IX. Appendices: Application Services
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AACOMAS |
American Association of
Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application
Services |
American Association of
Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
www.aacom.org |
26 schools and 3 branch
campuses participate in AACOMAS. The only
exception is UNTHS-TCOM, which
participates in the TMDSAS (http://www.utsystem.edu/tmdsas/)
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301-968-4190
aacomas@aacom.org
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Gina Moses
gmoses@aacom.org
301-968-4184
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AACPMAS |
American Association of
Colleges of Podiatric Medicine Application
Service |
American Association of
Colleges of Podiatric Medicine
www.aacpm.org |
All 9 schools and colleges
participate in AACPMAS
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617-612-2900
aacpmasinfo@aacpmas.org
www. aacpmas.org
info@aacpm.org
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Moraith G.
North
mnorth@aacpm.org
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AADSAS |
Associated American Dental
Schools Application Service |
American Dental Education
Association
www.adea.org |
58 Schools participate in
AADSAS |
202-289-7201
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Chonte James
jamesc@adea.org
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AMCAS |
American Medical College
Application Service |
Association of American
Medical Colleges
www.aamc.org
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127 schools and programs
participate in AMCAS |
Applicant Contact:
202-828-0600
amcas@aamc.org
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CASPA |
Central Application Service
for Physician Assistants |
Physician Assistant
Education Association
www.paeaonline.org
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120 programs participate in
CASPA |
617-612-2080
caspainfo@caspaonline.org
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Ayeshia Pompey, Manager of
Applicant and Student Services
703-548-5538 x 312
apompey@paeaonline.org |
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OPTOMCAS |
Optometry Centralized
Application Service |
Association of Schools and
Colleges of Optometry
www.opted.org |
20 schools and colleges
participate in OptomCAS |
Applicant Contact:
617-612-2888
optomcasinfo@optomcas.org
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Paige Pence
ppence@opted.org
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PharmCAS |
Pharmacy College
Application Service |
American Association of
Colleges of Pharmacy
www.aacp.org
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86 pharmacy programs
participate in PHARMCAS |
info@pharmcas.org |
703-739-2330 x1024
jathay@aacp.org |
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PTCAS |
Physical Therapist
Centralized Application Service |
American Physical Therapy
Association
www.ptcas.org
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110 programs participate in
PTCAS (as of 1/27/10). Additional programs are
expected to join for the 2010-11 cycle. Visit
the PTCAS site for an updated list at
www.ptcas.org/Directory.html |
Applicant Contact:
617-612-2040
ptcasinfo@ptcas.org
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Libby Ross
Director of Academic
Program Services
703-706-3326
libbyross@apta.org
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SOPHAS |
Schools of Public Health
Application Service |
Association of Schools of
Public Health
www.asph.org
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26 Schools Participate in
SOPHAS
39 Schools participate in
ASPH |
Info@asph.org
202-296-1099 (ASPH)
sophasinfor@sophas.org
617-612-2090 (SOPHAS)
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VMCAS |
Veterinary Medical College
Application Service |
Association of American
Veterinary Medical Colleges
www.aavmc.org
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28 schools participate in
VMCAS |
877-862-2740
vmcas@aavmc.org
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Tony Wynne
877-862-2740 ext. 24 |
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TMDSAS |
Texas Medical and Dental
Schools Application Service
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Texas Medical and Dental
Schools
www.utsystem.edu/tmdsas
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Most Texas Schools
Participate in TMDSAS |
512-499-4785
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Directors vary per school |
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Start Date |
Deadlines |
Letters of
Recommendation
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Standardized Test
Scores
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Transcripts
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AACOMAS |
May 2010 |
Range from October,
2010-to
April 2011 |
Letters of Recommendation
sent directly to colleges
following the
processes outlined by each college. |
Scores
should be sent directly to AACOMAS. Applicants
must use MCAT’s THx system to release their MCAT
scores to their AACOMAS application.
Students
must provide their 8-digit MCAT number,
beginning with 1, on the MCAT section of the
AACOMAS.
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Send Official Transcripts
directly to AACOMAS. |
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AACPMAS |
August 1, 2010 |
April 1st is priority
deadline. Pending available seats, final
deadline of June 30th |
Letters of Recommendation
sent directly
to designated colleges or
through VE or Interfolio – see chart in the FAQ
section on
www.aacpmas.org for details. |
MCAT Scores (no older than
3 years) must be sent directly to AACPMAS. A few
colleges accept DAT or GRE in lieu of MCAT- see
chart in FAQ section on
www.aacpmas.org for details. |
Send Official Transcripts
directly to AACPMAS. |
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AADSAS |
May 15, 2010; annual start
date is on or around May 15th each
year. |
Different according to each
school |
Up to four individual
letters of evaluation or one Committee Report
plus one individual letter of evaluation. Most
AADSAS dental schools strongly prefer that
letters are submitted to AADSAS
either an online electronic
document or as a paper letter that is mailed to
AADSAS.
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Official DAT scores are
downloaded by dental schools through a DAT
website. Scores are made available for up to
five dental schools with initial DAT
registration fees; scores can be made available
to additional schools through an additional
designation process.
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Send Official Transcripts
directly to AADSAS. |
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AMCAS |
May 2010 |
Early Decision Program
deadline is August 1. Regular M.D. program
deadlines range Oct. 1 - Dec. 15.
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Most medical schools
receive letters through AMCAS. Evaluators submit
letters electronically directly to AMCAS, or
through Virtual Evals, or Interfolio.
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MCAT Scores can be sent to
AMCAS for distribution to participating schools,
once the applicant releases the scores. |
Send Official Transcripts
directly to AMCAS. |
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CASPA |
April 2010 |
Range
from November.-January. Individual deadlines
per school. |
Three letters of
recommendation and CASPA form are processed by
CASPA and disseminated to colleges.
References can be completed
electronically by evaluators which are sent to
CASPA electronically. Paper letters completed by
using a Reference Form, which are returned to
CASPA
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All test scores (except
GRE) should be sent directly to CASPA. |
Send Official Transcripts
directly to CASPA. |
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OptomCAS |
July 15, 2010 |
Range from December,
2010-May, 2011 |
Recommendation letters must
be sent directly to OptomCAS by the evaluator,
either electronically or paper.
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Official OAT scores are
downloaded by optometry schools and colleges
through an OAT website. Applicants are asked to
self-report OAT scores on the OptomCAS
application.
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Send official transcripts
directly to OptomCAS by the school or college’s
deadline. |
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PharmCAS |
June 2010 |
Range from November 2010-
March 2011 |
Send up to four references
to to PharmCAS which will disseminate to
colleges. Letters must be sent directly to
PharmCAS by the evaluator, either electronically
or hard copy. |
Send PCAT, TOEFL, & TSE
scores to PharmCas, if required. (PCAT not
required by all pharmacy schools)
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Send official U.S. and
Canadian transcripts to PharmCas. Policies for
Int'l transcripts vary. |
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PTCAS |
July 1, 2010 |
Range from October,
2010-May 2011 |
Send up to 4 references
directly to PTCAS using paper or electronic (eLOR)
process. PTCAS will disseminate letters to
designated programs. Program-specific reference
requirements are posted online at
www.ptcas.org/ReferencesbyProgram.html |
Send official GRE scores
directly to designated PT programs, if test is
required by institution. Beginning in July 2010,
ETS will re-direct official scores to PTCAS, so
they may be matched to the application.
Applicant MUST enter the SSN on both the GRE and
PTCAS forms, so the scores can be matched to the
correct file. Program-specific GRE requirements
and codes are posted online at
www.ptcas.org/GREbyProgram.html
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Send official U.S.
transcripts directly to PTCAS by program's
deadline. Arrange for any updated fall 2010
transcripts to arrive at PTCAS as soon as they
are available from the registrar’s office. |
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SOPHAS
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August 2010 |
Individual School Deadlines |
Recommendation letters must
be sent directly to SOPHAS by the evaluator,
either electronically or paper
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Test scores can be sent
directly to SOPHAS. |
Official transcripts should
be sent to SOPHAS. |
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VMCAS |
June 2010 |
October, 2010 |
Letters and VMCAS form are
electronically (eLOR) sent to and processed by
VMCAS and disseminated to colleges.
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Send scores directly to
colleges. See college specific requirements. |
Send Official transcripts
directly to colleges. |
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TMDSAS
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May 1, 2010 |
August 1st
–October 1st |
Recommendation letter or evaluation form to
TMDSAS.
Applicants required to submit one Health
Professions Committee Packet OR two individual
letters of recommendation from Interfolio or
Virtual Evals. |
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Send most recent, official
transcripts to TMDSAS. |
