IllinoisCOM DO Admissions (Fall 2027)

Quick facts

• Program: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO).
• Location: Chicago, Illinois (IllinoisCOM profile).
• Application: AACOMAS primary, IllinoisCOM secondary and letters of recommendation.
• Cycle: 2026–27 application cycle leading to the first class; AACOM lists April 1, 2027 primary and April 15 secondary deadlines.
• Interview: traditional virtual interview; station count and scoring are not published.
• Program status: pre-accreditation; recheck current COCA/AACOM status before applying.

Admission requirements

IllinoisCOM requires applicants to complete at least 75% of the credits needed for a bachelor’s degree when applying and to complete the undergraduate or graduate degree before matriculation. Required coursework includes one year of biology with lab, one year of inorganic or general chemistry with lab, one year of organic chemistry with lab, one year of physics, one year of English and additional non-science coursework; required courses must be completed with C or better. Online prerequisite and lab coursework may be accepted under the current admissions profile (IllinoisCOM profile).

Applicants submit AACOMAS, MCAT scores and letters of recommendation. The profile lists a traditional virtual interview, no international-student admission and no DACA admission. IllinoisCOM’s profile does not state a fixed GPA or MCAT cutoff in the cited fields; do not invent one. Verify the current school requirements page before applying because this is a new program with first-cycle policies subject to change.

Important dates

For the 2026–27 application cycle, AACOM’s current IllinoisCOM profile lists May 4, 2026 as the earliest primary submission date, April 1, 2027 as the primary application deadline, and April 15, 2027 as the secondary deadline. AACOM lists the latest accepted MCAT date as March 19, 2027 and describes rolling admissions. Detailed interview dates are not published in the cited profile; confirm the school’s current applicant portal before relying on these dates (IllinoisCOM profile).

How selection works

IllinoisCOM reviews AACOMAS, the secondary application and letters through a holistic process that considers academic metrics, lived experiences, personal qualities, healthcare exposure, service, leadership and alignment with the program’s mind-and-body mission. Qualified applicants are invited to a traditional virtual interview, where the school assesses professionalism, critical thinking, communication, coping ability and program fit. No school-published weighting formula or invitation cadence is claimed here (IllinoisCOM profile).

Interview details

Confirmed

AACOM’s current IllinoisCOM profile identifies a traditional virtual interview. The profile says interviewed applicants are assessed on professionalism, critical thinking, communication, coping ability and overall fit (IllinoisCOM profile).

Not published

The cited official profile does not publish interview duration, platform, number of interviewers, station count, scoring rubric, question list or a school-specific Fall 2027 schedule. Do not call the format an MMI or infer details from other DO programs.

Who this program may suit

IllinoisCOM’s mission connects osteopathic medicine with integrated mental and physical health, behavioral-health training and service to diverse or underserved Chicago communities (IllinoisCOM profile). Applicants who can explain their interest in whole-person care, demonstrate communication and service, and remain comfortable with a new-program environment may find those themes relevant. Pre-accreditation and first-class status are material program considerations, not an admission prediction.

Practice and next step

Original Videoath practice: Use the linked general fairness prompt to rehearse a concise response for a traditional virtual interview about a patient-care trade-off. Record a timed answer, review feedback tied to the recording, choose one weakness in structure, empathy or decision explanation, adjust it, record again and compare both attempts before choosing the next practice target. This is general practice, not an IllinoisCOM question.

Frequently asked questions

What application service does IllinoisCOM use?

AACOM lists AACOMAS as the primary application service, followed by a school secondary and letters of recommendation (IllinoisCOM profile).

What are the 2026–27 application deadlines?

AACOM lists April 1, 2027 for the primary application and April 15, 2027 for the secondary. Verify the current portal before submitting.

What interview format is published?

A traditional virtual interview. Duration, interviewer count, station structure and scoring are not published.

Is IllinoisCOM accredited?

AACOM currently lists pre-accreditation, the highest COCA status available to a new college before its first class graduates. Recheck current COCA/AACOM status before applying.

Does IllinoisCOM accept international or DACA applicants?

The current AACOM profile says it does not accept international students or DACA applicants; verify current eligibility directly before applying.

Sources

• IllinoisCOM admissions profile — identity, Chicago location, first-cycle status, pre-accreditation, deadlines, coursework, application service, virtual traditional interview and eligibility fields; verified 2026-08-08.
• IllinoisCOM official application site — first-party admissions destination linked from the program profile; verified 2026-08-08.
• Method: current AACOM and The Chicago School program sources; new-program, accreditation and unpublished interview details remain explicit.