Pre-Medical Studies: Medicine, Dentistry, Optometry and Veterinary Medicine Concentration

Schedule of Classes

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

Information

Interested students should consult with the College of Arts and Sciences Advising Office or a Department Biological Sciences faculty adviser for counseling and assistance in planning their academic programs.

The concentration in Pre-Medical Studies is designed to provide students with a framework for planning pre-medical studies (medicine, dentistry, optometry, and veterinary medicine). The concentration satisfies the minimum admission requirements for most medical and health programs and provides background for the science portion of the standardized aptitude tests: medical (MCAT), dental (DAT), optometry (OAT) and veterinary (VCAT or GRE). This concentration does not constitute a major. Students must elect a major from those offered by the university.

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Pre-Medical Studies: Medicine, Dentistry, Optometry and Veterinary Medicine Concentration:

1. Biology Requirements (24 credits total)

Required courses:

BIO 1200 - Biology I (4)
BIO 1201 - Biology Laboratory (1)
BIO 1300 - Biology II (4)
BIO 2600 - Human Physiology (4) or BIO 3620 - Medical Physiology (4) or BIO 2640 - Comparative Physiology (4)
BIO 3232 - Biochemistry I (4) or CHM 4254 - Biochemistry I (3)

Note: Professional school admission requirements may vary. Students should research current requirements and consult with an advisor before selecting elective courses.

Additional Biology credits up to 24:

BIO 2100 - Human Anatomy (4)
BIO 2101 - Human Anatomy Laboratory (1)
BIO 3130 - Developmental Biology (4)
BIO 3140 - Histology (4)
BIO 3141 - Histology Laboratory (1)
BIO 3210 - Biology of the Cell (4)
BIO 3211 - Biology of the Cell Laboratory (1)
BIO 3233 - Biochemistry I Laboratory (1)
BIO 3320 - Vertebrate Zoology (5)
BIO 3350 - Animal Behavior (4)
BIO 3351 - Animal Behavior Laboratory (1)
BIO 3400 - Genetics (4)
BIO 3401 - Genetics Laboratory (1)
BIO 3500 - General Microbiology (4)
BIO 3501 - General Microbiology Laboratory (1)
BIO 3520 - Introduction to Human Microbiology (4)
BIO 3521 - Human Microbiology Laboratory (1)
BIO 3621 - Physiology Laboratory (1)
BIO 3660 - Principles of Pharmacology (4)
BIO 4100 - Advanced Visceral Human Anatomy (4)
BIO 4111 - Advanced Regional Dissection (2)
BIO 4112 - Advanced Musculoskeletal Human Anatomy (4)
BIO 4120 - Neuroanatomy (4)
BIO 4121 - Neuroanatomy Laboratory (1)
BIO 4220 - Cell Biology of Cancer (4)
BIO 4222 - Stem Cell Biology (4)
BIO 4224 - Science of Vision (4)
BIO 4226 - Immunology (4)
BIO 4232 - Biochemistry II (4)
BIO 4320 - Medical Parasitology (4)
BIO 4321 - Medical Parasitology Laboratory (1)
BIO 4400 - Advanced Genetics (4)
BIO 4510 - Virology (4)
BIO 4530 - Medical Microbiology (4)
BIO 4550 - Microbial Biotechnology (4)
BIO 4620 - Advanced Human Physiology (4)
BIO 4622 - Endocrinology (4)
BIO 4930 - Introduction to Human Subjects Research I (4)
BIO 4932 - Introduction to Human Subjects Research II (1 TO 4)
BIO 4995 - Independent Research (1 TO 4)

2. Chemistry requirements

CHM 1440 - General Chemistry I (4) and CHM 1470 - General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
CHM 1450 - General Chemistry II (4) and CHM 1480 - General Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
CHM 2340 - Organic Chemistry I (4)
CHM 2350 - Organic Chemistry II (4)
CHM 2370 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)

3. Physics requirements

PHY 1010 - General Physics I (4) or PHY 1510 - Introductory Physics I (4)
PHY 1020 - General Physics II (4) or PHY 1520 - Introductory Physics II (4)
PHY 1100 - General Physics Lab I (1)
PHY 1110 - General Physics Lab II (1)

4. Mathematics requirements

MTH 1441 - Precalculus (4) (or MTH 1331 and MTH 1332 )
(or course competency as determined by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics)

Plus one of the following

MTH 1222 - Calculus for the Social Sciences (4)
MTH 1554 - Calculus I (4)
STA 2220 - Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Reasoning (4)
STA 2222 - Statistical Methods for Biology (4)
STA 2226 - Applied Probability and Statistics (4)

Note

Pre-optometry concentration students must take 12 credits of mathematics including one statistics course (STA 2220 , STA 2226 , or STA 2222 ). Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Concentration students are advised to take two courses in the behavioral/social sciences (PSY 1000 and SOC 1000 recommended) and one in ethics (PHL 1300 or PHL 1310 recommended).