TCOM (UNT Health Fort Worth)

UNT Health Fort Worth Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Fort Worth, TX · Public · DO

Average MCAT: 507.2
Average GPA: 3.82
Class size: 233 (4,495 applicants)
Tuition: $28,766 (per year, nonresident)
Out-of-state applicants: Limited

Deadlines

AACOMAS deadline: Oct. 1, 2026
Early Decision Program: Aug. 1, 2026
Secondary deadline: Oct. 15, 2026

Essays

Motivation for osteopathic medicine (2,000 characters)

What experiences and/or relationships have motivated you toward a career in osteopathic medicine?

More than two colleges (1,000 characters)

If you attended more than two colleges/universities, explain why. Community colleges are not needed.

Application update (1,000 characters)

If applicable, please update the information contained on your TMDSAS application. Indicate any additional grades earned, alterations in your proposed coursework or graduation date, additions to your extracurricular activities, name change, or anything else you feel the Admissions Committee should know.

Financial disadvantage (1,000 characters)

Do you consider yourself financially disadvantaged? If yes, please explain.

Educational disadvantage (1,000 characters)

Do you consider yourself educationally disadvantaged? If yes, please explain.

Courageous Integrity (2,000 characters)

One of the values of the University of North Texas System is Courageous Integrity which means one should model exceptional standards and act in the best interest of our community. These behaviors include: – Build trust through consistent actions that are honest, transparent, and authentic – Provide, accept, and support open and constructive feedback – Hold yourself and others accountable for decisions, behaviors, actions, and results. Please select a specific instance where you have demonstrated Courageous Integrity and describe how this is indicative of your character

Editor's notes

Don't wait for an invitation. TCOM has no secondary screen and sends no email; you open the secondary yourself online, and no interview offer goes out until the secondary, fee, letters and MCAT are all in. The secondary is due Oct. 15, 2026, but the file that's complete in the summer gets read sooner.
If you're not a Texas resident, look at the numbers first. At least 90% of seats go to Texans, and in fall 2025 that left 15 seats for 728 non-resident applicants. Apply if you have real Texas ties to write about; otherwise weigh the $75 carefully.
The Courageous Integrity essay carries weight. TCOM's selection team scores a personal development domain that includes behaviors reflecting UNT System values, and this prompt is where you show one. Pick a moment where honesty or accountability cost you something.
If TCOM is clearly your first choice and your file is strong, consider early decision. It's binding, you must apply only to TCOM, and decisions come by Oct. 1, before the regular Texas match.