Bcpm gpa

[medschool1991]

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I have a question about the BCPM or science gpa. I know that the gpa includes all biology, chemistry, physics, and math courses. I have heard mixed things about what is included in the bcpm gpa so if anyone has experiences in the courses I will name please let me know.

Will math fundamental functions be included in the bcpm gpa
will math applied finite theory be included in the bcpm gpa
will intro to chemistry be included in bcpm gpa
will psychology statistics be included in bcpm gpa (heard many different answers on this)
will intro physics courses be included in the bcpm gpa
will any other type of psychology courses be included in the bcpm gpa

I am new to the medical school process and just trying to understand as much as possible.

 

[Arbor Vitae]

I have a question about the BCPM or science gpa. I know that the gpa includes all biology, chemistry, physics, and math courses. I have heard mixed things about what is included in the bcpm gpa so if anyone has experiences in the courses I will name please let me know.

Will math fundamental functions be included in the bcpm gpa
will math applied finite theory be included in the bcpm gpa
will intro to chemistry be included in bcpm gpa
will psychology statistics be included in bcpm gpa (heard many different answers on this)
will intro physics courses be included in the bcpm gpa
will any other type of psychology courses be included in the bcpm gpa

I am new to the medical school process and just trying to understand as much as possible.

Generally speaking, any course offered out of a bio, chem, physics, or math department will be BCPM. All those listed should be BCPM except for the psych classes which would be behavioral sciences. You might be able to get by labeling the psych stats as math.

 

[NigelVermooth]

I would think that all of those would count except perhaps psych stats.
Was it taught in the math department or psych department?
https://services.aamc.org/AMCAS2_2012/WebApp/Help/WebHelp/Course_Work_Course_Classification.htm

 

[Jaqen Hghar]

I would think that all of those would count except perhaps psych stats.
Was it taught in the math department or psych department?
https://services.aamc.org/AMCAS2_2012/WebApp/Help/WebHelp/Course_Work_Course_Classification.htm

Psych will not count. If the psych stats class was mostly stats then I'm pretty sure it will count.

 

[medschool1991]

Psych stats is from the psychology department but it is mostly math and the reason I asked is i heard mixed stories about this class being part of the bcpm gpa for math. If anyone has any more info please let me know.

Thank you.

 

[plumazul]

I have a question about the BCPM or science gpa. I know that the gpa includes all biology, chemistry, physics, and math courses. I have heard mixed things about what is included in the bcpm gpa so if anyone has experiences in the courses I will name please let me know.

Will math fundamental functions be included in the bcpm gpa
will math applied finite theory be included in the bcpm gpa
will intro to chemistry be included in bcpm gpa
will psychology statistics be included in bcpm gpa (heard many different answers on this)
will intro physics courses be included in the bcpm gpa
will any other type of psychology courses be included in the bcpm gpa

I am new to the medical school process and just trying to understand as much as possible.

This might be helpful

https://services.aamc.org/AMCAS2_2012/WebApp/Help/WebHelp/Course_Work_Course_Classification.htm

 

[Arbor Vitae]

Psych stats is from the psychology department but it is mostly math and the reason I asked is i heard mixed stories about this class being part of the bcpm gpa for math. If anyone has any more info please let me know.

Thank you.

Just label it as math when you apply. You don't get in trouble if AMCAS has to correct it to psych. I basically had two low grades in a pharmacology course from my bio dept., but AMCAS lists pharm as "health professions" or something like that, so instead of taking a hit to my bcpm I labeled it as health and it was fine. I think there is some leeway on overlapping subject courses. Since it says statistics in the course name I'm sure it will be fine labeling as math. If they change back to psych who cares, innocent mistake.

 

[SixStringPsych]

Just label it as math when you apply. You don't get in trouble if AMCAS has to correct it to psych. I basically had two low grades in a pharmacology course from my bio dept., but AMCAS lists pharm as "health professions" or something like that, so instead of taking a hit to my bcpm I labeled it as health and it was fine. I think there is some leeway on overlapping subject courses. Since it says statistics in the course name I'm sure it will be fine labeling as math. If they change back to psych who cares, innocent mistake.

^this

Don't listen to anyone saying this class won't count or that one won't count for BCPM, if the course title sounds sciency and you wanna list it as BCPM, do it. They'll change it like MuAgonist said if they don't agree.

 

[medschool1991]

Thanks for all the help. I am just asking because if math fundamentals and psych statistics are included in my bcpm gpa then that will help bring it up because i got A's in all of those classes.

Thank you.

 

[medschool1991]

Also do you need statistics as a pre req for med school and if you do does psych statistics fill this requirement?

 

[Arbor Vitae]

Also do you need statistics as a pre req for med school and if you do does psych statistics fill this requirement?

varies by school.