Is the Chemical-biology major in College of Chemistry a Pre-med major in UC Berk?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Is the Chemicalbiology major in College of Chemistry a Pre-med major in UC Berk?</p>

<p>What is the average SAT-I Required for this major?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Pre-med is not a major in and of itself. Pre-med refers to a track that fulfills the basic requirements of Medical Schools once you graduate. It’s a core group of science/math classes.</p>

<p>You can be a French Literature major yet still fulfill pre-med requirements.</p>

<p>I suggest you spend some time on their admissions website to research more. UCB admits students based on more than just SAT scores.</p>

<p><a href=“http://students.berkeley.edu/admissions/index.asp[/url]”>http://students.berkeley.edu/admissions/index.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Good luck to you</p>

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<p>so what are some majors that fullfill pre-med?</p>

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<p>Usually something like a year each of:
chem, organic chem, bio, physics (usually all of which with labs)
english, calculus</p>

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<p>No majors fulfill pre-med. You take individual classes that fulfill pre-med. You can major in illustration if you so choose.</p>

<p>Some majors just happen to include many courses needed (think Biology)</p>

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<p>Oh…i think i understand now…i was so confused about the whole major thing…
so no matter what major u r doesn’t effect the courses u choose?</p>

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<p>There are two questions here: (1) once you choose a major at college, are there specific course requirements for graduating with that major, and (2) what’s a good major to take if you intend to go to med school after graduation.</p>

<p>For the first, yes. Each department has a list of required courses, and electives. The flexibility varies from college to college. In some colleges it is a very strict list of courses. So check out the college catalog, and talk to someone in the department(s) that interest you.</p>

<p>For the second, while there is no “major” that’s required, medical schools are very selective. There are far fewer spaces in total than applicants (something like 50%). So you need good grades, recommendations, and you need good scores on the MCAT. There is no easy way. You can’t really hard courses like organic chemistry etc.</p>