Minor in Pre-Medical Studies
The minor in premedical studies is intended for those students who plan to apply to medical school and has been approved by the Premedical Advisory Committee. The minor includes courses that satisfy the prerequisite coursework of most medical schools, cover the majority of topics on the MCAT and other entrance examinations, and courses designed to increase the competitiveness of a student's application.
Students may complete courses on this list as part of their major, core curriculum, or free electives. Regardless of where each course fits into a student's curriculum, any student who completes all of these courses (or substitutes approved by the Premedical Advisory Committee) will be credited as having received this minor.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 107 | General Biology Lectures | 3 |
| BIOL 109 | General Biology Laboratory | 1-2 |
| or BME 405 | Physiology Laboratory | |
| BIOL 115 | Human Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 117 | Human Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 214 | Genetics | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 4-6 | |
| Introductory Biochemistry and Metabolic Biochemistry | 6 | |
| Biochemistry | 4 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Human Physiology | 3 | |
| Cell Biology 1 | 3 | |
| Quantitative Physiology | 3 | |
| CHEM 124 | Principles of Chemistry I with Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 125 | Principles of Chemistry II with Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 237 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 239 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 240 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| MATH 151 | Calculus I | 5 |
| MATH 152 | Calculus II | 5 |
| Choose one of the following statistics courses: | 3-4 | |
| Biomedical Engineering Applications of Statistics | 3 | |
| Business Statistics | 3 | |
| Statistical Tools for Engineers | 3 | |
| Probability and Statistics for Electrical and Computer Engineers | 3 | |
| Statistical Methods | 3 | |
| Probability and Statistics | 3 | |
| Statistics | 3 | |
| Undergraduate Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | 4 | |
| PHYS 123 | General Physics I: Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYS 221 | General Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 |
| Humanities 200-level course | 3 | |
| Choose one of the following ethics courses: | 3 | |
| Science and Values | 3 | |
| Ethics | 3 | |
| Topics in Philosophy (Bioethics) | 3 | |
| Choose one of the following communication courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Linguistics | 3 | |
| Structure of Modern English | 3 | |
| History of the English Language | 3 | |
| Persuasion | 3 | |
| Technical Communication 2 | 3 | |
| Verbal and Visual Communication 2 | 3 | |
| Intercultural Communication 1 | 3 | |
| SOC 200 | Introduction to Sociology 1 | 3 |
| or SOC 203 | ||
| PSYC 221 | Introduction to Psychological Science | 3 |
| Choose one of the following psychology courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Psychopathology | 3 | |
| Social Psychology | 3 | |
| Health Psychology | 3 | |
| Neural and Biological Bases of Behavior 1, 2 | 3 | |
| Choose one of the following PS or SSCI courses: | 3 | |
| Comparative Public Policy | 3 | |
| Global Health | 3 | |
| Comparative Health Systems | 3 | |
| Social Inequality | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 77-81 | |
- 1
Indicates the preferred course.
- 2
Indicates courses in which students must petition to allow them to count for the core curriculum requirements.
