The following information is prepared primarily as a planning guide for the first year premedical student. Almost every medical school in the country requires 8 semester hours each of biology, general chemistry,organic chemistry, and physics. Laboratory work is required in all of these sciences.
Many schools also require one year of Math and English.
Writing 101 may be used to satisfy part of the English requirement. Since the English Department strongly discourages upperclassmen from taking 200-level English classes, you are urged to complete your year of English by the end of your sophomore year. Courses in Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology are frequently recommended by many schools as useful electives. All course taken to satisfy admissions prerequisites must be passed with a grade of 'C' or better. Feel free to develop any major area of interest, while recognizing that medical schools are most concerned with the quality of work accomplished.