This is an Early Acceptance Program (EAP) and is provisional. Phase I consists of pursuing any LRU major, and a minimum of 60 credit hours taken at La Roche. In addition, students must complete the pre-podiatric medicine prerequisite courses during their time at La Roche before moving on to Phase II.
REQUIREMENTS: To successfully enter this program, the following conditions must be met:
- SAT/ACT scores are strongly recommended but not required to apply
- High school GPA >= 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, unweighted
- US Citizen or lawful permanent resident
- Must apply to LECOM prior to earning 65 undergraduate credit
To successfully enter Phase II, the following pre-requisites (in conjunction with the requirements of another LRU major) are required:
- 38 credits of required courses (32 Science and 6 Humanities)
- No grade lower than a C allowed in the courses listed.
- No CLEP or P/F credits allowed.
- AP scores of 4 or 5 may be accepted for English courses.
- Minimum overall GPA >=3.2 and minimum science GPA >= 3.0
- Minimum 490 MCAT; if lower score is received student will be interviewed a second time.
All students completing Phase I must be approved by the Pre-Professional faculty committee to enter Phase II. There are only 2 seats available each year. LECOM is located in Erie. Students apply to Phase II on the LECOM portal: https://portal.lecom.edu/ics