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.There are a lot of questions on SDN about BCPM. Below is all the information you will need to distinguish BCPM from non-BCPM. The list is from AMCAS 2009 manual. You can find the full manual for MD schools here: AMCAS 2009. ..The requirements for DO schools are listed as well...
I. This first list below applies only to MD schools. Some of the courses that many students are confused about are italicized:
Biology (BIOL) - BCPM.
.1...Anatomy.
.2...Biology.
.3...Biophysics.
.4...Biotechnology.
.5...Botany.
.6...Cell Biology.
.7...Ecology.
.8...Entomology.
.9...Genetics.
.10...Histology.
.11...Immunology.
.12...Microbiology.
.13...Molecular Biology.
.14...Neuroscience.
.15...Physiology.
.Chemistry (CHEM) - BCPM.
.1...Biochemistry.
.2...Chemistry.
.3...Physical Chemistry.
.4...Thermodynamics.
.Math (MATH) - BCPM.
.1...Applied Mathematics.
.2...Mathematics.
.3...Statistics.
.Physics (PHYS) - BCPM.
.1...Astronomy.
.2...Physics.
.Everything else below is NON-BCPM.
. .Behavioral & Social Sciences (BESS).
.1...Anthropology.
.2...Economics.
.3...Family Studies.
.4...Psychology.
.5...Sociology.
.Computer Science/Technology (COMP).
.1...Computer Science.
.2...Computer Engineering.
.3...Information Systems.
.4...Telecommunications.
.Engineering (ENGI).
.1...Aerospace Engineering.
.2...Biomedical Engineering.
.3...Chemical Engineering.
.4...Civil Engineering.
.5...Electrical Engineering.
.6...Engineering.
.7...Environmental Engineering.
.8...Mechanical Engineering.
.9...Nuclear Engineering.
.Health Sciences (HEAL).
.1...Allied Health.
.2...Chiropractic.
.3...Dentistry.
.4...Hearing & Speech Sciences.
.5...Hospital Administration.
.6...Kinesiology.
.7...Medical Technology.
.8...Medicine.
.9...Nursing.
.10...Nutrition & Food Sciences.
.11...Occupational Therapy.
.12...Optometry.
.13...Osteopathy.
.14...Physical Therapy.
.15...Physician Assistant.
.16...Public Health.
.17...Pharmacology & Pharmacy.
.18...Sports Medicine.
.19...Veterinary Medicine.
.Natural/Physical Sciences (NPSC).
.1...Agriculture.
.2...Animal and Avian Sciences.
.3...Forestry.
.4...Geography.
.5...Geology.
.6...Horticulture.
.7...Landscape Architecture.
.8...Meteorology.
.9...Natural Resources.
.10...Oceanography.
.11...Environmental Science & Policy.
.Business (BUSI).
.1...Accounting.
.2...Business.
.3...Finance.
.4...Human Resource Studies.
.5...Management.
.6...Organizational Studies.
.7...Marketing
. .Communications (COMM).
.1...Journalism.
.2...Media Production & Studies.
.3...TV, Video, & Audio
. .Education (EDUC).
.1...Counseling & Personnel Services.
.2...Curriculum & Instruction.
.3...Educational Policy.
.4...Educational Administration.
.5...Health Education.
.6...Human Development.
.7...Physical Education (except for sports courses such as tennis,.
.8...golf, aerobics, etc. Use Other for these types of courses.).
.9...Special Education
. .English Language & Literature (ENGL).
.1...English Composition & Rhetoric.
.2...English Creative Writing.
.3...English Language & Literature
. .Fine Arts (ARTS).
.1...Art.
.2...Art History.
.3...Dance.
.4...Fine Arts.
.5...Music.
.6...Photography.
.7...Theatre
. .History (HIST).
.1...History
. .Foreign Languages/Linguistics/Lit. (FLAN).
.1...American Sign Language.
.2...Comparative Literature.
.3...Linguistics.
.4...Foreign Language(s) & Literature
. .Government/Political Sci/Law (GOVT).
.1...Criminology & Criminal Justice.
.2...Government.
.3...International Relations & Studies.
.4...Law/Legal Studies.
.5...Political Science.
.6...Public Affairs & Policy.
.7...Urban Policy & Planning
. .Philosophy/Religion (PHIL).
.1...Ethics.
.2...Logic.
.3...Philosophy.
.4...Religion.
.5...Theology
. .Special Studies (SSTU).
.1...Afro-American Studies.
.2...American Studies.
3..Gender Studies
. .Other (OTHR).
.All courses which do not fit appropriately into another category,.
.including:.
.1...Architecture.
.2...Interdisciplinary courses.
.3...Library Science.
.4...Military Science.
.5...Sports (tennis, golf, aerobics, etc.)
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II. DO schools have very different "BCPM" requirements from MD schools and the name is simply scienceGPA (sciGPA), rather than BCPM. Refer to this thread for more information. Here is a the complete DO list, with some of the major differences from MD schools italicized:
Bio/Zoology - sciGPA
.
.
Behavioral Science
.
.English
.
. Math
.
.Other Non-Science..
.
I. This first list below applies only to MD schools. Some of the courses that many students are confused about are italicized:
Biology (BIOL) - BCPM.
.1...Anatomy.
.2...Biology.
.3...Biophysics.
.4...Biotechnology.
.5...Botany.
.6...Cell Biology.
.7...Ecology.
.8...Entomology.
.9...Genetics.
.10...Histology.
.11...Immunology.
.12...Microbiology.
.13...Molecular Biology.
.14...Neuroscience.
.15...Physiology.
.Chemistry (CHEM) - BCPM.
.1...Biochemistry.
.2...Chemistry.
.3...Physical Chemistry.
.4...Thermodynamics.
.Math (MATH) - BCPM.
.1...Applied Mathematics.
.2...Mathematics.
.3...Statistics.
.Physics (PHYS) - BCPM.
.1...Astronomy.
.2...Physics.
.Everything else below is NON-BCPM.
. .Behavioral & Social Sciences (BESS).
.1...Anthropology.
.2...Economics.
.3...Family Studies.
.4...Psychology.
.5...Sociology.
.Computer Science/Technology (COMP).
.1...Computer Science.
.2...Computer Engineering.
.3...Information Systems.
.4...Telecommunications.
.Engineering (ENGI).
.1...Aerospace Engineering.
.2...Biomedical Engineering.
.3...Chemical Engineering.
.4...Civil Engineering.
.5...Electrical Engineering.
.6...Engineering.
.7...Environmental Engineering.
.8...Mechanical Engineering.
.9...Nuclear Engineering.
.Health Sciences (HEAL).
.1...Allied Health.
.2...Chiropractic.
.3...Dentistry.
.4...Hearing & Speech Sciences.
.5...Hospital Administration.
.6...Kinesiology.
.7...Medical Technology.
.8...Medicine.
.9...Nursing.
.10...Nutrition & Food Sciences.
.11...Occupational Therapy.
.12...Optometry.
.13...Osteopathy.
.14...Physical Therapy.
.15...Physician Assistant.
.16...Public Health.
.17...Pharmacology & Pharmacy.
.18...Sports Medicine.
.19...Veterinary Medicine.
.Natural/Physical Sciences (NPSC).
.1...Agriculture.
.2...Animal and Avian Sciences.
.3...Forestry.
.4...Geography.
.5...Geology.
.6...Horticulture.
.7...Landscape Architecture.
.8...Meteorology.
.9...Natural Resources.
.10...Oceanography.
.11...Environmental Science & Policy.
.Business (BUSI).
.1...Accounting.
.2...Business.
.3...Finance.
.4...Human Resource Studies.
.5...Management.
.6...Organizational Studies.
.7...Marketing
. .Communications (COMM).
.1...Journalism.
.2...Media Production & Studies.
.3...TV, Video, & Audio
. .Education (EDUC).
.1...Counseling & Personnel Services.
.2...Curriculum & Instruction.
.3...Educational Policy.
.4...Educational Administration.
.5...Health Education.
.6...Human Development.
.7...Physical Education (except for sports courses such as tennis,.
.8...golf, aerobics, etc. Use Other for these types of courses.).
.9...Special Education
. .English Language & Literature (ENGL).
.1...English Composition & Rhetoric.
.2...English Creative Writing.
.3...English Language & Literature
. .Fine Arts (ARTS).
.1...Art.
.2...Art History.
.3...Dance.
.4...Fine Arts.
.5...Music.
.6...Photography.
.7...Theatre
. .History (HIST).
.1...History
. .Foreign Languages/Linguistics/Lit. (FLAN).
.1...American Sign Language.
.2...Comparative Literature.
.3...Linguistics.
.4...Foreign Language(s) & Literature
. .Government/Political Sci/Law (GOVT).
.1...Criminology & Criminal Justice.
.2...Government.
.3...International Relations & Studies.
.4...Law/Legal Studies.
.5...Political Science.
.6...Public Affairs & Policy.
.7...Urban Policy & Planning
. .Philosophy/Religion (PHIL).
.1...Ethics.
.2...Logic.
.3...Philosophy.
.4...Religion.
.5...Theology
. .Special Studies (SSTU).
.1...Afro-American Studies.
.2...American Studies.
3..Gender Studies
. .Other (OTHR).
.All courses which do not fit appropriately into another category,.
.including:.
.1...Architecture.
.2...Interdisciplinary courses.
.3...Library Science.
.4...Military Science.
.5...Sports (tennis, golf, aerobics, etc.)
____________________________________________________________________________________________
II. DO schools have very different "BCPM" requirements from MD schools and the name is simply scienceGPA (sciGPA), rather than BCPM. Refer to this thread for more information. Here is a the complete DO list, with some of the major differences from MD schools italicized:
Bio/Zoology - sciGPA
.
- .Animal Science.
- .Anatomy.
- .Bacteriology.
- .Biology.
- .Botany.
- .Cellular & Molecular Biology.
- .Cellular Physiology.
- .Ecology.
- .Evolution.
- .Genetics.
- .Hematology.
- .Histology.
- .Immunology.
- .Microbiology.
- .Micro-Organisms.
- .Natural Science.
- .Neurology.
- .Oceanography.
- .Parasitology.
- .Pathology.
- .Physiology.
- .Virology.
- .Zoology.
.
- .Biochemistry.
- .Physiological Chemistry.
- .Chemistry, General.
- .Medical Chemistry.
- .Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
- .Physical Chemistry.
- .Qualitative Analysis.
- .Quantitative Analysis.
- .Readings in Chemistry.
- .Research in Chemistry.
- .Special Topics in Chemistry.
- .Structures & Bonds.
- .Bio-Organic Chemistry.
- .Organic Chemistry.
- .Readings in Organic Chemistry.
- .Special Topics in Organic Chemistry.
- .Agricultural Science.
- .Astronomy.
- .Chiropractic.
- .Electronics.
- .Engineering.
- .Epidemiology.
- .Geology.
- .Kinesiology.
- .Medical Technology.
- .Meteorology.
- .Nutrition.
- .Pharmacy.
- .Physical Anthropology.
- .Physical Geography.
- .Physical Science.
- .Physician Assistant.
- .Radiology.
- .Electricity & Light.
- .Magnetism.
- .Mechanical Heat.
- .Physics.
- .Thermodynamics.
Behavioral Science
.
- .Anthropology.
- .Community Health.
- .Criminal Justice.
- .Educational Psychology.
- .Ethnic Studies.
- .Human Sexuality.
- .Marriage/Family.
- .Personal Health.
- .Physiological Ethics.
- .Psychology.
- .Social Science.
- .Social Work/Sociology.
.English
.
- . Bible Literature.
- . Composition.
- . English.
- . Journalism.
- . Literature.
- . Poetry.
- . Reading Skills.
- . Rhetoric.
- . Theater Literature.
. Math
.
- .Behavioral Statistics.
- .Biostatistics.
- .Chemical Math.
- .Computer Science.
- .Mathematics.
.Other Non-Science..
.
- .Acting.
- .Agriculture.
- .Archeology.
- .Art.
- .Bioethics.
- .Business.
- .Communications.
- .Cultural Geography.
- .Economics.
- .Education.
- .Emergency Med-Tech.
- .Ethics.
- .First Aid.
- .Foreign Language.
- .Forestry.
- .Geography.
- .Government.
- .Health/Personal Hygiene.
- .History.
- .Humanities.
- .Law.
- .Logic.
- .Medical Terminology.
- .Military Science.
- .Music.
- .Nursing.
- .Occupational Therapy.
- .Philosophy.
- .Physical Education.
- .Physical Therapy.
- .Political Science.
- .Public Health.
- .Public Speaking.
- .Religion.
- .Respiratory Therapy.
- .Social Ethics.
- .Speech.
- .Speech Pathology.
- .Teaching Science.
- .Theater.
- .Theology.
- .Word Processing.
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