Many medical schools also require one year of English. Courses taken to meet medical school requirements should be rigorous and appropriate as a background for medical studies. All premedical science courses should contain a laboratory component. Requirements and Purdue equivalents are listed in the following table. Students who have taken or are required to take Biology, Chemistry, or Physics courses, other than those listed above, should consult the Health Professions Advisor, Katy Bunder, as early as possible.
Many schools have additional requirements.
Medical School Admissions Requirements , available in the Biology Counseling Office, lists all US and Canadian medical schools and their requirements for admission. Students are urged to consult this book early in their premedical career. The most important factors in the selection of a medical school class vary from school to school. In general, medical schools seek students who have a high level of scholastic achievement and academic potential. These qualities are most easily measured by undergraduate grades, MCAT scores, and faculty and advisor recommendations.