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OU Medical Pathway Program

The Oakland University Medical Pathways program supports the needs of undergraduate students who intend to pursue medical school admission (a medical degree), seeking to ensure they understand and meet the criteria, both academic and non-academic, to be competitive applicants to the medical school(s) of their choice. The following are key benefits of the program. 

  • Group and individual advising provided by OU’s pre-professional advisers
  • Workshops and seminars related to the medical profession and the medical school application process
  • Community and engagement with other pre-medical students
  • Guaranteed interview for admission to Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine (OUWB) for those students who meet specific criteria

Students who have earned the required GPA (either high school GPA or transfer GPA from other higher education institutions) are eligible to apply to the program after being admitted to OU. 

  • First-year students must possess a 3.7 or higher cumulative high school GPA. A student is considered a FTIAC if they have not attended any other higher education institution after their high school graduation.
  • Transfer students must have earned a minimum 3.6 cumulative GPA at their previous institution(s).

Students who do not meet initial eligibility requirements may join the program by earning a minimum 3.6 cumulative GPA at Oakland University.

Medical Pathways participants who meet the following criteria will be guaranteed to receive an interview for admission to OUWB.  

  • Possess a minimum 3.50 Biology, Chemistry, Physics, & Math (BCPM) GPA
  • Score at least a 503 on the MCAT 
  • Complete a minimum of 400 combined community service hours
  • Have participated in the Medical Pathways program for a minimum of two full academic years
  • Receive a recommendation from Medical Pathways adviser(s)

If the above criteria are met and the student’s application is received prior to September 1, they will receive their guaranteed interview invitation prior to November 1.

More information to come Fall 2026.

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Pre-Professional Advising
College of Arts and Science

Fitzgerald House, Room 100 (lobby)
614 Pioneer Drive
Rochester, MI 48309-4482
(248) 370-4936
[email protected]

School of Health Science

3070 Human Health Building
433 Meadow Brook Rd
Rochester, MI 48309-4482
(248) 370-2369
[email protected]