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Probably not. If you go to the AMCAS 2011 instructions (http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/2011amcasinstructions.pdf) and go to p. 51 of the PDF (p. 43 according to the numbering on the actual pages) there's a list of courses that are included for calculating the BCPM GPA.
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OK, I'm confused again.. I'm a kinesiology major and I took Anatomy and Physiology courses under a kinesiology course code... should I list those as HEAL or as BIOL ... I hope this isn't a dumb question..
Kinesiology is listed under HEAL but I guess that means ALL my kine courses should be HEAL?
Kinesiology is listed under HEAL but I guess that means ALL my kine courses should be HEAL?
If there's another A&P course that's offered in your sciences school (e.g., a class bio or nursing majors have to take) then you shouldn't list it as BIOL. If there isn't, then I guess you can have your pick. Either way AMCAS will correct everything once you submit.
It's pretty straight forward, if the course is offered through the biology, chemistry, physics or mathematics departments they are science class.
Ex: biology I and II could be called BIO112 and BIO113
Genetics could be called- BIO312
and Biochemistry -BIO400
if your kinesiology classes have the same prefix as your biology classes then they are science classes. They probably aren't, though.
Ex: biology I and II could be called BIO112 and BIO113
Genetics could be called- BIO312
and Biochemistry -BIO400
if your kinesiology classes have the same prefix as your biology classes then they are science classes. They probably aren't, though.
and he/she is saying the same thing. Regardless of the course title, it depends on what department offers the course. If you stick with that you should be all set.
for example, I plan to take a course called radiation biology. It is offered through the physics department and has the appropriate prefix to denote that ( PHY- whatever). Even though it may be a "biology-type course" the department it is offered by and the prefix determines which category it falls under.
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Given that you are not from the US, I doubt they're going to nail you on HEALTH vs BIO. They'll understand. I would even go so far as to say that you should decide depending on the grades you got 😉
Agree with this. I had some neurobio/psychobio classes offered through the psychology department that I did well on, and tried labeling them as BIO classes (even though it was pretty borderline behavioral/social science) and got away with it. If you have something blatantly wrong, they'll change it for you.
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