Hello,
As a prospective medical student, you do not need to select a science major, but instead complete a sequence of prerequisite courses. Most medical schools require the following during college:
– 1 year of biology.
– 1 year of general chemistry.
– 1 year of organic chemistry.
– 1 year of physics.
– 1 year of math (semester of calculus).
– 1 year of English.
Other courses medical schools may recommend or require:
– Biochemistry.
– Statistics.
– A foreign language.
During college, most undergraduates take 32 to 48 courses (depending on, of course, how many courses they take per semester), so it is possible to fulfill medical school prequisites and take a wide array of other courses. Most medical schools look positively on liberal arts majors.
To answer your question, bachelor of arts degrees are often done with liberal arts degrees, but most social science majors (anthropology, history, sociology, psychology, political science, etc.) are also BA degrees, and sometimes science majors like biology are also BA degrees. It often depends on the school.
Some schools also offer both a BA and a BS degree in some subjects, most often social sciences and hard sciences. BA degrees are more liberal, and have fewer required courses, allowing you to explore more subjects via electives.
What are your interests? We will have to know those to help you select a major.