All offers of admission to the COM are conditional on meeting additional pre-enrollment requirements. All admitted students must meet the following criteria and deadlines in order to enroll in the COM:
Matriculation Deadlines
- Deposits paid prior to January 1, 2025 must complete matriculation requirements by March 15, 2025
- Deposits paid between January 1 and February 28th, 2025 must complete matriculation requirements by April 15th
- Deposits paid between March 1 and April 30, 2025 must complete matriculation requirements by June 15th
- Deposits paid after May 1, 2025 must complete matriculation requirements within 30 days of depositing
Health Insurance
CHSU requires all students to be covered by comprehensive insurance plan throughout their enrollment. Details of the requirements are outlined in the CHSU Student Health Insurance Policy.
Criminal Background Check (CBC)
Accepted Students will complete their CBC via the AACOMAS portal. AACOMAS will communicate with the accepted student via email in February of the year of matriculation.
CHSU-COM applicants are required to self-disclose any charges, arrests, or convictions including misdemeanors, felonies, deferred adjudications, traffic violations, court martial, military nonjudicial punishments, and general or less than honorable discharge from the military. Non-disclosure/falsification may result in revocation of the offer of admissions. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Any instance in which they were arrested but which did not result in a conviction;
- Any instance in which they were convicted of a crime but the conviction was overturned on appeal;
- Any instance in which they were convicted of a crime but received a pardon;
- Any instance in which they were tried as a juvenile or in which the conviction was entered via a court process specific to juvenile defendants; or
- Any instance in which they were convicted of a crime but the conviction has since been expunged or sealed by a court under applicable law.
Applicants must be aware of the potential impact on program acceptance and contact the CHSU Office of Admissions for guidance if they have a felony conviction or a criminal record. If an applicant is uncertain of the status of a charge versus a conviction on their record, or if they are uncertain as to whether the offense was an infraction, misdemeanor, or a felony, they should contact the city, county, or state jurisdiction where the incident occurred, and they should contact the CHSU Office of Admissions.
Should any offenses, including deferred adjudications, occur after matriculation, the student must report the incident to CHSU-COM Office of Student Affairs within 30 days of the incident. Following review, disciplinary action may be instituted, up to and including dismissal from the program.
Clinical education sites require students to undergo a criminal background check and drug screening prior to participation in clinical education curriculum. Therefore, all admitted students must successfully complete a criminal background check and drug screening prior to enrollment in the COM. In addition, students must be able to pass the requisite criminal background check, drug tests/screens, immunization/tests, as these may be required by either California law and/or California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine affiliated clinical sites and their accrediting and/or regulatory agencies.
Admitted students will need to complete both the criminal background check and the drug screening through a designated third-party agency. CHSU-COM will provide all students the relevant information to be able to complete both the criminal background check and drug screening. Once completed, the third-party agency will release the background check and drug screening results to the applicant and CHSU-COM. A student with any Offenses is encouraged to contact the licensure boards in the state of intended practice to ensure the aforementioned Offense will not inhibit the ability to obtain a medical license upon graduation.
All students will be required to have a CBC prior to entering the third year. CHSU-COM cannot be held accountable for the clinical facility declining the student. If a student cannot be placed successfully in a clinical setting and unable to complete rotations due to not passing the CBC, the student will not be able to meet the requirements for graduation.
Drug Screening
Pre-Matriculation
CHSU requires all accepted students to provide a controlled substance screening. CHSU requires the screening to be conducted by an agency approved by CHSU and the student is responsible for any costs incurred.
Any substance-related incident which occurs before matriculation, including, but not limited to, charges/arrests for driving under the influence, must be reported by the student to the CHSU-COM Office of Student Affairs within thirty (30) days of the occurrence. Following review, the student’s acceptance may be rescinded.
If the test result is positive (i.e. evidence of a controlled substance) or shows other abnormalities including, but not limited, to excessively dilute urine, the COM Office of Student Affairs along with members of CHSU-COM Dean will review the test results and the application for admission.
Controlled substance screening results is viewed in light of California and federal laws governing illegal or controlled substances. Depending on the review by the COM Office of Student Affairs and the Dean, the student’s acceptance may be rescinded.
Post-Matriculation
By accepting admission to CHSU-COM and matriculating, the student agrees that CHSU-COM may share controlled substance screening results as deemed necessary. Any substance-related incident which occurs after matriculation, including, but not limited to, charges/arrests for driving under the influence, must be reported by the student to CHSU-COM’s Office of Student Affairs within thirty (30) days of the occurrence. Following review, disciplinary action may be instituted, up to and including dismissal from the program.
A controlled substance screening is required prior to starting clinical rotations, and all results are shared with the clinical sites. Additional screenings may be required, at any time, at the discretion of CHSU-COM or partnering institutions. CHSU has no control over the content of third-party background checks, which may include charges of driving under the influence.
If the test result is positive (i.e. evidence of a controlled substance) or shows other abnormalities including, but not limited, to excessively dilute urine, the COM Office of Student Affairs along with the CHSU-COM Community Clinical Dean will review the test results and if necessary, refer the student to the Student Progress Committee for adjudication.
Immunization Requirements
All accepted CHSU-COM students are required to provide the following:
- Completed medical history form
- Proof of immunization
- Completed drug screen (as described above)
- Completed physical examination conducted by a licensed physician using a CHSU-COM form.
Students must obtain all CSHU-COM required immunizations and corresponding titers, prior to matriculation and remain compliant with all immunization requirements through graduation. Students must maintain all immunizations as required by CHSU- COM in order to complete all required supervised clinical practice experiences in the osteopathic medical program curriculum.
A complete description of all immunization requirements is available in the COM Office of Student Affairs and the Office of Admission. Details of what is required is also provided in the admissions webpage.
Entering OMS I (1st year) students who have not completed all CHSU-COM immunization requirements may not be permitted to participate in the White Coat Ceremony and will be called to the Student Progress Committee for review and adjudication. In addition, non- compliance will result in the inability to participate in any laboratory activities (including but not limited to Early Learning Service Projects, Osteopathic Manipulation, Standardized Patient encounters, OSCE’s and Clinical Rotations).