Are Community Health Classes BCPM?

[premedked]

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I'm in a class under the Community Health department called 'Science and Practice of Medicine.' It satisfies a Natural Science distribution requirement at my college, so does that mean it is likely to be accepted as BCPM?

 

[nuance]

I'm in a class under the Community Health department called 'Science and Practice of Medicine.' It satisfies a Natural Science distribution requirement at my college, so does that mean it is likely to be accepted as BCPM?

Hmm.. Technically it shouldn't, according to AMCAS ( https://services.aamc.org/AMCAS2_2010/WebApp/Help/WebHelp/Course_Work_Course_Classification.htm ) I think it would fall under the 'Health Sciences' course classification. Classes in that category are not accepted as BCPM.

However, if you reallly want to, you could try listing it as a biology class and see if they change the classification after you submit your application. I don't think I'd recommend doing this, though.

 

[Catalystik]

If the course consists of >50 % basic science, rather than health, you can send the supporting catalog description into AMCAS and appeal to have it counted as BCPM.

 

[premedked]

If the course consists of >50 % basic science, rather than health, you can send the supporting catalog description into AMCAS and appeal to have it counted as BCPM.

Hm that's what I thought but the premed advisor said anything under the Natural Science distribution list at my school counts as BCPM. But that's strange because even Geology classes are under the Natural Science list, and I know that's not under BCPM right?

 

[Neurosis]

I think your pre med counselor is full of it. BCPM, as I'm sure you know, stands for Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Math. If your Health class is NOT classified under the Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Math department then it is not counted towards the BCPM GPA.