Application Resources
Use the menu below to navigate the application process for health graduate programs as a Northeastern University applicant. You’ll find timelines and application guides designed to help you understand each step of applying to a health graduate program.
GENERAL APPLICATION CYCLE TIMELINE
Veterinary
- January: Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS) Opens!
- August: Suggested deadline to submit all veterinary applications
Physician Assistant (PA)
- April: Centralized Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA) Opens!
- May: Suggested deadline to submit all PA applications (mid-to-end of May)
Medical
- May:
- American Medical College Application Service® (AMCAS®) opens (early may!)
- The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS) opens & can be submitted (early may)!
- American Medical College Application Service® (AMCAS®) can be submitted (late may!)
- June: Suggested deadline to submit all medical applications
Dental
- May: ADEA AADSAS (Associated American Dental Schools Application Service) opens!
- June: ADEA AADSAS (Associated American Dental Schools Application Service) can be submitted (early June)!
- June: Suggested deadline to submit all dental applications (late June).
Optometry:
- June: Optometry Centralized Application Service (OptomCAS) opens!
- August: Suggested deadline to submit all optometry applications.
Podiatry:
- August: American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine Applicant Service (AACPMAS) opens!
- September: Suggested deadline to submit all optometry applications (late September).
Texas:
The Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS) is the central application service for Texas public dental, medical, podiatry & veterinary programs.
- May: TMDSAS (Texas Medical and Dental Application Services) opens!
- The recommended deadline for submitting all Texas applications should align with the suggested timeline for your specific health field discipline.
Application Guides
The following guides will help answer most of your questions related to completing your health graduate program’s primary application.
Centralized Application Service Guides:
- AACOMAS (DO): Quick Start Guide & FAQs
- AACPMAS (Podiatry): Quick Start Guide & FAQs
- ADEA AADSAS (Dental): Quick Start Guide & FAQs and ADEA Dental School Quick Guide
- AMCAS (MD): AMCAS Applicant Guide & Tools for MD-PhD Applicants
- CASPA (PA): Quick Start Guide & FAQs
- OptomCAS (Optometry): Quick Start Guide & FAQs
- VMCAS (Veterinary): Quick Start Guide & FAQs
- TMDSAS (Texas public dental, medical, podiatry & veterinary programs): Application Guide