Science Majors

ucbalumnus
Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:16:49 +0000

Pre-med can be done with any major. Many pre-meds do biology because it is convenient (biology major requirements cover most or all of the pre-med courses), but you can major in anything else (e.g. humanities, social studies, math, statistics, physics, etc.) and do pre-med around it (though majors with lots of non-overlapping requirements like non-chemical engineering may be difficult).

Consider your other academic and career goals when selecting a major. Note that most pre-meds do not get admitted to any medical school, and biology (and chemistry) majors have poor job and career prospects at the bachelor’s degree level.