ATSU-SOMA DO Admissions (Fall 2027)

Quick facts

• Program: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO).
• Location: Mesa, Arizona.
• Application: AACOMAS plus the SOMA secondary process.
• Published threshold: minimum 2.8 cumulative and science GPA.
• Interview: personal interview; public guidance does not publish a fixed station format.
• Source checked: ATSU-SOMA admissions.

Admission requirements

SOMA requires a bachelor’s degree from a U.S.-accredited institution, a minimum 2.8 cumulative and science GPA, MCAT results within three years, and two evaluations: a premedical or science evaluation and a physician evaluation. Prerequisites include English, biology or zoology with lab, inorganic or general chemistry with lab, physics with lab, and organic chemistry with lab; courses generally require C- or better, with AP rules on the official page. U.S. citizenship or permanent residence and English fluency are listed eligibility conditions (SOMA admissions).

Important dates

The current SOMA guidance says the process begins in May before anticipated enrollment, with a primary deadline of March 1 before the fall start and a secondary deadline of March 15. It does not label those dates as the Fall 2027 cycle. Recheck the current AACOMAS and SOMA instructions before relying on any date (SOMA DO program).

How selection works

SOMA describes review across academic accomplishment, personal characteristics of a healer, and a propensity to serve underserved communities. Applicants complete AACOMAS, the school’s required materials, evaluations, and a personal interview; the public pages do not publish a weighting formula or cycle-specific cutoff beyond the listed GPA requirements (SOMA admissions).

Interview details

Confirmed

A personal interview is part of the selection process. The current public guidance discusses preparing for on-campus or virtual interview logistics, but it does not promise one delivery mode for every applicant (SOMA admissions).

Not published

The current sources do not publish station count, duration, scoring, interviewer assignment, or a current Fall 2027 question list.

Who this program may suit

SOMA’s mission language may be useful for applicants who can connect their experiences to service, underserved communities, communication, and the responsibilities of a physician. The page’s recurring dates and interview guidance should be treated as preparation context until a year-labelled cycle appears (SOMA DO program).

Practice and next step

First practice: Record a timed response to the linked general fairness prompt, review whether the answer names affected people and a defensible action, choose one weakness, adjust the response, record it again, and compare both attempts before deciding what to practise next.

Frequently asked questions

What GPA does SOMA publish?

The current page lists a minimum 2.8 cumulative and science GPA.

What prerequisites are listed?

English, biology or zoology with lab, inorganic/general chemistry with lab, physics with lab, and organic chemistry with lab are listed; verify course equivalencies.

Is the interview an MMI?

The public sources confirm a personal interview but do not publish an MMI structure or scoring.

Are Fall 2027 deadlines confirmed?

No. The public guidance uses recurring dates; recheck the year-labelled cycle before applying.

Sources

• ATSU-SOMA admissions — eligibility, application, and interview guidance; checked 2026-08-08.
• ATSU-SOMA DO program — prerequisites and program information; checked 2026-08-08.