Medicine
According to the admission requirements listed in the Journal of American Medical Colleges, medical schools prefer students who have had:
A broad general education,
At least three years of college,
A major in any field according to student interest,
Basic science, but not science that duplicates medical course work.
About 60 percent of medical schools require a bachelor’s degree or, at the very least, that the applicant be an exceptional student and have completed a set of prerequisite courses. The preferred curriculum includes:
Biology or Zoology |
at least 14 credits |
Physics |
8 credits |
General Chemistry |
8 credits |
Organic Chemistry |
8 credits |
Statistics |
3 credits |
Calculus |
4-7 credits |