Tutoring/TA and AMCAS sGPA

[tijames]

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Does my tutoring and TA work, that I received credit for, contribute to or factor into my AMCAS sci gpa?

 

[Dookie2010]

Does my tutoring and TA work, that I received credit for, contribute to or factor into my AMCAS sci gpa?

did you receive a letter grade for it?

 

[tijames]

did you receive a letter grade for it?

Yes I did.

 

[apumic]

Yes I did.

Then yes*, but... does that mean you paid money to TA/Tutor (i.e., work)?! Most schools pay their TAs and tutors not give credit...

*Depending upon subject matter and how it's listed on the transcript. "BIOL 4999 TA, Intro to Biology" would be iffy, I think. "BIOL 4990 Special Topics in Biology" or "BIOL 4991 Special Projects in Biology" would likely get the credit.


Here is a list of BCMP (sGPA classes):

.There are a lot of questions on SDN about BCPM. Below is all the information you will need to distinguish BCPM from non-BCPM. The list is from AMCAS 2009 manual. You can find the full manual for MD schools here: AMCAS 2009. ..The requirements for DO schools are listed as well...

I. This first list below applies only to MD schools. Some of the courses that many students are confused about are italicized:

Biology (BIOL) - BCPM.
.1...Anatomy.
.2...Biology.
.3...Biophysics.
.4...Biotechnology.
.5...Botany.
.6...Cell Biology.
.7...Ecology.
.8...Entomology.
.9...Genetics.
.10...Histology.
.11...Immunology.
.12...Microbiology.
.13...Molecular Biology.
.14...Neuroscience.
.15...Physiology.

.Chemistry (CHEM) - BCPM.
.1...Biochemistry.
.2...Chemistry.
.3...Physical Chemistry.
.4...Thermodynamics.

.Math (MATH) - BCPM.
.1...Applied Mathematics.
.2...Mathematics.
.3...Statistics.

.Physics (PHYS) - BCPM.
.1...Astronomy.
.2...Physics.

.Everything else below is NON-BCPM.

. .Behavioral & Social Sciences (BESS).
.1...Anthropology.
.2...Economics.
.3...Family Studies.
.4...Psychology.
.5...Sociology.

.Computer Science/Technology (COMP).
.1...Computer Science.
.2...Computer Engineering.
.3...Information Systems.
.4...Telecommunications.

.Engineering (ENGI).
.1...Aerospace Engineering.
.2...Biomedical Engineering.
.3...Chemical Engineering.
.4...Civil Engineering.
.5...Electrical Engineering.
.6...Engineering.
.7...Environmental Engineering.
.8...Mechanical Engineering.
.9...Nuclear Engineering.

.Health Sciences (HEAL).
.1...Allied Health.
.2...Chiropractic.
.3...Dentistry.
.4...Hearing & Speech Sciences.
.5...Hospital Administration.
.6...Kinesiology.
.7...Medical Technology.
.8...Medicine.
.9...Nursing.
.10...Nutrition & Food Sciences.
.11...Occupational Therapy.
.12...Optometry.
.13...Osteopathy.
.14...Physical Therapy.
.15...Physician Assistant.
.16...Public Health.
.17...Pharmacology & Pharmacy.
.18...Sports Medicine.
.19...Veterinary Medicine.

.Natural/Physical Sciences (NPSC).
.1...Agriculture.
.2...Animal and Avian Sciences.
.3...Forestry.
.4...Geography.
.5...Geology.
.6...Horticulture.
.7...Landscape Architecture.
.8...Meteorology.
.9...Natural Resources.
.10...Oceanography.
.11...Environmental Science & Policy.

.Business (BUSI).
.1...Accounting.
.2...Business.
.3...Finance.
.4...Human Resource Studies.
.5...Management.
.6...Organizational Studies.
.7...Marketing

. .Communications (COMM).
.1...Journalism.
.2...Media Production & Studies.
.3...TV, Video, & Audio

. .Education (EDUC).
.1...Counseling & Personnel Services.
.2...Curriculum & Instruction.
.3...Educational Policy.
.4...Educational Administration.
.5...Health Education.
.6...Human Development.
.7...Physical Education (except for sports courses such as tennis,.
.8...golf, aerobics, etc. Use Other for these types of courses.).
.9...Special Education

. .English Language & Literature (ENGL).
.1...English Composition & Rhetoric.
.2...English Creative Writing.
.3...English Language & Literature

. .Fine Arts (ARTS).
.1...Art.
.2...Art History.
.3...Dance.
.4...Fine Arts.
.5...Music.
.6...Photography.
.7...Theatre

. .History (HIST).
.1...History

. .Foreign Languages/Linguistics/Lit. (FLAN).
.1...American Sign Language.
.2...Comparative Literature.
.3...Linguistics.
.4...Foreign Language(s) & Literature

. .Government/Political Sci/Law (GOVT).
.1...Criminology & Criminal Justice.
.2...Government.
.3...International Relations & Studies.
.4...Law/Legal Studies.
.5...Political Science.
.6...Public Affairs & Policy.
.7...Urban Policy & Planning

. .Philosophy/Religion (PHIL).
.1...Ethics.
.2...Logic.
.3...Philosophy.
.4...Religion.
.5...Theology

. .Special Studies (SSTU).
.1...Afro-American Studies.
.2...American Studies.
3..Gender Studies

. .Other (OTHR).
.All courses which do not fit appropriately into another category,.
.including:.
.1...Architecture.
.2...Interdisciplinary courses.
.3...Library Science.
.4...Military Science.
.5...Sports (tennis, golf, aerobics, etc.)


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II. DO schools have very different "BCPM" requirements from MD schools and the name is simply scienceGPA (sciGPA), rather than BCPM. Refer to this thread for more information. Here is a the complete DO list, with some of the major differences from MD schools italicized:

Bio/Zoology - sciGPA
.

1. .Animal Science.
2. .Anatomy.
3. .Bacteriology.
4. .Biology.
5. .Botany.
6. .Cellular & Molecular Biology.
7. .Cellular Physiology.
8. .Ecology.
9. .Evolution.
10. .Genetics.
11. .Hematology.
12. .Histology.
13. .Immunology.
14. .Microbiology.
15. .Micro-Organisms.
16. .Natural Science.
17. .Neurology.
18. .Oceanography.
19. .Parasitology.
20. .Pathology.
21. .Physiology.
22. .Virology.
23. .Zoology.

. Biochemistry - ..sciGPA..
.

1. .Biochemistry.
2. .Physiological Chemistry.

. Inorganic Chemistry.. - ..sciGPA.

1. .Chemistry, General.
2. .Medical Chemistry.
3. .Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
4. .Physical Chemistry.
5. .Qualitative Analysis.
6. .Quantitative Analysis.
7. .Readings in Chemistry.
8. .Research in Chemistry.
9. .Special Topics in Chemistry.
10. .Structures & Bonds.

. Organic Chemistry.. - ..sciGPA.

1. .Bio-Organic Chemistry.
2. .Organic Chemistry.
3. .Readings in Organic Chemistry.
4. .Special Topics in Organic Chemistry.

. Other Science.. - ..sciGPA.

1. .Agricultural Science.
2. .Astronomy.
3. .Chiropractic.
4. .Electronics.
5. .Engineering.
6. .Epidemiology.
7. .Geology.
8. .Kinesiology.
9. .Medical Technology.
10. .Meteorology.
11. .Nutrition.
12. .Pharmacy.
13. .Physical Anthropology.
14. .Physical Geography.
15. .Physical Science.
16. .Physician Assistant.
17. .Radiology.

. Physics.. - ..sciGPA.

1. .Electricity & Light.
2. .Magnetism.
3. .Mechanical Heat.
4. .Physics.
5. .Thermodynamics.

.Everything else below is NON-SCIENCE.., yes, even math.

Behavioral Science
.

1. .Anthropology.
2. .Community Health.
3. .Criminal Justice.
4. .Educational Psychology.
5. .Ethnic Studies.
6. .Human Sexuality.
7. .Marriage/Family.
8. .Personal Health.
9. .Physiological Ethics.
10. .Psychology.
11. .Social Science.
12. .Social Work/Sociology.

.English
.

1. . Bible Literature.
2. . Composition.
3. . English.
4. . Journalism.
5. . Literature.
6. . Poetry.
7. . Reading Skills.
8. . Rhetoric.
9. . Theater Literature.

. Math
.

1. .Behavioral Statistics.
2. .Biostatistics.
3. .Chemical Math.
4. .Computer Science.
5. .Mathematics.

.Other Non-Science..
.

1. .Acting.
2. .Agriculture.
3. .Archeology.
4. .Art.
5. .Bioethics.
6. .Business.
7. .Communications.
8. .Cultural Geography.
9. .Economics.
10. .Education.
11. .Emergency Med-Tech.
12. .Ethics.
13. .First Aid.
14. .Foreign Language.
15. .Forestry.
16. .Geography.
17. .Government.
18. .Health/Personal Hygiene.
19. .History.
20. .Humanities.
21. .Law.
22. .Logic.
23. .Medical Terminology.
24. .Military Science.
25. .Music.
26. .Nursing.
27. .Occupational Therapy.
28. .Philosophy.
29. .Physical Education.
30. .Physical Therapy.
31. .Political Science.
32. .Public Health.
33. .Public Speaking.
34. .Religion.
35. .Respiratory Therapy.
36. .Social Ethics.
37. .Speech.
38. .Speech Pathology.
39. .Teaching Science.
40. .Theater.
41. .Theology.
42. .Word Processing.

 

[tijames]

yeah, I have credits for tutoring biochem and biochem II... I would rather have gotten paid ha ha

 

[apumic]

yeah, I have credits for tutoring biochem and biochem II... I would rather have gotten paid ha ha

Sounds like your school has figured out the perfect business model -- get people to PAY THEM to work for them! Sorry, dude. It will help somewhat but I kinda think your school is probably making off with more from this than the TAs are....