Baptist Health System School of Health Professions

San Antonio, TX · private forprofit

Admissions

•Personal profile: Name, address, demographics, citizenship.
•Family: Parent/guardian education and occupation (used for first-gen context).
•Education: Current school, GPA/rank if reported, courses & grades, planned senior courses.
•Testing: SAT/ACT scores (self-reported); many schools are test-optional or test-blind — check per school.
•Activities: Up to 10 activities with role, hours/week, weeks/year.
•Personal essay: One 250–650 word essay from the Common App prompts.
•Recommendations: Counselor recommendation + typically 1–2 teacher recommendations.
•School supplements: Per-school essays and questions (the 'Why us', short-answer, etc.).

~250 words each.

BUCOM shares the values of our larger learning community at Baptist Health Sciences University such as integrity, professionalism, continuous improvement, and service as an expression of our Christian values. We foster a Christian environment where servant leadership is modeled in all aspects of learning, teaching, service, and business. Describe what it means to be a servant leader, and specifically how it connects to your decision to become an osteopathic physician.
Please describe your experience working or volunteering in the healthcare sector. Provide details of the work you did as well as any direct patient encounters you had that were particularly meaningful.
Describe the town or city where you spent the majority of your K-12 years including the general population size and make-up. Please include the closest major metropolitan city and how far away it is.

Copied verbatim from the school's official admissions page (2025-26 cycle).