Take a science class EVERY semester?

mcat2
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:05:19 +0000

^^ The required courses for a bio major on a standard track at DS’s school are very similar. I believe these are the required courses:

1. pre-reqs before becoming a bio major = the medical school pre-reqs (excluding English).

2. bio core courses: 1 genetics, 1 biochem, 1 cell bio.

3. 4 upper-division bio electives, one of which should be at 400+ level (i.e., roughly grad. level.)

4. 2 upper-division bio labs.

5. 1 or 2 semesters of research in senior year. Most students take two semesters.

1) is not completely true when you knowingly or unknowingly make use of AP credits to skip some of the departmental (but not medical school’s) pre-req courses.