Science courses

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Do science courses expire? I know that sounds silly but I have A&P I & II and Chemistry I & II completed but that was 2007. Plus, those courses were from a community college. A Hospitalist today advised me that many programs won't accept science courses from CC.


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[sjcha]

CC science courses are fine.

 

[darkeon]

expire? not for med schools. though adcoms may want to see some recent academic achievements.
your cc credits are more than fine.

 

[Brawndo2016]

I applied with gen chem 1 and 2 that were 20 years old and from a CC. Biology and A&P were even older than that. Never came up, didn't seem to matter. Well, it did matter a little. I considered Podiatry, but only one Pod school would accept my coursework from those many years ago.

 

[Goro]

I have yet to hear of a DO program not accepting CC coursework. Even at MD schools, the bias against them is diminishing.

But med schools do have time limits of pre-reqs. You'll need to check each school. For example, the PCOMs mention no time limit.
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I strongly suggest that you retake the coursework, since you need to master them for MCAT.

Do science courses expire? I know that sounds silly but I have A&P I & II and Chemistry I & II completed but that was 2007. Plus, those courses were from a community college. A Hospitalist today advised me that many programs won't accept science courses from CC.


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[123456ers]

Do science courses expire? I know that sounds silly but I have A&P I & II and Chemistry I & II completed but that was 2007. Plus, those courses were from a community college. A Hospitalist today advised me that many programs won't accept science courses from CC.


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CC credits are totally fine, but Goro is right in his suggestion that you may want to retake them (even at a CC again) just to reinforce the topics for the MCAT. You probably dont need to much anatomy for the MCAT, but gen chem topics are largely tested on. Just something to consider.

 

[FNPBC2MD]

Thank you everyone! Another NP told me today that after 10 yrs science courses must be retaken. I actually read on one Program's site about the no Community College science courses. Let me see if I can remember which one.


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