Students should therefore consult both advisors before making any decisions regarding academic programs or course selections. Advising A Law School advisory program is offered by the Office of Career Planning and Placement in Garrett Hall. Qualified students from the University of Virginia School of Law have been designated pre-law advisors. While there is no prescribed pre-medical curriculum at the University of Virginia, students planning to apply to medical or dental school should bear in mind the following while planning their undergraduate programs. Virtually all medical schools require one-year courses with laboratory in chemistry, biology, organic chemistry, and physics.
Some schools also list requirements in English and calculus.
Prospective medical students should major in the subject that interests them most. It makes no difference to medical schools what the college major is. However, non-science majors should elect one or two advanced science courses during their third year, preferably in biology or chemistry, and science majors should elect advanced courses in the humanities and social sciences, in order to demonstrate to admission committees the broad education in liberal arts that is essential to the practice of medicine. Assistant Dean Thomas L. Pearce is the advisor. Foreign Study Advising Both foreign languages and international studies are especially strong academic programs in the College.