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3 1 ProgramMEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDINGOSU Center for Health Sciences –College of Osteopathic MedicineThis Memorandum of Understanding (“Agreement”) establishes the 3 1 Program between theUniversity of Central Oklahoma (UCO) and Oklahoma State University - Center for HealthSciences (OSU-CHS), College of Osteopathic Medicine dated July 26, 2019.OSU-CHS seeks to admit students who desire to become primary care physicians in rural andunderserved Oklahoma. The 3 1 Program allows students to complete their pre-doctoralmedical training in seven years by completing three years of undergraduate education at UCOand four years of medical education at OSU-CHS in its Rural Medical Track (RMT). Studentsapply to the program during their sophomore year of college. After successfully completing thefirst year of medical school, meeting the academic requirements in Exhibit A, and meeting allother UCO degree requirements, the University of Central Oklahoma will award anundergraduate degree to students accepted in the 3 1 Program.To qualify for the 3 1 Program, applicants must meet the following requirements: Resident of Oklahoma; Have a strong desire to practice primary care medicine in rural or underservedOklahoma; Be a full-time student enrolled (minimum of 12 credit hours for fall and springsemesters) at UCO; Major in Biology – Biomedical Sciences or Chemistry – Health Sciences; Have an overall grade point average (GPA) of at least a 3.5 and Science GPA of at least a3.5; Must have completed 45 or more credit hours toward a bachelor’s degree at the time ofapplication to OSU-CHS;1
Courses earned as concurrent enrollment or received AP credit will be accepted.o Science GPA will be calculated with the course subject categories defined by(American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service)AACOMAS;Submit a complete application for admission through AACOMAS by February 28 ofsophomore year;Submit a complete secondary/supplemental application for admission by March 30 ofsophomore year;Student must schedule an interview with the UCO Pre-Health Advisory Committee (PAC)for a letter of recommendation;Submit two letters of recommendation: One letter from the Pre-Health AdvisoryCommittee (PAC) and one letter from a physician (D.O. preferred); andConduct a personal interview with the OSU-CHS Interview Committee during the springsemester of sophomore year.Students who meet these requirements will be eligible for the 3 1 Program. Students mustcheck the appropriate box on their secondary/supplemental application to indicate they havemet the 3 1 Program requirements. Following an in-person interview, the Chair of theAdmissions Committee or Director of Admissions will notify applicants of the AdmissionsCommittee’s decision. The applicant will either be granted provisional early acceptance intothe 3 1 Program or be invited to apply for admission in a later application cycle as a traditionalapplicant.In order to maintain continued acceptance into the OSU-COM 3 1 Program, provisionallyaccepted students must satisfy the following requirements: Maintain an overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.5 and science GPA of at leasta 3.5; Take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) during their junior year and score aminimum of a 492 before matriculation to OSU-COM; and Complete all remaining undergraduate coursework required for the approved 3 1degree plan during their junior year. Request in December of sophomore year and May of junior year transcripts from UCOindicating that the student has met all academic requirements outlined in Exhibit A. Student will visit with the academic advisor at the end of their junior year for a degreecheck to review that they have completed the course requirements needed for theprogram. They will then be directed to the UCO Registrar with the degree check to signthe appropriate form indicating the student has met the academic requirements in thespecified time frame. Provide a completed Educational Records Release Authorization Form to the UCO officeof Student Conduct (OSC) by the end of the spring semester of their junior year. In2
order to maintain continued acceptance, the results from the UCO OSC form mustreflect that the student has not been found “responsible” for any University policyviolations. If the student is found of any policy violations, it may be reviewed further.After completing the first year of medical school at OSU-COM and prior to enrolling in coursesfor the second year of medical school, 3 1 Program students must: Apply for graduation to UCO by March 1 to be included in the May ceremony. Studentwill be allowed to participate in the May commencement but will not officially have adegree conferred until August. Graduating students must submit an official OSU-CHStranscript with first year medical school grades to UCO prior to UCO degree beingconferred. Submit a final official transcript from UCO and submit to OSU-COM indicating theirundergraduate degree was conferred. Student will visit academic advisor prior to submitting transcripts to discuss all processesand forms necessary to finalize the graduation process. In general, the first year ofmedical school classes can be used to satisfy the remaining credits needed for theBiology Biomedical Sciences or Chemistry Health Sciences majors at UCO, provide thestudent obtains a “C” or better in the classes that counted for credit at UCO.OSU-CHS and UCO reserve the right to periodically review the Agreement and recommendchanges as deemed necessary. In the event OSU-CHS or UCO makes recommendations, thepartner University will have thirty (30) days to accept or reject the proposed changes.Agreements will be reviewed annually for any updates on degree plans and academicrequirements for approval. Agreed upon changes to the Agreement will become effective forthe incoming undergraduate class for the following academic year.For any current application cycle, UCO may make adjustments in academic plans on a case-bycase basis with the mutual agreement of both parties, to include the Assistant Dean forEnrollment Management at OSU-CHS and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs atUCO.Both programs have the right to terminate the Agreement at any time with thirty (30) days’notice.OSU-CHS and UCO understand and agree that UCO shall have the right to terminate theAgreement, in whole but not in part, without penalty or expense, at the end of any fiscal year ofUCO, if the Legislature or other appropriate governmental entity fails to allocate sufficientfunds to UCO for payments required or activities contemplated under this Agreement.3
Exhibit A: Academic RequirementsTo qualify for the 3 1 Program, Oklahoma State University - Center for Health Sciences (OSUCHS) and University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) agree that applicants must complete thefollowing academic requirements for program consideration. Concurrent enrollment and APcredits will be accepted.Chemistry - Health SciencesFreshmen YearENG 1113BIO 1204CHEM 1103CHEM 1112MATH 2153Fall SemesterEnglish Composition(University Core)Biology for Majors: Principles orBIO 1225 Biology for Majors:DiversityGeneral Chemistry IGeneral Chemistry I Rec/LabBio-CalculusENGL 1213BIO 1225CHEM 1223CHEM 1232STAT 210315 HoursCHEM 3303CHEM 3312HLTH 1112Fall SemesterCHEM 3323CHEM 3332BIO 2203PHYS 1114MCOM 1103BIOL 2000xxx3SummerOrganic Chemistry IOrganic Chemistry I LabHealthy Life Skills (UniversityCore)7 HoursSophomore YearOrganic Chemistry IIOrganic Chemistry II LabCell BiologyGeneral Physics I and LabCHEM 2104CHEM 2621PHYS 1214PSY 1103Fundamentals of Speech(University Core)Introduction to Health Careers16 HoursPOL 1113SummerElective Life Skill (NTRN 1513 orFNRL 3483 rec) (UniversityCore)Spring SemesterEnglish Composition andResearch (University Core)Biology for Majors: Diversity; orBIO 1204 Biology for Majors:PrinciplesGeneral Chemistry IIGeneral Chemistry II Rec/LabIntroduction to Statistics forSciences16 HoursSpring SemesterQuantitative Analysis and LabProfessionalism in Chemistry IGeneral Physics II and LabGeneral Psychology (UniversityCore)American National Government(University Core)15 HoursHUM 2113 or2223General Humanities (UniversityCore)4
Junior YearCHEM 3454CHEM 3621BIO 3054CHEM 3403HIST 1483 or1493Fall SemesterFundamentals of InstrumentAnalysis and LabProfessionalism in Chemistry IICHEM 4892xxx3/4Foreign Language and CulturalAnalysis (University Core)History of U.S. (University Core)PHIL xxx3Critical Inquiry (University Core)15 HoursBiology - Biomedical SciencesFreshmen YearCHEM 1103CHEM 1112MATH 2153Bio-CalculusBIO 1204CHEM 3/4xx3Microbiology for Majors andLabBiochemistry IFall SemesterEnglish Composition I(University Core)Biology for Majors: Principles orBIO 1225 Biology for Majors:DiversityGeneral Chemistry IGeneral Chemistry I Rec/LabENG 1113CHEM 3203ENGL 1213BIO 1225CHEM 1223CHEM 1232STAT 210315 HoursBIO 2203MCOM 1103CHEM 3303CHEM 3312BIO 2211BIO 3/4xxxPHY 1114Spring SemesterIntroduction to PhysicalChemistryUpper Division CHEM Elective(CHEM 4103 rec)Capstone for ChemistrySummerCell Biology*Fundamentals of Speech(University Core)6 HoursFall SemesterOrganic Chemistry IOrganic Chemistry I LabSophomore YearCell Biology LabUpper Division BIO Elective (BIO3803 or 3813 recommended)General Physics I and LabCHEM 3323BIO 3/4xxxPHY 1214HIST 1483 or1493HLTH 111214 - 15 HoursSpring SemesterEnglish Composition andResearch (University Core)Biology for Majors: Diversity; orBIO 1204 Biology for Majors:PrinciplesGeneral Chemistry IIGeneral Chemistry II LabRec/LabIntroduction to Statistics forSciences16 HoursSpring SemesterOrganic Chemistry IIUpper Division BIO Elective (BIO3813 or 3803 recommended)General Physics II and LabHistory of U.S. (University Core)Healthy Life Skills (UniversityCore)5
POL 1113BIO 2000BIO 3/4xxxBIO 3303PSY 1103HUM 2113 or2223xxx3/4American National Government(University Core)Introduction to Health Careers17 HoursJunior YearFall SemesterUpper Division Elective (CHEMBIO 48403403 rec)GeneticsBIO 3054General Psychology (University PHIL xxx3Core)General Humanities (University xxx3Core)Foreign Language / CulturalBIO 2504Analysis (University Core)15 - 16 Hours15 HoursSpring SemesterCapstoneMicrobiology for Majors and LabCritical Inquiry (University Core)Elective Life Skill (NTRN 1513 orFNRL 3483 rec) (University Core)Human Anatomy (this particularcourse not required butrecommended for full timestatus, or another biology orchemistry course relevant tomedical school. See UCO HealthProfessions Advisor.14 Hours*BIO 2203 Cell Biology may not be offered every summer. The student must meet with theUCO Health Professions Advisor to have an alternate pathway for the Biology coursework.6
UCO. Both programs have the right to terminate the Agreement at any time with thirty (30) days’ notice. OSU-CHS and UCO understand and agree that UCO shall have the right to terminate the Agreement, in whole but not in part, wit
