What courses exactly count towards the science GPA?

[soccerguy90]

I have read some posts about this but I am still not sure. I am a biomedical engineer so of course I take a lot of science classes, but I am trying to figure out my science GPA.
I know these will count for sure:
Physics 1 and 2: A and A-
Organic 1 and 2: B+ and A+
Inorganic Chem: A and A
Biology 1 and 2: B+ and A+

But since I am an engineer I have taken a variety of other science classes such as:
Statistics: A, Mechanical Statics: A-, Mechanical Dynamics: A, Mechanical Solids A, Human Physiology: A, Calculus 1: A, Calculus 2: A+, Calculus 3: A, Biomaterials: B+, MATLAB Course: B+, Linear Systems and Signals: A, Differential Equations: A+

I know they wont count A+ but which of these courses should I count towards the science GPA?

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[SOcash]

For MD schools, biology, chemistry, physics, and math are all counted as science, while engineering classes are not.

For DO schools, your engineering classes will count as science, but math will not.

 

[Catalystik]

AMCAS BCPM GPA and AACOMAS sGPA includes: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=552026

 

[TTigers70]

I noticed Natural Resources does not count but what about a class titled "parasite ecology"? It is a biological science elective and seems as though it should count because it is not exactly natural resources...

Thanks

 

[Catalystik]

Ecology counts. I'd think that Parasitology counts. If it has a BIO course prefix, it is even more likely to count. If it has a Natural Resources prefix, you might have to send in the course description from the catalog to be sure AMCAS catagorizes it properly.

 

[TexasSurgeon]

AMCAS BCPM GPA and AACOMAS sGPA includes: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=552026

Seriously? No Biomedical engineering? What about all the cell bio transport, biothermo/biofluids, and transport phonomena?! Those are all so much more biology related. Is this list seriously a definitive list? Because the people at Duke seem to disagree on this stuff.

http://prehealth.duke.edu/applying/the-primary-application/calculating-the-bcpm-gpa/

 

[Catalystik]

This quote, taken from your link, is the way to go if you disagree:

The rule of thumb for deciding if your course should be classified in one of the BCPM categories is: If the course content, for example a biomedical engineering course, is 50% or more "Biology" content, then you should classify the course as "Biology" rather than "Engineering". You should be prepared to provide AMCAS with a syllabus, lecture topics and/or catalog description if you are challenged on your classification during the verification process.

TMDSAS has its own rules.