Mathematics 111 should usually be taken by premed and predent students while they are freshmen. A calculus background is helpful in the study of physics. However, if a medical school at which you would like to enroll requires calculus, be sure you complete the courses they specify. The University of Alabama, University of Texas, University of Miami, Johns Hopkins, Duke and Harvard are among medical schools which have a calculus requirement. There are others.
Medical schools are most concerned with the overall quality and scope of undergraduate work.
The schools also recognize the desirability of including students with a broad variety of interests and backgrounds in medical school classes. A broad background is desirable, but so is effective, in-depth study of some area as demonstrated by honors work or some other type of independent study. Students should plan to take them in the spring of their junior year. Required science courses, listed earlier in this guide, should be completed prior to taking these tests. In early February of the junior year, a meeting is held for all Emory students who will be applying to health profession schools in the following fall.