Pre-Med @ Kalamazoo

momofthreeboys
Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:06:04 +0000

It is actually on quarters not trimesters…4 Ten week quarters + 1 exam week per quarter (11 weeks total per quarter). Classes are one unit and students take 3 per quarter. Freshman are not “allowed” to overload and sophomores must have a 3.5 GPA to overload.

At one time K had an acceptance rate well into the 90th percentile so I doubt they have issues with their curriculum that impacts grad/med schools. Also not sure what you are thinking you need for med school? Philosophy and math are often mentioned as top undergraduate majors for med schools nationally?

They have been “tweaking” the K-plan since my day so best to ask your admissions counselor about your concern regarding classes loads and getting all the classes you desire completed. In the olden days it was 8 units for your major plus some required classes (gen ed type stuff) plus 2 units for your SIP.