Pre-Med at DeAnza College 2 years then Transfer to a 4 Year

As a practical matter, pre-meds who do CC for the first two years need to take some of the pre-med BCPM courses at CC if they want to graduate in four years (two years CC, two years four year school) due to prerequisite sequencing and volume of courses. Obviously, sufficient BCPM courses need to be taken at a four year year school after transfer due to medical schools’ disdain for CCs. Grades need to be high at all colleges attended, and all other pre-med expectations need to be met (MCAT, pre-med extracurriculars, etc.).

For such a pre-med, calculus, general chemistry, and physics would be the most likely BCPM courses to take at CC (along with lower level courses in one’s major and general education requirements), while taking statistics, organic chemistry, biology, and upper level biochemistry and other courses at the four year school (along with upper level courses in one’s major). Of course, if the pre-med’s major requires some of the lower level BCPM courses early, they need to be taken at CC, but then the major is likely to be a BCPM major which includes substantial upper level BCPM courses at the four year school.