I know that BCPM is bio, chem, phys, math, but I have also heard of nutrition majors who reclassify some of their nutrition courses as BCPM based off of the course content.
This would really boost my sGPA if I did it.
https://www.aamc.org/students/download/182162/data/amcas_instruction_manual.pdf
"Course Classification
Each course must be assigned a course classification based strictly on the primary content of the course."
Does anything negative happen if AMCAS decides to not accept my reclassification? Will adcoms look at me negatively?
Here are some of the course descriptions for the classes I want to reclassify as BCPM:
Introductory Food Science (course and lab)
Chemical, physical and biological properties of foods which affect their keeping quality, nutritional and organoleptic values. For students interested in the scientific study of foods.
Human Nutrition (course and lab)
Principles of the science of nutrition. Emphasis on physiological requirements of nutrients for human growth, development and maintenance within the life cycle.
Laboratory techniques in Nutrition and Food Science
Basic modern and classical analytical techniques and instruments in nutrition and food science. Background theory to principles of instrumental assays. Procedures for evaluation of macro and micro food components analysis. Physiological functions relevant to nutrition.
Macronutrient Metabolism
Focus on normal human nutrition and physiological functions. Biochemical properties of macronutrients and their interrelationships at the cellular and subcellular level.
Micronutrient Metabolism
Principles of micronutrient metabolism, including function, toxicity, and deficiency; principles and techniques for assessing micronutrient status. Micronutrients in the physiopathology of chronic disease; sources of micronutrients and factors affecting nutrient bioavailability. Impact of disease and/or genetics on nutrient function and nutrient requirement; role of fortification, enrichment, and/or supplementation of micronutrients in the food supply and on health outcomes
Nutrition and Disease
Application of the principles of biochemistry and physiology in the study of nutrient metabolism as altered by disease. The physio-biochemical basis for diet in the treatment of disease.
Would you guys count these as BCPM if you were in my shoes?
This would really boost my sGPA if I did it.
https://www.aamc.org/students/download/182162/data/amcas_instruction_manual.pdf
"Course Classification
Each course must be assigned a course classification based strictly on the primary content of the course."
Does anything negative happen if AMCAS decides to not accept my reclassification? Will adcoms look at me negatively?
Here are some of the course descriptions for the classes I want to reclassify as BCPM:
Introductory Food Science (course and lab)
Chemical, physical and biological properties of foods which affect their keeping quality, nutritional and organoleptic values. For students interested in the scientific study of foods.
Human Nutrition (course and lab)
Principles of the science of nutrition. Emphasis on physiological requirements of nutrients for human growth, development and maintenance within the life cycle.
Laboratory techniques in Nutrition and Food Science
Basic modern and classical analytical techniques and instruments in nutrition and food science. Background theory to principles of instrumental assays. Procedures for evaluation of macro and micro food components analysis. Physiological functions relevant to nutrition.
Macronutrient Metabolism
Focus on normal human nutrition and physiological functions. Biochemical properties of macronutrients and their interrelationships at the cellular and subcellular level.
Micronutrient Metabolism
Principles of micronutrient metabolism, including function, toxicity, and deficiency; principles and techniques for assessing micronutrient status. Micronutrients in the physiopathology of chronic disease; sources of micronutrients and factors affecting nutrient bioavailability. Impact of disease and/or genetics on nutrient function and nutrient requirement; role of fortification, enrichment, and/or supplementation of micronutrients in the food supply and on health outcomes
Nutrition and Disease
Application of the principles of biochemistry and physiology in the study of nutrient metabolism as altered by disease. The physio-biochemical basis for diet in the treatment of disease.
Would you guys count these as BCPM if you were in my shoes?