Biology vs Chemistry

ucbalumnus
Mon, 12 Nov 2012 01:13:59 +0000

No specific major is required to do pre-med, although many pre-meds do biology, presumably since the pre-med courses are about half of the courses needed for a biology major. But the pre-med courses can be taken alongside any major. In most cases, they should fit alongside humanities, social studies, math, or statistics fairly easily, although some majors with large numbers of non-overlapping course requirements like engineering (other than chemical or biomedical) or music may be difficult to take the pre-med courses alongside.

[University Graduate Career Surveys](University Graduate Career Surveys - Career Opportunities & Internships - College Confidential Forums) indicate a relatively weak outlook for those with bachelor’s degrees in biology and chemistry.