The Early Opportunity Program is available for the Allopathic Medicine only under the Traditional option and is open to any CSH major subject to the requirements and conditions listed below.

Application requirements

• The student must be in the Pathways Honors Program
• The student must not have any academic integrity violations in their DePaul record
• The student may apply to RFUMS Early Opportunity Program during their second or third year at DePaul
• The student must proceed through the College of Science and Health's Pre-health Advising Committee (PAC) interview and committee letter of recommendation process
• The Chicago Medical School does not accept international students. DePaul students interested in this early opportunity must be U.S. citizens, hold a permanent resident visa, or be eligible for the Deferred Action for Chiildhood Arrivals (DACA) process.

Conditional acceptance contingencies

RFUMS's conditional acceptance offer is valid through the end of the fourth year under the Traditional option at DePaul, and is contingent upon the following:

• ​Complete the following Allopathic Medicine prerequisite courses at DePaul (non-DePaul credit will not considered) with at least a grade of B- in each:
• Biology: BIO 191, BIO 192 and BIO 193
• General Chemistry: CHE 130/131, 132/133, and 134/135 or CHE 136/137 and 138/139
• Organic Chemistry: CHE 230/231, 232/233, and 234/235 or CHE 236/237 and 238/239
• Biochemistry: CHE 340/341
• General Physics: PHY 150, PHY 151, and PHY 152
• Earn a GPA of at least 3.50 in all Biology, Chemisty, Physics and Mathematics (BCPM) courses
• Earn a prerequisite GPA of at least 3.50
• Take the MCAT examination (effective Autumn 2025)
• Continue commitment to shadowing activities, patient care experiences, and community service during the remainder of their undergraduate years at DePaul
• Maintain a standard of professional and ethical behavior suitable for a future medical school student
• Meet the Technical Standards for admissions, and successfully complete a criminal background check
• Complete an AMCAS application during final year at DePaul​

The Early Opportunity Program is available for the Pathologists' Assistant Traditional option as well as the following Accelerated 3+ options:

• Biological Sciences (BA), Accelerated 3+ Pre-Pathologists' Assistant Concentration
• Health Sciences (BS), Accelerated 3+ Pre-Pathologists' Assistant Concentration

Application requirements

• The student must be in the Pathways Honors Program
• The student must not have any academic integrity violations in their DePaul record
• The student may apply to RFUMS Early Opportunity Program during their second or third year at DePaul
• The student must proceed through the College of Science and Health's Pre-health Advising Committee (PAC) interview and committee letter of recommendation process

Conditional acceptance contingencies

RFUMS's conditional acceptance offer, including waiving of the GRE, is valid through the end of the student's third year (Accelerated 3+ option) or the end of the fourth year (Traditional option) at DePaul, and is contingent upon the following:

• ​Complete the following Pathologists' Assistant prerequisite courses at DePaul (non-DePaul credit will not considered) with at least a grade of B- in each:
• Composition and Rhetoric: WRD 103 and WRD 104
• Biology: BIO 191, BIO 192 and BIO 193
• Biostatistics: BIO 206
• Microbiology: BIO 210
• General Chemistry: CHE 130/131, 132/133, and 134/135 or CHE 136/137 and 138/139
• Organic Chemistry: CHE 230/231, 232/233, and 234/235 or CHE 236/237 and 238/239 or Biochemistry: CHE 340/341 or CHE 346
• Earn a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00
• Continue commitment to shadowing activities with a pharmacist, patient care experiences, and community service during all undergraduate years at DePaul
• Maintain a standard of professional and ethical behavior suitable for a future pathologists' assistant student
• Meet the Technical Standards for admissions, and successfully complete a criminal background check
• Complete a RFUCAS application during final year at DePaul​

A student who has earned a conditional acceptance from RFUMS into an Accelerated 3+ Early Opportunity Program must maintain all conditional acceptance requirements to remain in the Accelerated 3+ program. Failure to do so after earning conditional acceptance from RFUMS will result in the student being automatically transferred to the corresponding Traditional Early Opportunity Program.

The Early Opportunity Program is available for the Pharmacy Traditional option as well as the following Accelerated 3+ options:

• Chemistry (BA), Accelerated 3+ Pre-Pharmacy Concentration
• Health Sciences (BS), Accelerated 3+ Pre-Pharmacy Concentration

Application requirements

• The student must be in the Pathways Honors Program
• The student must not have any academic integrity violations in their DePaul record
• The student may apply to RFUMS Early Opportunity Program during their second or third year at DePaul
• The student must proceed through the College of Science and Health's Pre-health Advising Committee (PAC) interview and committee letter of recommendation process

Conditional acceptance contingencies

RFUMS's conditional acceptance offer, including waiving of the PCAT, is valid through the end of the student's third year (Accelerated 3+ option) or the end of the fourth year (Traditional option) at DePaul, and is contingent upon the following:

• ​Complete the following Pharmacy prerequisite courses at DePaul (non-DePaul credit will not considered) with at least a grade of B- in each:
• Composition and Rhetoric: WRD 103 and WRD 104
• Biology: BIO 191, BIO 192 and BIO 193
• General Chemistry: CHE 130/131, 132/133, and 134/135 or CHE 136/137 and 138/139
• Organic Chemistry: CHE 230/231, 232/233, and 234/235 or CHE 236/237 and 238/239
• General Physics: PHY 150, PHY 151, and PHY 152 or University Physics: PHY 170, PHY 171, PHY 172
• Calculus: MAT 150​​
• Integrated Anatomy and Physiology: HLTH 301 and HLTH 302
• Earn a GPA of at least 3.00 in all Biology, Chemisty, Physics and Mathematics (BCPM) courses
• Continue commitment to shadowing activities with a pharmacist, patient care experiences, and community service during all undergraduate years at DePaul
• Maintain a standard of professional and ethical behavior suitable for a future pharmacy school student
• Meet the Technical Standards for admissions, and successfully complete a criminal background check
• Complete a PharmCAS application during final year at DePaul​

A student who has earned a conditional acceptance from RFUMS into an Accelerated 3+ Early Opportunity Program must maintain all conditional acceptance requirements to remain in the Accelerated 3+ program. Failure to do so after earning conditional acceptance from RFUMS will result in the student being automatically transferred to the corresponding Traditional Early Opportunity Program.

The Early Opportunity Program is available for the Physical Therapy Traditional option as well as the following Accelerated 3+ options:

• Biological Sciences (BA), Accelerated 3+ Pre-Physical TherapyConcentration
• Health Sciences (BS), Accelerated 3+ Pre-Physical Therapy Concentration
• Neuroscience (BS), Accelerated 3+ Pre-Physical Therapy Concentration

Application requirements

• The student must be in the Pathways Honors Program
• The student must not have any academic integrity violations in their DePaul record
• The student may apply to RFUMS Early Opportunity Program during their second or third year at DePaul
• The student must proceed through the College of Science and Health's Pre-health Advising Committee (PAC) interview and committee letter of recommendation process

Conditional acceptance contingencies

RFUMS's conditional acceptance offer, including waiving of the GRE, is valid through the end of the student's third year (Accelerated 3+ option) or the end of the fourth year (Traditional option) at DePaul, and is contingent upon the following:

• ​Complete the following Physical Therapy prerequisite courses at DePaul (non-DePaul credit will not considered) with at least a grade of C in each:
• Composition and Rhetoric: WRD 103 and WRD 104
• Biology: BIO 191, BIO 192 and BIO 193
• Biostatistics: BIO 206
• General Chemistry: CHE 130/131, 132/133, and 134/135 or CHE 136/137 and 138/139
• General Physics: PHY 150, PHY 151, and PHY 152
• General Psychology: PSY 105​​
• Integrated Anatomy and Physiology: HLTH 301 and HLTH 302
• Earn a GPA of at least 3.30 in all prerequisite courses
• Earn a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00
• Continue commitment to shadowing activities with a pharmacist, patient care experiences, and community service during all undergraduate years at DePaul with a minimum of 40 hours of shadowing a physical therapist
• Maintain a standard of professional and ethical behavior suitable for a future physical therapy student
• Meet the Technical Standards for admissions, and successfully complete a criminal background check
• Complete a PTCAS application during final year at DePaul for the early application period (July - August 15)​

A student who has earned a conditional acceptance from RFUMS into an Accelerated 3+ Early Opportunity Program must maintain all conditional acceptance requirements to remain in the Accelerated 3+ program. Failure to do so after earning conditional acceptance from RFUMS will result in the student being automatically transferred to the corresponding Traditional Early Opportunity Program.

The Early Opportunity Program is available for the Physician Assistant Practice Traditional option as well as the following Accelerated 3+ options:

• Biological Sciences (BA), Accelerated 3+ Pre-Physician Assistant Concentration
• Health Sciences (BS), Accelerated 3+ Pre-Physician Assistant Concentration
• Neuroscience (BS), Accelerated 3+ Pre-Physician Assistant Concentration

Application requirements

• The student must be in the Pathways Honors Program
• The student must not have any academic integrity violations in their DePaul record
• The student may apply to RFUMS Early Opportunity Program during their second or third year at DePaul
• The student must proceed through the College of Science and Health's Pre-health Advising Committee (PAC) interview and committee letter of recommendation process

Conditional acceptance contingencies

RFUMS's conditional acceptance offer, including waiving of the GRE, is valid through the end of the student's third year (Accelerated 3+ option) or the end of the fourth year (Traditional option) at DePaul, and is contingent upon the following:

• ​Complete the following Physician Assistant Practice prerequisite courses at DePaul (non-DePaul credit will not considered) with at least a grade of B- in each:
• Biology: BIO 191, BIO 192 and BIO 193
• Microbiology: BIO 210
• General Chemistry: CHE 130/131, 132/133, and 134/135 or CHE 136/137 and 138/139
• Biochemistry: CHE 340/341 or CHE 346
• Integrated Anatomy and Physiology: HLTH 301 and HLTH 302
• General Psychology: PSY 105
• Earn a GPA of at least 3.20 in all prerequisite courses
• Earn a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00
• Continue commitment to shadowing activities, patient care experiences, and community service during the remainder of their undergraduate years at DePaul with a goal of acquiring at least 600 hours of direct patient contact prior to matriculation
• Maintain a standard of professional and ethical behavior suitable for a future physician assistant practice student
• Meet the Technical Standards for admissions, and successfully complete a criminal background check
• Complete a CASPA application during final year at DePaul​

A student who has earned a conditional acceptance from RFUMS into an Accelerated 3+ Early Opportunity Program must maintain all conditional acceptance requirements to remain in the Accelerated 3+ program. Failure to do so after earning conditional acceptance from RFUMS will result in the student being automatically transferred to the corresponding Traditional Early Opportunity Program.

The Early Opportunity Program is available for the Podiatric Medicine Traditional option as well as the following Accelerated 3+ options:

• Biochemistry (BA), Accelerated 3+ Pre-Podiatric Medicine Concentration
• Biological Sciences (BA), Accelerated 3+ Pre-Podiatric Medicine Concentration
• Health Sciences (BS), Accelerated 3+ Pre-Podiatric Medicine Concentration

Application requirements

• The student must be in the Pathways Honors Program
• The student must not have any academic integrity violations in their DePaul record
• The student may apply to RFUMS Early Opportunity Program during their second or third year at DePaul
• The student must proceed through the College of Science and Health's Pre-health Advising Committee (PAC) interview and committee letter of recommendation process

Conditional acceptance contingencies

RFUMS's conditional acceptance offer, including waiving of the MCAT, is valid through the end of the student's third year (Accelerated 3+ option) or the end of the fourth year (Traditional option) at DePaul, and is contingent upon the following:

• ​Complete the following Podiatric Medicine prerequisite courses at DePaul (non-DePaul credit will not considered) with at least a grade of B- in each:
• Composition and Rhetoric: WRD 103 and WRD 104
• Biology: BIO 191, BIO 192 and BIO 193
• General Chemistry: CHE 130/131, 132/133, and 134/135 or CHE 136/137 and 138/139
• Organic Chemistry: CHE 230/231, 232/233, and 234/235 or CHE 236/237 and 238/239
• General Physics: PHY 150, PHY 151, and PHY 152
• Earn a GPA of at least 3.00 in all prerequisite courses
• Earn a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00
• Continue commitment to shadowing activities with a pharmacist, patient care experiences, and community service during all undergraduate years at DePaul
• Maintain a standard of professional and ethical behavior suitable for a future podiatric medical school student
• Meet the Technical Standards for admissions, and successfully complete a criminal background check
• Complete a AACPMAS application during final year at DePaul​

A student who has earned a conditional acceptance from RFUMS into an Accelerated 3+ Early Opportunity Program must maintain all conditional acceptance requirements to remain in the Accelerated 3+ program. Failure to do so after earning conditional acceptance from RFUMS will result in the student being automatically transferred to the corresponding Traditional Early Opportunity Program.