Evolutionary Psychology - does it count in BCPM?

[lightheat]

Hey everyone,

I took a course a couple years ago called "BIOL 456 - Evolution and Human Behavior" and pulled a yucky C+ (prof knocked off a full letter grade for missing 3 classes 😡). I've looked at the AMCAS instructions (page 38), but I can't seem to place the course. The only indication that it would be a biology course is its department abbreviation, but it was cross-listed in four other departments (Women's Studies, Psychology, Anthropology, and Philosophy). I was the only dolt in the class that registered under the BIOL heading .

I'm hoping that either I can convince my alma mater to switch its heading to PSYC (one of the five, and the one which is most befitting), or that AMCAS will count it as "OTHR - interdisciplinary courses." My advisor seems to think that they'll count it as BIOL.

Anyone take a similar course? What do you think? It does considerable damage to my BCPM which is already suffering from Cs in Calc 2 and Orgo 2 (the latter of which I'm retaking next spring). Is there anything I can do?

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[Cytotoxic]

The course title and department don't matter re AMCAS classification, as it's up to you to classify courses based on course content. If it was more hard science than humanities/social science, it's BCPM; if not, it's AO.

 

[phantomx87]

Psychology does not fall under the BCPM category (unfortunately). If you list it as such, it will be corrected when AMCAS cross-checks your entries against your transcripts.

 

[TooMuchResearch]

Psychology does not fall under the BCPM category (unfortunately). If you list it as such, it will be corrected when AMCAS cross-checks your entries against your transcripts.

This is incorrect. See Cytotoxic's post for clarification.

 

[phantomx87]

Just going by my personal experience... My first application, I put psych down as BCPM, and had it corrected by AMCAS. I listed it as AO on subsequent applications, and it wasn't corrected. Pardon my error if it is truly incorrect... Don't mean to mislead anyone!

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

Just going by my personal experience... My first application, I put psych down as BCPM, and had it corrected by AMCAS. I listed it as AO on subsequent applications, and it wasn't corrected. Pardon my error if it is truly incorrect... Don't mean to mislead anyone!

Conventionally a regular general psychology course is not going to count, this is likewise for social,research, and clinical psychology classes. However for classes like biological basis of behavior, statistical methods of psych, and maybe developmental psychology will count if the course description involves biological methods.
Evolutionary psychology, is a course which might count if the description talks about biology being used. However It's a hard call, I personally think it'll count.

 

[phantomx87]

Conventionally a regular general psychology course is not going to count, this is likewise for social,research, and clinical psychology classes. However for classes like biological basis of behavior, statistical methods of psych, and maybe developmental psychology will count if the course description involves biological methods.
Evolutionary psychology, is a course which might count if the description talks about biology being used. However It's a hard call, I personally think it'll count.

Very good point... I did have a few BBB courses that I listed as biology courses on my AMCAS and never received any problems. I guess I've just completely brain-dumped all med school application information in anticipation for August