Schools with out of the ordinary prereqs?

[2ndave]

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I just wondered if anyone knew of schools that required prereqs other than the usual 2 semesters of bio, general chem, organic chem, physics, math, and English.

It looks like Minnesota is now requiring a course in psychology as part of its more general social science requirement. I also seem to remember reading somewhere that USC asks for molecular biology, and there's quite a few schools that now want biochem. What else is out there? Spanish? Economics? Pottery? Anyone know of anything?

 

[LoneCoyote]

UCLA wants a semester of statistics. Arizona strongly recommends Spanish but it is not required.

 

[MD-2007-Gal]

I can't remember spefic schools, and it wasn't at all a problem for me, but I remember a bunch of schools requiring a certain number of extra non-science courses.

 

[mellotron]

I believe Michigan "assumes" that you will have had a year of biochem. Meaning, they're not going to throw you out if you don't have it, but the class is not going to slow down to catch you up.

 

[Slinkie]

Some Texas schools require two years (not two semesters) of bio, and I think University of Hawaii requires biochem but no orgo. Not quite sure about the latter, but I'm quoting a friend who applied there.

 

[batman123]

Nevada require something like 9 credits of "behavior science" courses, and they don't accept biochemistry. Seems a bit backwards to me.

 

[Adcadet]

Minnesota is now requiring psych? Oh. That's news to me. I know they've always require a good number of social science credits.

 

[GoodMonkey]

Originally posted by mellotron
I believe Michigan "assumes" that you will have had a year of biochem. Meaning, they're not going to throw you out if you don't have it, but the class is not going to slow down to catch you up.

last i knew, umich required biochem

 

[mellotron]

I stand corrected. Looks like 1/2 a year: (UMich by the way)

Biochemistry: 3 semester hours. A general biochemistry course is required. It should include the topics of pH and dissociation; structure and chemistry of amino acids, peptides, sugars, fats and nucleic acids; kinetics; thermodynamics; and subcellular structure and function. Students should also have been introduced to the topics of enzymology, carbohydrate metabolism, biological oxidation, and molecular biology. Laboratory work in biochemistry is not required.

 

[oldtown]

UC Irvine and USC also require a semester of biochem

 

[dumbest premed]

Most schools don't require any math. Only a few want a couple of semesters of college math and a handful(about 10) require a term of calc. I've heard about some schools(maybe one?) that require statistics.

 

[lil pook]

FSU wants biochem.

 

[denali]

Doesn't USC require a "Molecular Biology" class? I think you can use a different titled course as long as it's heavy in MolBio.

mdf

 

[PublicHealth]

Funny how you keep hearing that all you need to apply is 1 year each of biology, chemistry, orgo, physics, and english. Now, when it's time to apply, you realize that there's all this other stuff that you need. Med schools should agree to a standard set of prerequisites to make the already frustrating application process a little easier on pre-meds.

 

[Biodude]

Well, USC and Johns Hopkins actually REQUIRE some humanities units. That's out of the ordinary for a medical school, although most medical schools do RECOMMEND taking humanities.

Duke requires a year of Calculus. I made a note of that because I don't plan on taking a year, only a semester, and they were the only school I've found so far that's actually requiring a year of Calculus.

Anymore obscure pre-reqs we need to know, dudes and dudettes?