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If I take premed at a community college, do I get an Associate degree? I don’t know of any community college that offers post bacc premed.
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You would not need to complete an Associates degree. You'd already have a bachelors. Just take the necessary classes. If you need to become a degree candidate to get registration priority, that's fine, but no med school will care if you complete all the requirements to qualify for an associates degree, or not.
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So I wouldn’t need 300 and 400 level science courses? (3rd and 4th year)
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It depends on your GPA situation and where you're aiming to apply (MD vs DO). If you have a low undergrad GPA it would be more important for you to prove your academic prowess by eventually taking more difficult coursework at a 4-year school, including multiple upper-level Bio and Chem (particularly Biochem). If your undergrad GPA is high, you could take a greater percentage of your postbac classes at the CC and get by, assuming there is sufficient course rigor at that institution for you to do well on the MCAT.
