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Academic preparation for MEDICINE
(Allopathic/Osteopathic)

REQUIRED PREREQUISITES

BIOLOGY w/lab 1 year
BIO 20A, 20B, 20L (students will have to ehance the 2 courses listed above by taking 1 additional upper division bio course to fulfil the year requirement)

BIOCHEMISTRY
2 Quarters

GENERAL CHEMISTRY w/lab 1 year
CHEM 1A, 1B/M, 1C/N

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY w/lab 1 year
CHEM 108A/L, 108B/M, 108C
Or
112A/L, 112B/M, 112C/N

PHYSICS w/lab 1 year
PHYS 5A/L, 5B/M, 5C/N
Or
6A/L, 6B/M, 6C/N

MATH PRECALCULUS
MATH 11/A, B, 22
Or
19A, B, 22
Note:  some schools require calculus and statistics.
Not all medical colleges require math

GENERAL STATISTICS

ENGLISH 1 YEAR
Composition and rhetoric, Lit 1, writing techniques, or intermediate writing, tragedy, science writing
Proficiency –- oral, written

BEHAVIOR SCIENCES
2 Quarters

 

DEGREES AWARDED IN THIS FIELD:
M.D.
D.O

A sample of the opportunities to earn M.D., and another degree in an area pertinent to medicine and health care include:
M.D.-PhD
M.D.-J. D.
M.D.-M.B.A.
M.D.-M.PH

The courses listed above are minimum preparation.  Please note that some of these courses, especially the sciences, may have other prerequisites such as mathematics.

SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL PREPARATION

BIOLOGY
BIO 119/L MICROBIOLOGY
BIO 110 CELL BIOLOGY
BIO 130/L HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
BIO 105/L GENETICS
BIO 111 IMMUNOLOGY
BIO 120/L DEVELOPMENT
BIO 138 VERTABRATE ZOOLOGY
BIO 113 ENDOCRINOLOGY
Bio115 Eukaryotic

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

GENERAL BUSINESS

COMPUTER LITERACY

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

PSYCHOLOGY

SPEECH COMMUNICATION

Courses that contribute to professional and cultural background.

For general information, check http://www.aamc.org/ (for allopathic) or http://www.aacom.org/ (for osteopathic) or Medical School Admissions Requirements. For specific requirements, check each school (catalog or web site).

REMEMBER: YOU WILL BE APPLYING TO MEDICAL SCHOOL APPROXIMATELY 12 TO 16 MONTHS BEFORE MATRICULATION. PLAN ACCORDINGLY.

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