Admissions FAQ

See our Academic Requirements page for more information.

See Technical Standards for Admission and Matriculation.

Students who project themselves as future health care professionals are obligated to protect their health and the health of their future patients. All matriculating students at KansasCOM are required to be vaccinated in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) immunization guidelines. All KansasCOM students are responsible for maintaining a current and thoroughly documented official record of immunizations at all times. Visit the CDC website for more information.

Students can also find more detailed information about KansasCOM’s immunization requirements here: KansasCOM Immunization Standards

Your hepatitis B vaccination series must be complete prior to matriculation in July or August. (Note that the hepatitis B vaccine is administered over a six-month period.) Applicants intending to start medical school in August must start the series no later than January or February.

This is great. However, you are still responsible for coordinating with this service to ensure that we receive at least one letter of recommendation from a pre-med adviser or committee and one letter from a science faculty member. Additionally, we will need one letter from a physician. This letter can be from either a DO or MD. Any of these letters may be forwarded directly from the author as well.

No. KansasCOM does not require any additional evaluation forms to be submitted with the letters of recommendation.

Yes. Letters of recommendation can be used for up to two years from the date on the letters.

Recommendations and evaluations dated more than two years before your application is submitted to AACOMAS are considered outdated. This can happen when you have been away from academia for a period of time. You may substitute your pre-med adviser committee letter requirement with a letter from a science faculty member.

A pre-med committee letter is not required. Applicants who do not have a pre-med adviser or committee will need to submit a letter of recommendation from a science faculty member.

For any grade related changes and updates, contact AACOMAS for support.

In some cases, substitutions may be made for the biochemistry requirement. To request a substitution for undergraduate coursework, please forward one of the following to the Office of Admissions:

• A faculty letter detailing course content
• A copy of the course description from the school catalog
• A copy of the actual course syllabus
  • The method providing the most detail will produce the most accurate assessment. For biochemistry, the information should indicate the applicant has studied intermediary metabolism or specifically lipid metabolism.
  • Applicants will be notified of decisions upon review of course content.
  • If a request to substitute a course is granted, the substituted course will not be counted toward the fulfillment of any other prerequisite.

Yes, provided you have listed the coursework as “not yet taken” (NY) on your AACOMAS application. Please make sure to list all coursework you are planning to take on your AACOMAS application. All other required materials must be received in order for the application to be considered complete.

When we send you an invite to complete the secondary application, we will send you a link to create an account. You must first create an account with a personalized login and password. Remember to keep your personal login information private.

You must be invited to create an account using the online secondary application. If you have been invited by the Office of Admissions to complete the secondary application, please remember that you must input your initial account information, such as your first and last name, exactly as it appears on your AACOMAS application. You must also input your 10-digit AACOMAS ID number. You will have an opportunity to update your personal information, such as address, married name, etc., once you have access to your application.

Your account will remain active for up to one year.

You will have 21 days to complete the secondary application. It is recommended that you complete your secondary application as soon as possible so that it can be reviewed.

We recommend using Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome as your browser for the secondary application.

You are not able to change information on your secondary application once it has been submitted. If you have not yet submitted and are having trouble logging in, please contact the Office of Admissions at [email protected], and we will help you with any technical difficulties.

You must pay the $50 nonrefundable application fee once you have submitted your application. Your application will not be considered complete until this application payment has been remitted.

An estimation of what it will cost for you to attend KansasCOM. These include both direct costs and indirect costs.

The actual price of tuition and fees you are charged.

Additional expenses you are likely to incur while attending school. These include books and supplies, personal expenses, room and board, and transportation. Your lifestyle can have a big impact on this cost category.

This is a need-based loan. Interest is not accrued while you are in school or during your six-month grace period, which begins immediately upon dropping below half-time enrollment.

Interest begins accruing immediately upon full disbursement. Payment will not begin until six months after dropping below half-time enrollment.

This is a credit-based loan. Students may borrow up to the cost of education for the academic year less any other financial aid received. Repayment begins 60 days after the loan is fully disbursed. Borrowers have the option of deferring payment until after they graduate or drop below half-time enrollment.