Guide to science courses required by students applying to medical school
Minimal course credits commonly considered by medical programs:
Courses
|
Number of Credits |
Core Premedical Courses May Include
|
| Biology with Laboratory |
8 |
BIO 211 (4 cr.) and BIO 212 (4 cr.)
|
Chemistry with Laboratory
|
15 (8 of which are organic chemistry)
|
CHM 211 (3 cr.), CHM 215 (4 cr.), CHM 221 (3 cr.), CHM 222 (3 cr.), and CHM 272 (2 cr.).
|
Physics with Laboratory
|
8 |
Two from: PHS 208 (3 cr.), PHS 209 (3 cr.), PHS 206 (3 cr.).
Two from: PHS 278 (1 cr.), PHS 279 (1 cr.), PHS 275 (1 cr.). |
| English Communication |
6 |
LAC IA
ENL 213 (3 cr.) and ENL 230 (3 cr.) or ENL 223 (3 cr.) |
| Social Sciences |
6 |
LAC VB
SOL 201 (3 cr.) and PSL 201 (3 cr.) |
Suggested premedical curriculum for undergraduate students majoring in Biology should follow the same Biology suggested program. The choices of BIO elective courses suggested is as follows:
- BIO (3 cr.) elective courses recommended for premedical students: choose 3 courses of the following pool: BIO 215, BIO 222, BIO 214, BIO 228, BIO 314, BIO 334, BIO 336.
- BIO (4 cr.) elective courses recommended for premedical students: choose 2 courses of the following pool: BIO 217, BIO 320, BIO 332, BIO 400.
Non-biology premedical students, the following courses are strongly recommended (in addition to the above pools): BIO 220, BIO 227.