However, many medical schools have stricter requirements with respect to this issue. In Math, a score of 4 or 5 on the AB or BC Advanced Placement Exam will exempt students from taking Math 112 and Math 115. This is a more complex issue, as requirements vary at different medical schools.
Most medical schools require students to take two semesters of biology, with lab, in college.
AP credit cannot be used to substitute for this requirement. Appropriate biology electives would include courses in areas such as genetics or cell biology. Courses in the areas of botany or evolutionary biology may not satisfy medical school admissions requirements. Important exceptions to the above discussion are certain University of Texas schools. These programs require students to take a year of introductory biology, with lab, in college.