What is a pre-med course and what is not?

[sieg5]

I want to take my pre-med courses at a university, and gen-ed at a community college but I don't know how to distinguish between the two.

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[SeverusSnape]

Postbac programs focus on fulfilling premed required courses which include the following:

2 semesters physics with labs
2 semesters bio with labs
2 semesters chem with labs
2 semesters orgo with labs
And possibly calculus depending on the program, though many med schools don't require it


I haven't started at a post bac yet, so if I'm incorrect anyone please feel free to correct me

 

[dsoz]

If you are taking the MCAT in 2015 or later, you will also need some social science, psychology, and some other stuff. I can't remember because it does not concern me. Look up the AAMC website for the suggested classes to take before the MCAT.

Also, look up all the medical schools you want to attend and find the requirements. Some of the schools are starting to change their requirements (look at U of Arizona Phoenix specifically). Anything that is a requirement or a recommendation would be considered a "pre-med course"

Good luck.
dsoz

 

[sieg5]

So if I were to major in biology and then a postbac I'd be taking a lot of classes twice? Is that what you're saying? What is a postbac? I thought it was for attaining a masters.

 

[deleted248403]

So if I were to major in biology and then a postbac I'd be taking a lot of classes twice? Is that what you're saying? What is a postbac? I thought it was for attaining a masters.

Try and do some reading on the forum.... these are some pretty basic questions that have been covered close to a million times.

 

[smiley27]

So if I were to major in biology and then a postbac I'd be taking a lot of classes twice? Is that what you're saying? What is a postbac? I thought it was for attaining a masters.

I think you're in the wrong section of the forum if you haven't decided on a major. This is for people with (or about to get) their degree.