MEDICAL PRE-PROFESSIONAL

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Medical Pre-Professional Concentration

This concentration in Biology is designed for students who wish to pursue advanced degrees at traditional medical schools, schools of osteopathic medicine, chiropractic schools, schools of veterinary sciences, or dental schools. This rigorous curriculum is designed so that by the end of their junior year students will have been introduced to all the major subject areas covered by standardized tests (e.g. MCAT, DAT) required for admissions into these advanced degrees. Students will choose electives their junior and senior years to meet their independent needs.

Retention Standards

All Medical Pre-Professional program majors must obtain a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or above in BIOL 101, BIOL 102, CHEM 101, and CHEM 102 before they may enroll in any 200-level or higher biology courses.

Courses

Required:
BIOL 101 General Biology I
BIOL 102 General Biology II
BIOL 201 Genetics
BIOL 202 Microbiology
BIOL 302 Human Physiology
BIOL 315 Cellular and Molecular Biology
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I
CHEM 102 General Chemistry II
CHEM 203 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 204 Organic Chemistry II
PHYS 101 General Physics I
PHYS 102 General Physics II
Choose 3 of the following:
BIOL 303 Histology
BIOL 305 Parasitology
BIOL 308 Immunology
BIOL 402 Embryology
BIOL 403 Comparative Anatomy
Choose 1 of the following:
BIOL 204 Nonvascular Plants
BIOL 205 Vascular Plants
BIOL 220 Vertebrate Zoology I
BIOL 221 Vertebrate Zoology II
BIOL/EVSC 301 General Ecology
BIOL 401 Invertebrate Zoology
TOTAL: 64 semester hours

(Please see CHEMISTRY and PHYSICS for course descriptions. Although not required for the B.A., many professional schools also require study in Calculus and English Composition.)

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MEDICAL PRE-PROFESSIONAL

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