Additional science courses
Students who have completed the medical school prerequisites may pursue additional course work to build on that science foundation, enhance their MCAT preparation, and improve their overall competitiveness for medical school.
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology I (with lab)
Credit Units: 5
Department: L86
Course Number: 322
Term: Fall
Advanced Physiology
Credit Units: 3
Department: L86
Course Number: 4590
Term: Fall
Biology of Human Disease: Research, Diagnosis, Prevention, Treatment
Credit Units: 3
Department: L86
Course Number: 4024
Term: Fall
Cell Biology and Its Molecular Foundation
Credit Units: 3
Department: L86
Course Number: 472
Term: Fall
Biology of Aging
Credit Units: 3
Department: L41
Course Number: 4310
Term: Fall
Basic Cancer Biology
Credit Units: 3
Department: L41
Course Number: 4715
Term: Fall
Problem-Based Learning in the Biomedical Sciences
Credit Units: 3
Department: U29
Course Number: 401
Term: Fall, Spring
Viruses and the Diseases They Cause
Credit Units: 3
Department: U29
Course Number: 4022
Term: Fall
Immunology
Credit Units: 3
Department: U29
Course Number: 4241
Term: Fall
The Neural Basis of Behavior
Credit Units: 3
Department: U29
Course Number: 436
Term: Fall
The Biology of Membranes
Credit Units: 3
Department: U29
Course Number: 4721
Term: Fall
Introduction to Microbiology (with lab)
Credit Units: 4
Department: L86
Course Number: 305
Term: Spring, Summer
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology II (with Lab)
Credit Units: 5
Department: L86
Course Number: 323
Term: Spring
Virology
Credit Units: 3
Department: L86
Course Number: 438
Term: Spring
Modern Genetics
Credit Units: 3
Department: L86
Course Number: 4391
Term: Spring, Summer
Advanced Wilderness Medicine
Credit Units: 3
Department: L86
Course Number: 4811
Term: Spring
Medical Imaging of the Human Body
Credit Units: 3
Department: L41
Course Number: 1103
Term: TBD
Advanced Cancer Biology
Credit Units: 3
Department: L41
Course Number: 4716
Term: Spring
Introduction to Human Disease and its Scientific Basis
Credit Units: 3
Department: U29
Course Number: 342
Term: Spring
Introduction to Medical Histology
Credit Units: 3
Department: U29
Course Number: 4029
Term: Spring
Introduction to Molecular Biology
Credit Units: 3
Department: U29
Course Number: 405
Term: Spring
Fundamentals of Parasitology
Credit Units: 3
Department: U29
Course Number: 477
Term: Spring
Neuroscience: Sensory Systems
Credit Units: 3
Department: U29
Course Number: 478
Term: Spring
Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry PB
Credit Units: 3
Department: L07
Course Number: 225
Term: Fall, Spring
Other Relevant non-science courses
Behavioral and social sciences courses are also available along with classes with relevance to issues in healthcare. A sample of such courses includes:
Introduction to Psychology
Credit Units: 3
Department: U09
Course Number: 100
Term: Fall, Spring
Biomedical Ethics
Credit Units: 3
Department: U86
Course Number: 233
Term: Fall, Spring
Health and Society
Credit Units: 3
Department: U86
Course Number: 509
Term: Fall
Suggested Schedule
Suggested Schedule 1 (beginning in fall)
1st Year (fall):
General Chemistry I, General Chemistry Lab I, General Physics I with Lab, Calculus I (if needed)
1st Year (spring):
General Chemistry II, General Chemistry Lab II, General Physics II with Lab, Statistics (if needed)
1st Year (summer):
MedPrep, General Biology I with Lab, General Biology II with Lab
2nd Year (fall):
Organic Chemistry I with Lab, Psychology or Sociology (if needed), Biology elective (Cell Biology recommended)
2nd year (spring):
Organic Chemistry II with Lab, Biochemistry
Suggested Schedule II (beginning in summer)
1st Year (summer):
General Biology I and II with Lab, MedPrep
1st Year (fall):
General Chemistry I with Lab, Physics I with Lab, Calculus (if needed)
1st Year (spring):
General Chemistry II with Lab, Physics II with Lab
2nd Year (summer):
Biology elective (Microbiology or Genetics recommended)
Psychology or Sociology (if needed)
2nd Year (fall):
Organic Chemistry I, Statistics (if needed)
2nd Year (spring):
Organic Chemistry II
Biochemistry
