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For reasons of scheduling conflicts, I'm opting to take some science courses under the nursing and PT departments at my university. I tried to fit in courses from my bio dept. but it just wouldn't work out with my work hours. these are courses like:
1.neuroscience
2.microbiology
My advisor says that even though these would fall under the BIO category for bcpm/bcp since they are taught by allied health departments they will be removed from such a category. Is this true?
From all the golden advice I've uncovered from sdn the general rule seems to be that we should go by the content of the course NOT the department. Just like its says on the JHU pre-health website:
"Q. What courses count towards my BCPM GPA?
A. Your BCPM GPA is composed of courses that are considered by AMCAS to be Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics courses. Some examples of these courses are indicated below. This list is not intended to be comprehensive.
Biology includes such courses as anatomy, biology, biophysics, biotechnology, botany, cell biology, ecology, entomology, genetics, histology, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience, and physiology.
Chemistry includes such courses as biochemistry, chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, and molecules and cells.
Mathematics includes such courses as applied mathematics, mathematics, and statistics.
Physics includes such courses as astronomy, physics, and thermodynamics.
When in doubt about how to code a particular course, keep the following guideline in mind. If 60% or more of the course material was on a specific subject (for example, Biology), then you can code the course as that subject. If AMCAS disagrees when they review your transcript, they will code the course as they believe it should be coded, you can view their classification, and have a 10 day window in which you can protest their decision and provide evidence supporting your claim (syllabus, other documentation). Failure to correctly classify your courses as Biology, Chemistry, and Physics has two effects: 1) AMCAS will not calculate your BCPM GPA correctly; and 2) it will not be apparent to medical schools that you fulfilled the course pre-requisites."
1.neuroscience
2.microbiology
My advisor says that even though these would fall under the BIO category for bcpm/bcp since they are taught by allied health departments they will be removed from such a category. Is this true?
From all the golden advice I've uncovered from sdn the general rule seems to be that we should go by the content of the course NOT the department. Just like its says on the JHU pre-health website:
"Q. What courses count towards my BCPM GPA?
A. Your BCPM GPA is composed of courses that are considered by AMCAS to be Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics courses. Some examples of these courses are indicated below. This list is not intended to be comprehensive.
Biology includes such courses as anatomy, biology, biophysics, biotechnology, botany, cell biology, ecology, entomology, genetics, histology, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience, and physiology.
Chemistry includes such courses as biochemistry, chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, and molecules and cells.
Mathematics includes such courses as applied mathematics, mathematics, and statistics.
Physics includes such courses as astronomy, physics, and thermodynamics.
When in doubt about how to code a particular course, keep the following guideline in mind. If 60% or more of the course material was on a specific subject (for example, Biology), then you can code the course as that subject. If AMCAS disagrees when they review your transcript, they will code the course as they believe it should be coded, you can view their classification, and have a 10 day window in which you can protest their decision and provide evidence supporting your claim (syllabus, other documentation). Failure to correctly classify your courses as Biology, Chemistry, and Physics has two effects: 1) AMCAS will not calculate your BCPM GPA correctly; and 2) it will not be apparent to medical schools that you fulfilled the course pre-requisites."
