Math Pre-requisites

[aceegreene]

Hi everyone,

Have just been looking up and trying to figure out what courses meet the math pre-req requirements for most med schools. Ideally, one should take calculus 1 and a stats course and be good to go. My issue is that calculus is not my strong suit, so I was wondering what other math course I can take instead of calculus 1 to satisfy this requirement? Will pre-calculus work?

Thank you!

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[paradoxic_toxic]

Most schools require calc 1 and highly recommend stats. Pre-calc wont substitute calc 1 since that is the pre-req for it. There is no way around it for those schools unfortunately.

 

[Led man123]

I think only 5ish schools actually require calculus. Unless your heart is set on one of those schools I wouldn’t bother taking it. Stats will cover you for the vast majority of schools.

 

[GreenDuck12]

If you want to apply to programs requiring calculus there really won’t be a way around it. Some schools may accept more advanced versions of a course in case one received AP credit for it, but they never take lower level courses as a substitute.

Very few schools specifically require calculus. Statistics or a year of college level math is more common.

 

[aceegreene]

If you want to apply to programs requiring calculus there really won’t be a way around it. Some schools may accept more advanced versions of a course in case one received AP credit for it, but they never take lower level courses as a substitute.

Very few schools specifically require calculus. Statistics or a year of college level math is more common.

Excuse my lack of familiarity with the US undergraduate system. But what does a year of college level math mean? What courses constitute this (I’m assuming statistics is one)?