COM DACA and International Student Requirements

DACA & International Students

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (“DACA”) Applicants

CHSU welcomes applicants with DACA status to apply to its Osteopathic Medicine program. However, CHSU cannot guarantee licensure of DACA students by state licensing boards; the COM encourages all applicants with DACA status to communicate with the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, or the state where they plan to practice, to determine if they will be eligible to receive a license issued by that agency.

Please note: DACA students are not eligible for financial aid but may be eligible for private alternative loans. Please reach out to the office of Financial Aid if you have additional questions. If a DACA student is unable to secure funding the offer of admission may be rescinded.

International Students

CHSU does not sponsor visas for international applicants who require a visa to enter or remain in the United States. International applicants who may lawfully enter or reside without Visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. However, COM encourages all such applicants to communicate with the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, or the licensing authority in the state or country where they plan to practice, to determine if they will be eligible to receive a license issued by that agency. Successful completion of the COM program does not guarantee all admitted students will receive such license. CHSU cannot be held liable for students who matriculate and are later denied a medical license in any state for reason.

International students follow the same application steps as all other applicants applying to the D.O. program. International students who have completed a bachelor’s degree in the United States will be exempt from the requirements listed below and will be subject to the same admissions standards as described above.

Applicants who have not completed a bachelor’s degree in the United States are subject to the following additional requirements:

• Provide Official copies of academic records translated into English from all colleges or universities attended.
• Applicants with U.S. permanent resident states and/or naturalized citizenship, and holders of international visas who complete prerequisite courses from outside the United States must either: (a) submit an official evaluation of their coursework and degree(s), if any, from the World Education Services (“WES”) (http://www.wes.org/] to AACOMAS; or (b) submit an official evaluation of their coursework and degree(s), if any, from International Education Research Foundation (“IERF”) at [http://www.ierf.org/] to CHSU. Students may be exempt from the WES or IERF requirements as determined on a case-by-case basis.
• International applicants applying to attend CHSU who are from a country where English is not the primary language spoken must submit scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (“TOEFL”). These scores may be submitted through AACOMAS. Minimum TOEFL scores required for admission are as follows: