Health Professions, Medicine

Admission Requirements

Although admission requirements vary slightly for specific schools, most medical schools require the following courses:

  • Biology 114
  • Biology 313 (Cell Biology)
  • Chemistry 111 (General)
  • Chemistry 112
  • Chemistry 231 (Organic)
  • Chemistry 232 and 235
  • Physics 211 or 121 (General)
  • Physics 212 or 122

Two college-level Mathematics courses (Calculus is required by about 20% of schools.)

Additional course requirements in English, the Humanities and the Social Sciences are usually satisfied by completing Guilford College's Foundations, Exploration and Capstone requirements. A minimum of three years of undergraduate work is required. As long as students complete the above requirements, they may pursue the undergraduate major of their choice.

Recommendations

  1. Premedical students should take Chemistry 111 and Chemistry 112 in their first year.
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and other advanced biology courses are highly recommended by many medical schools as an elective courses.
  3. First-hand experience within the field of medicine is required. This may be accomplished through an internship, summer employment, volunteer work, Emergency Medical Training, etc.

The MCAT Exam

Students wishing to apply to Medical School must take the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). It is strongly recommended that they take this exam in April of their Junior year. This exam is based on the assumption that students have completed General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics, General Zoology and Cell Biology. Information about the DAT and study review materials are available from Anne Glenn, FFSC 311 and the AAMC website: http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/start.htm

Application Process

Premedical students should complete and submit their medical school applications during the summer between their Junior and Senior years. Most allopathic medical schools subscribe to the online AMCAS application service. For information about AMCAS, see Anne Glenn FFSC 311 and the AMCAS website: http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/start.htm. Most osteopathic medical schools subscribe to the online AACOMAS application service. For more information about AACOMAS, see Anne Glenn, FFSC 311 and the AACOMAS website: https://aacomas.aacom.org/

 

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