experiences (minimum of 50 hours combined)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The applicant must have achieved a minimum 3.4 cumulative grade point average and a 3.4 minimum science grade point average on a 4.0 scale<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three letters of recommendation from the following professionals unrelated to applicant:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science faculty that you received a grade from OR health professions advisor;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physician that you have shadowed (MD or DO);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advisor for a service organization you are an active member of<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"font-size:26px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Application\/Admission Process<\/span>:<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"font-size:12pt;transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Application opens each March and will be due to the ΄σΟσ΄«Γ½ Health Professions Advisory Committee on ~April 15 for review. Qualified applicants will be interviewed by the committee and applications of students selected for nomination will be forwarded to<\/span><b> ATSU Admissions (from the Pre-Health Advisor) on or before August 1.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student applications will be reviewed and an on-campus interview conducted in early fall. Students given conditional early acceptance into ATSU-KCOM through the Still Scholars Program will be required to successfully complete facilitated assignments and activities prior to submitting a final AACOMAS and secondary applications to ATSU-KCOM. A final pre-matriculation interview will be conducted in early Fall of the student\u2019s senior year to provide full acceptance into ATSU-KCOM\u2019s DO program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>(Pre-req coursework list)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General Biology \u2013 one year with laboratory or 8 semester hours\/12 quarter hours<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physics \u2013 one year with laboratory or 8 semester hours\/12 quarter hours<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General or Inorganic Chemistry \u2013 one year with laboratory or 8 semester hours\/12 quarter hours<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organic Chemistry \u2013 one year with laboratory or 8 semester hours\/12 quarter hours<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English \u2013 6 semester hours\/8 quarter hours (3 hours maximum of English may be taken as Advanced Placement Credit)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to matriculation into ATSU-KCOM\u2019s DO program, applicants must have completed a bachelor\u2019s of art or science degree from an institution accredited by a regional accrediting association, plus all remaining pre-requisite courses. The MCAT will not be required for admission through the Still Scholars program but admitted students must complete and submit an MCAT score prior to matriculation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/admissions\/pre-professional-program-tracks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the Pre-Professional Program Tracks page<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-two-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:40%;width:calc(40% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.4 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 4px 10px 10px 10px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"480\" height=\"340\" alt=\"Two students and an instructor examine a petri dish\" title=\"Two students and an instructor examine a petri dish\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/biology1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/biology1-200x142.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/biology1-400x283.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/biology1.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/996"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=996"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2421,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/996\/revisions\/2421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}