When people say pre-med

mom2collegekids
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:44:55 +0000

At nearly all schools, pre-med is NOT a major…it’s a track. I think Notre Dame and maybe another school have a pre-med major, but those are unique.

Even Bama can be a little confusing because when you apply and select your major, “pre-med” is in the drop down list, and it really shouldn’t be there. It has actually hurt some students since they don’t get considered for dept scholarships when they choose “pre-med” or “pre-law” as their (ha ha) “major”.

I can understand having a separate section in Degree Works for pre-med TRACK, so that you (and the advisor) can track progress, but it shouldn’t be listed as a major

A pre-med student majors in ANY subject and then completes the 8 or so “premed prereqs” that most med schools require.

I highly doubt that person has a double major of CompE and Premed. He likely is a single major of CompE and fulfilling the Pre-med track. There aren’t enough classes/credits to fulfill a “pre-med major”. Besides, most of the pre-med pre-reqs are already required by an engineering major.