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PRE-MEDICAL STUDIES

This minor is designed to provide students with the prerequisites needed for medical school, and to help students prepare for the MCAT. It requires 43 credits, and at least four of these courses (lecture, laboratory, or internship) must be outside the requirements for the student’s major.

Lower-Division requirements (27 Credits)

DEPT

COURSE #

TITLE

BIOL

2050

General Biology I

BIOL

2051

General Biology I Laboratory

BIOL

2052

General Biology II

BIOL

2053

General Biology II Laboratory

CHEM

2050

General Chemistry I

CHEM

2051

General Chemistry I Laboratory

CHEM

2052

General Chemistry II

CHEM

2053

General Chemistry II Laboratory

PHYS

2030

College Physics I or PHYS 2050 General Physics I

PHYS

2031

College Physics I Laboratory or PHYS 2051 General Physics I Lab

PHYS

2032

College Physics II or PHYS 2052 General Physics II

PHYS

2033

College Physics II Laboratory or PHYS 2053 General Physics II Lab

PMED

2910

PreHealth Professions Seminar I

Upper-Division requirements (10 Credits)

DEPT

COURSE #

TITLE

CHEM

3030

Organic Chemistry I

CHEM

3031

Organic Chemistry II Laboratory

CHEM

3032

Organic Chemistry II

CHEM

3033

Organic Chemistry II Laboratory

PMED

3910

PreHealth Professions Seminar II

PMED

3950

Pre-Medical Studies Practicum

Upper-Division Electives (6 Credits)

Take a minimum of 6 credits from the following:

DEPT

COURSE #

TITLE

BIOL

3034

Human Physiology

BIOL

3035

Human Physiology Lab

BIOL

3036

Human Anatomy

BIOL

3037

Human Anatomy Lab

BIOL

3040

General Microbiology

BIOL

3041

General Microbiology Lab

BIOL

3170

Cell and Molecular Biology

BIOL

3171

Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory

BIOL

4020

Cancer Biology

BIOL

4050

Developmental Biology

BIOL

4210

Neurobiology

BIOL

4220

Immunology

CHEM

4030

Biochemistry I

CHEM

4031

Biochemistry I Laboratory