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Courses under BCPM?

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prehealthboi

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Hello,

My BCPM gpa is pretty low because of a few C's in some hard science classes. I wanted to know if taking courses such as Entomology (ENY3005 or ENY2040) would count. I understand that the AAMC considers Entomology as a BCPM but I also don't want to spend money on additional coursework if I can avoid it. Would taking these courses look bad to medical schools as a booster class as trying to boost my science GPA or should I take it to help with my science GPA? Also there is another class "Exotic Species and Biosecurity Issues, ALS 4161" that I was planning to take but I am not sure again if this will look like a booster class or if this even counts towards my BCPM. Any advice you have will help. Thank you!