Waiving of courses

[arybyinski]

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Hello,
I was just browsing the UMDNJ-SOM website and evaluated the first semester schedule.
It included Microbio, genetics, physiology, etc.
My question is, if I already took genetics and microbio at either the comm college or university level would they transfer in or be waived so I would not need to retake them?
Thanks

 

[TexasTriathlete]

Are you asking if your undergrad courses in these subjects could be substituted for the med school versions?

 

[arybyinski]

Are you asking if your undergrad courses in these subjects could be substituted for the med school versions?

yes, but when you put it that way I can see how silly of a question it was 😳

 

[TeamZissou]

I could be wrong on this so don't quote me, but I think when med schools allow people to waive a course it is usually because they have done extensive coursework in that specific area for their Masters or PhD, NOT because they took that same course at another institution.

 

[JeetKuneDo]

Might as well go ahead and take physiology at a cc the summer before med school and waive that course...

 

[arybyinski]

Might as well go ahead and take physiology at a cc the summer before med school and waive that course...

thats what I was thinking, thanks

 

[Semicolon]

thats what I was thinking, thanks

He was being sarcastic. No, you cannot waive any medical school courses with courses from an undergrad institution; that's preposterous.

Man, you find the strangest questions on SDN, lol...

 

[JeetKuneDo]

thats what I was thinking, thanks

Haha, yeah man, I was being a little sarcastic. In all honesty though, you probably can't waive a course in med school because you took something similar in undergrad. I hear med school courses are quite different from undergrad courses of the same title. Good luck my man/woman.

 

[arybyinski]

Haha, yeah man, I was being a little sarcastic. In all honesty though, you probably can't waive a course in med school because you took something similar in undergrad. I hear med school courses are quite different from undergrad courses of the same title. Good luck my man/woman.

LoL, I was being sarcastic too. after the first reply I realized what a silly question that was.
thank you