Individuals interested in applying to the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine for
LECOM Erie, including LECOM at Seton Hill, or LECOM Bradenton, must complete an online application
through the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS)
and a LECOM Supplemental Application. All applicants must complete the AACOMAS application in order
to access the LECOM Supplemental Application.
AACOMAS Application
LECOM
participates in a centralized application service, the American Association of Colleges of
Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS), for the collection of application information.
All interested applicants must complete a web-based application. The AACOMAS service collates
materials, computes grades and transmits standardized information to the applicant as well as to
LECOM. AACOMAS takes no part in the evaluation, selection or rejection of applicants. Individuals
interested in applying to LECOM should begin the application process by applying to the AACOMAS
online application at https://aacomas.aacom.org/. Additional information about AACOMAS and the
AACOMAS online application can be obtained by contacting: AACOMAS, at 5550 Friendship Boulevard,
Suite 310, Chevy Chase, MD 20815-7231; or call, (301) 968-4100.
LECOM
Supplemental Application
LECOM requires all applicants to submit a LECOM
Supplemental Application. Once LECOM receives the AACOMAS application, qualified applicants will
receive an e-mail message providing information and instructions regarding how to complete the
Supplemental Application. The e-mail message will include a username and password to access the
secure LECOM Candidate Portal to complete the Supplemental Application and submit the $50
non-refundable application fee. Payment of the $50 application fee is required at the time you
submit your application. The LECOM Supplemental Application is very brief, and LECOM encourages you
to complete it as soon as possible. The deadline date for submitting the LECOM Supplemental
Application is April 1.
If you are selected for an
interview, you will need to submit letters of recommendation. You may request
letters of recommendation from your pre-health professions advisor or pre-professional committee.
If you are unable to obtain a pre-professional committee letter, you may submit two letters of
recommendation from undergraduate or graduate college/university science professors.
If you are accepted for admission, LECOM will also require a letter of
recommendation from an osteopathic physician to complete your application. We cannot accept a letter
from an allopathic physician (M.D.), to satisfy this requirement.
Applicants are
encouraged to complete their applications as early as possible to receive early consideration for an
interview. Applicants selected for a personal on-campus interview will be notified in writing from
the Office of Admissions. Applicant interviews will be conducted throughout the application cycle.
The college uses a rolling admission cycle. As candidates are interviewed, notifications of
acceptance are mailed to selected applicants.