Does a biology undergrad degree cover all the course requirements for medical school?

[Pre Med MF]

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So my story is that i’m In community college. My first 2 years I thought I wanted to do Nursing so I took classes like Anatomy, Physiology, MicroBiology, Statistics, and Health Chemistry (which is different than “intro to Chem” made for prenurses which i’m ashamed of now that i probably won’t get proper credit).

I looked into the prereqs for a biology undergrad degree and it looks like all the classes throughout the degree covers the medical school requirements where as other undergrad degrees like nursing, I would be needing a lot of extra classes after the entire nursing program.

My final question is, do Dental schools and Pharmacy schools have the same exact requirements as Medical? Seems like all they want is an undergrad in any science with a competitive GPA. If that’s true then that’s another plus in aiming for a Bachelor in Science of Biology, because of all the open options and different doors of opportunity it offers.

Sorry if my questions sound abit confusing. I’m hoping somebody understands what i’m asking. In simple terms, would I be able to apply straight into medical schools right after I graduate the biology BS program? Or i’d need to take more? What about graduating with a BSN (nurse) degree? Could an RN go straight into medical school?

 

[getdown]

https://students-residents.aamc.org...rticle/admission-requirements-medical-school/

The general requirements and there will be school specifics ones as well. If you have all of them you're good otherwise take them.

 

[RNtoMD87]

My final question is, do Dental schools and Pharmacy schools have the same exact requirements as Medical? Seems like all they want is an undergrad in any science with a competitive GPA. If that’s true then that’s another plus in aiming for a Bachelor in Science of Biology, because of all the open options and different doors of opportunity it offers.
Dental Schools and Pharmacy sometimes actually have more requirements

College requirements
You must complete a minimum of 90 hours of college work to be considered for admission; however a four-year degree is preferred. You must have successfully completed:

Biology and Labs 12 hours
Inorganic Chemistry and Labs 8 hours
Organic Chemistry and Labs 8 hours
Physics I and II and Labs 8 hours
English 9 hours
Biochemistry 3 hours
Microbiology 3 hours
Additional highly recommended courses are: Comparative Anatomy, Cell and Molecular Biology, Embryology, Histology, Microanatomy, Physiology and Genetics. The mean Grade Point Average for entering freshmen is currently 3.6.

Here is from LSUHSC Dental School

Sorry if my questions sound abit confusing. I’m hoping somebody understands what i’m asking. In simple terms, would I be able to apply straight into medical schools right after I graduate the biology BS program? Or i’d need to take more? What about graduating with a BSN (nurse) degree? Could an RN go straight into medical school?

You'd have a lot to do after a BSN. Why would you want to use a BSN to get to medical school when you could do some sort of science?

 

[JugglesMed]

This is what most schools require:

1 year bio + labs
1 year chem + lab
1 year of orgo + lab
1 year physiccs + lab
A lot of schools recently are also wanting to see Biochemistry.
Stats is another big one that is seen in schools.
And then of course 1 year of English and 1 year of math.
Some schools don't accept AP credits or online courses for these.

I would say take any of these classes as electives if they're not in your major.

 

[Catalystik]

Are some requiring psych/sociology or 1 year social science as now?

Yes. Behavioral Science.

 

[Pre Med MF]

Thank you for all the replies everyone. I’m now going to persuade biology for my undergrad. Even if it takes abit longer.

 

[Isoval]

The answer to this question will vary on a school-to-school (your undergrad) basis since degree plans differ by school.

For the most part, yes. Here are the classes that may be required that may not be covered by your degree:
- Biostatistics / statistics
- Calculus
- Psychology / behavioral sciences
- Anatomy and Physiology (I don’t know if any medical school requires this, but if they do...)

In my case, our biology degree encompassed all of the above except A&P.

 

[JugglesMed]

Are some requiring psych/sociology or 1 year social science as now?

For the OP, just to be clear, other than that nursing chem class, all other courses were “regular” courses for biology majors?

Yes forgot to add that

 

[Dr. Meliodas]

This is what most schools require:

1 year bio + labs
1 year chem + lab
1 year of orgo + lab
1 year physiccs + lab
A lot of schools recently are also wanting to see Biochemistry.
Stats is another big one that is seen in schools.
And then of course 1 year of English and 1 year of math.
Some schools don't accept AP credits or online courses for these.

I would say take any of these classes as electives if they're not in your major.

I believe most medical schools allows you have have 1 semester of Orgo + Lab and 1 semester of Biochem + Lab instead of requiring you to take 1 year of orgo + lab. But OP I would double check this for the schools you are interested in. Also be aware that the material for Orgo 2 will still be on the MCAT (although Orgo encompasses a much smaller percentage of the exam).