Penn State Lehigh Valley is an affiliated institution with the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM). Our affiliation allows us to offer an early acceptance program (EAP) for the following professional degrees through the 4+ Tracks: 

  • Medicine (DO) 

  • Pharmacy (Pharm. D) 

  • Dentistry (DMD) 

  • Podiatric medicine (DPM) 

Through this program, high school students can simultaneously apply for admission to Penn State Lehigh Valley and a conditionally reserved seat for LECOM. Applicants who are admitted to the EAP medical program (DO) without contingency will not need to take the MCAT. Any questions regarding the LECOM application should be directed to [email protected]. You can apply to the EAP in the LECOM application portal and select Penn State Lehigh Valley.

Application cycles run May 1st through April 1st of the following year.  

More information can be found here

EAP High School Requirements 

SAT/ACT scores are only required for the dental program. SAT/ACT scores are note required for the DO, PharmD, or DMP programs.

SAT- Dental- 1240

ACT- Dental- 26

High School GPA | Dental/Medical | 3.5 on a 4.0 scale

High School GPA | Pharmacy/Podiatry | 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

EAP College Requirements 

College GPA | Dental/Medical | 3.40 overall | 3.30 science 

College GPA | Pharmacy/Podiatry | 3.20 overall | 3.00 science 

Major Requirements
Must be a biological or physical science major 

  • Biology  

  • Microbiology  

  • Biochemistry 

  • Chemistry  

  • Genetics  

  • Immunology 

  • Neuroscience (if a biology concentration) 

  • Pre-Med 

Post-Secondary GPA Requirements | Medicine and Dental

LECOM EAP Policies 

DAT Exam | REQUIRED 

AA of a 390 or greater with at least the following sub scores SNS 380, BIO 370, GCH 380, OCH 380, PAT 360, QRT 380, RCT 340

•Academic Average score ≥ 18; and 

•All Sub-Categories ≥ 17  

•Science Average ≥ 18 

 

MCAT Exam | DO 

  • Not required for DO unless you have no SAT/ACT or the Academic Inex Score (AIS) score is lower than a 115, which can be calculated here

  • If you are not required to take the MCAT and you do take it, you must score at least 500 OR complete the Master of Medical Science Program with 3.0 or higher, in addition to meeting other requirements while enrolled in the MMS
     

Penn State Lehigh Valley Requirements

  • To apply to the LECOM EAP, applicants will need to apply to both LECOM, through their application portal, and to Penn State Lehigh Valley, through the Penn State portal.
  • To receive full consideration for a seat in the EAP for all programs, applicants must have both their LECOM application interview complete and their Penn State Lehigh Valley admissions application completed by March 1st of the spring semester prior to enrollment at Penn State Lehigh Valley.
  • Additionally, a one-page personal statement about why you want to pursue the LECOM EAP and a one page biosketch that highlights an applicant’s accomplishments must be provided.
  • Review of applications will begin at the beginning of March, and applicants will be notified by the end of March of a decision for admission.
  • Any applicants submitting after March 1st will be considered on a rolling basis, subject to seat availability for each program. 

Apply

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LECOM Entrance Requirements 

Contact

Dustin Cassell 
LECOM                                                                            
Director of pre-professional programs                           
[email protected]

Department of Admissions
Penn State Lehigh Valley
[email protected] 

Brenna Traver
Program Coordinator, Biology
Penn State Lehigh Valley
[email protected]