Requirements for Pre-Health Professions Preparation

Students with the goal of medical school, dental school or veterinary school may choose a major in biology, with or without a concentration in biochemistry or neuroscience or a major in chemistry. Specific advising for these students involves the Health Professions Advisory Committee.

The Health Professions Advisory Committee helps students determine a specific program geared to their particular discipline (medical, dental, veterinary, ect.) and advises them in the application process.

Please refer to Special Academic Opportunities on page 12.

Requirements

For biology students the following will fulfill all the admissions requirements set by the Association of American Medical Colleges for medical, dental, veterinary, and optometry schools:

• B.S. in biology
• Two semesters of physics
• Two semesters of English