Required+Courses

//this page is for students who will be taking the MCAT and applying to medical schools before 2015, students applying later than this should go to this page for more information about the new MCAT// =Required Courses= toc While different medical schools have different requirements, some requiring more and some less, all students, regardless of major, should complete the following courses. Students with AP credit in science subjects should speak with the Pre-Health Advisor as soon as they arrive on campus. ** Be sure to check the individual requirements of any school you are interested in attending **. This list is by no means all-encompassing.

**GENERAL BIOLOGY I AND II ** BIO 1011R, 1012R Principles of Biology—Lectures (3 credits) BIO 1011L, 1012L Principles of Biology—Laboratory (2 credits)

**GENERAL CHEMISTRY I AND II ** CHE 1045R, 1046R General Chemistry Lectures (3 credits) CHE 1045L, 1046L General Chemistry Labs (2 credits)

**ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I AND II* ** CHE 1213R, 1214R Organic Chemistry I & II (Lecture) (3 credits) CHE 1213L, 1214L Organic Chemistry I & II (Lab) (2 credits)
 * Note: //Not all schools require Organic Chemistry II, and instead allow students to take one semester of Biochemistry. This is not advised, as it necessarily bars you from consideration at schools which do require the full year of Organic Chemistry. When considering this approach, be aware of which schools you are precluding yourself from, and if that is something you are willing to do. A school's website is usually very clear about their admissions criteria.// [Unverified: //It has been said that some schools whose website claims they require a full year of Organic Chemistry will nonetheless tell you, if you call them, that they will accept one semester of Biochemistry in lieu of Organic Chemistry II. Feel free to try!//]

**PHYSICS I AND II ** PHY 1031R, 1032R Introductory Physics Lectures (4 credits) PHY 1031L, 1032L Introductory Physics—Laboratory (1 credit)

**MATHEMATICS ** MAT 1412 Calculus I (4 credits) and STATISTICS 1021 Intro to Statistics (3 credits) or MAT 1413 Calculus II (4 credits)

=Additional Required Courses= Apart from these required courses which are almost universally required, different schools often have additional required courses. Check an individual's schools required course by visiting their admissions website. The following are links to a number of common school's selection criteria: Columbia [|Cornell] [|Downstate] [|Einstein] [|Hofstra] [|Mt. Sinai] [|New York Medical College] [|NYU]

=Optional Courses= Since the first two years of medical school are intensive years of classroom learning, many medical schools look favorably upon applicants who have completed undergraduate courses they feel will properly prepare them for the medical school curriculum.

Advanced Biology
Some of the recommended courses to take include;
 * Molecular Biology
 * Cellular Biology
 * Biochemistry
 * Genetics

New MCAT
For students entering medical schools in 2015 there will be a new MCAT that will require different courses. The requirements include, in addition to the one year of general biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, and physics, one semester each of genetics, biochemistry, and statistics, as well as a semester of general psychology and sociology.