What Classes actually count for Science GPA?

[ttothemac]

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I used to think that it was just Intro Bio, Gen Chem, Orgo, and Intro Physics (the 4 requirements) but I guess that isn't true.

So is it just Chem, Bio, and Physics classes? Or would something like Natural Psych and Physiological Psych also count?

Thanks in advance

 

[NickNaylor]

If you can reasonably classify a course as primarily biology, chemistry, math, or physics, it will be included in your sGPA.

 

[CodeBlu]

Anything that is offered by biology, chem, physics, math departments.

Do a search for this BCPM.

 

[ttothemac]

Sounds good, thanks guys

 

[MadMedic704]

The guide: https://www.aamc.org/students/download/181694/data/amcas_course_classification_guide.pdf

 

[flatearth22]

Remember to go by course content, not department (as per AMCAS). A lot of people on here told me some random classes I took that weren't done by the BCPM departments but did have at least 50% BCPM content shouldn't and wouldn't be classified as BCPM.

I went ahead and classified them as BCPM anyway and AMCAS didn't change it. 👍

 

[DinoSaysRawr]

Remember to go by course content, not department (as per AMCAS). A lot of people on here told me some random classes I took that weren't done by the BCPM departments but did have at least 50% BCPM content shouldn't and wouldn't be classified as BCPM.

I went ahead and classified them as BCPM anyway and AMCAS didn't change it. 👍

So, even if it's taught by the Health Science department, it could still count in the BCPM? Here's the description for my Principles of Epidemiology class:
"Causal factors in health and disease with analysis of selected diseases."
Sound like something that belongs in Health Science or BCPM?

 

[flatearth22]

So, even if it's taught by the Health Science department, it could still count in the BCPM? Here's the description for my Principles of Epidemiology class:
"Causal factors in health and disease with analysis of selected diseases."
Sound like something that belongs in Health Science or BCPM?

Honestly, I just did this:

If the class was not blatantly BCPM (eg - analytical chem, calculus, genetics, etc.) or blatantly non-BCPM (eg - english, foreign language, gay and lesbian studies, etc.) I put it as BCPM only if the class would raise my BCPM GPAand put it as non-BCPM otherwise. So if I were taking the class you described and I got a grade that was higher than my BCPM GPA without the class then I would make it BCPM but if you get a grade that is lower than your BCPM without the class then make it non-BCPM.

Basically just put the onus on AMCAS verifiers to change it....and in my case they didn't which maximized my BCPM GPA.

 

[DinoSaysRawr]

Honestly, I just did this:

If the class was not blatantly BCPM (eg - analytical chem, calculus, genetics, etc.) or blatantly non-BCPM (eg - english, foreign language, gay and lesbian studies, etc.) I put it as BCPM only if the class would raise my BCPM GPA with the class and put it as non-BCPM otherwise. So if I were taking the class you described and I got a grade that was higher than my BCPM GPA without the class then I would make it BCPM but if you get a grade that is lower than your BCPM without the class then make it non-BCPM.

Basically just put the onus on AMCAS verifiers to change it....and in my case they didn't which maximized my BCPM GPA.

Good idea. Thank you very much!🙂

 

[flatearth22]

Good idea. Thank you very much!🙂

No problem. However remember this worked for me and will not necessarily work for others (just depends on what verifiers you get I suppose). I remember someone posted a couple weeks ago that all of his psych classes got turned into non-BCPM....so do approach with caution.