2 semesters gen chem lab required?

[cyanide12345678]

Ok I sort of already know the answer to this. But I need to convince my girlfriend who has been told by a lot of people that she only needs 1 semester (that is 1 credit hour) of gen chem lab to fulfill premed requirements. Yes I've shown her MSAR too but she talked to a medical school directly (U of I at chicago) and the people there told her she was fine with 1 credit hour of gen chem lab *humph*...I'm skeptical about what she was told.

So...don't a majority of the schools require two semesters (2 credit hours) of gen chem lab? Because as far as I know, only a very few schools would require only 1 credit hour. I'm surprised how the people at the U of I told her that she only needs 1 semester of lab when in MSAR it says 2 semesters pretty clearly *humph*

So what does everyone think Thanks for your responses!

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[OREdwardsJR]

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(yes she needs 2 semesters at most schools. Even if the school she's looking at only requires one, there is no guarantee that she's going to get into that specific school)

 

[theamazingbil]

Yep, you're right. Convince her to take both semesters with the lab or else she will be left with very limited options.

 

[chemsmith]

She also needs 2 semesters of orgo, and second semester gen chem + lab is a prereq for orgo I. I thought all schools required you to take the lab and lecture together for gen chem?