Research Opportunities Career Preparation Preparation for Medical Studies Preparation for Law School Preparation for a Career in Business or Business School Preparation for Graduate Study General Career Counseling Army ROTC Engineering 101 1996-97 Program Planning Guide for First Year Engineering Students Career information and resources are available from the Counseling and Student Development Center as well as the Career Planning and Development Office. One semester of Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory taken at Hopkins meets this requirement.
Most medical schools require one year of biology.
At Johns Hopkins, biology is taught in specialized courses. The first upper-level biology course is not taken normally until the second semester of the sophomore year. In addition, you may add courses in a foreign language, writing, or English, as well as a first year student seminar, in either semester. Consequently, your non-science courses should include those which hone your abilities in critical reasoning and expository writing. No major is inherently more appropriate than any other as preparation for a career in medicine.