English Requirement

[tcmiddle1394]

I was wondering how strict medical schools are with their English requirement. I had AP credit for English I and II so I did not take any English in college. Instead, I picked up a minor in Medical Anthropology, which has a lot of writing components to it. I am also writing a thesis for an Honors degree. Will admissions let this requirement slide? Or should I try to work in two upper division English courses?

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[kyamh]

Is your AP credit on your college transcript? If it is, you just have to check with schools if they accept AP credit (many do). I was in the same position and took a Russian Lit course in the Russian department - as far as I know that counts as English

My intuition is that you should take at least one literature/english/writing course. Thesising doesn't really count towards writing because science writing is a completely different animal.

 

[nemo123]

My pre-health advisor told us that sometimes schools will email you telling you that you didn't fulfill their English requirements. If your pre-health advisor is aware of which courses at your university should fulfill the English requirement for med schools, your pre-health advisor can just email the school telling them a certain course you took should fulfill the English course requirement if a school contacts you. My pre-health advisor said he's dealt with this issue a couple times, and he says that schools have always accepted his explanation.