Bioethics as a BMCP on AMCAS

[yowhatup]

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i took a course, Bioethics, as an undergrad. It was offered through the Philosophy department. However because it was a biology related course, and it has the word "Bio" can it be considered to be a BMCP course even though it is PHIL designated course. BTW, at some colleges Bioethics is offered through the Biology department.

 

[TamarMD]

Do a search. The major concensus is no it doesn't. I'm taking biomedical ethics and its for my philosophy major. Bio isn't the main part of the class. The ethics portion is. So it's a humanities course.

 

[EveeSTi]

Do a search. The major concensus is no it doesn't. I'm taking biomedical ethics and its for my philosophy major. Bio isn't the main part of the class. The ethics portion is. So it's a humanities course.

Agreed. I put it down as humanities because it is a philosophy course.

 

[Mobius1985]

AMCAS will change it to a philosphy course if you put it down as bio. It is not a BMCP course.

 

[The South Face]

AMCAS will change it to a philosphy course if you put it down as bio. It is not a BMCP course.

He speaks the truth.

 

[pianola]

AMCAS will change it to a philosphy course if you put it down as bio.

This part of the post is true. Whether the second part is or not kind of depends on the course itself.

 

[MilkmanAl]

It was philosophy at UNC, also. By the way, if any of you UNC students are reading this, do not take bioethics unless you enjoy classes filled with baseless opinions from freshman philosophy majors. The professor summed up our readings for about 10 minutes then just let people talk. It was easily the worst class I took while at UNC.

 

[BluePhoenix]

You never know. I took foundations of neuroscience as a philosophy course and AMCAS let me call it a bio class...granted it had a lab portion and all...

 

[ami1983]

yeah, i have an issue like that with biostatistics. TMDSAS counted that as a science class (along with epidemiology) but i don't know if AMCAS will be that forgiving... so i put it as 'public health'.... wonder if i could contest it if amcas doesn't count it as bcmp?

 

[justdoit31]

what if the bioethics course is from the bio department with a biol prefix? will they count it as BCPM then?