General Catalog & Schedule of Classes

Pre-Medicine Option

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This option is offered within the following major(s):

General Science - College of Science

Chere Pereira, Chief Advisor

Premedical Program

Students can apply to medical school with any major, including non-science areas, as long as they take the required courses listed by the school to which they apply. Since the basic entrance requirements include a year each of biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, and physics, this course work can easily be incorporated into many different majors. The most commonly used science majors are biology, biochemistry/biophysics, chemistry, microbiology and zoology. The General Science–Pre-Medicine option is reserved for primarily for post-baccalaureate students who already have a bachelor's degree in another subject and need science course work to apply to medical school. Medical schools have indicated a preference for a departmental major that is pursued in depth; therefore the General Science major is now rarely used. The book, Medical School Admission Requirements published by the Association of American Medical Colleges, lists specific entrance requirements for each MD school. The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine lists requirements for osteopathic (DO) schools.

Admission to medical schools is very competitive. Students are chosen according to grades, MCAT scores, medical experience, and apparent motivation for medicine. A member of the premedical committee is assigned to each student as an advisor. A list of advisors is available in the College of Science office.

Option Code: 600