| Medical
School Subject Requirements Ideas
The
MCAT is a test administered by the
American Association of Medical Colleges
(AAMC), and it is the only true way
medical schools can objectively rank
candidates.
Chemistry:
8
semester hours (including laboratory
work).
General inorganic and organic chemistry,
with at least three hours of laboratory
work, are required. Work in qualitative
analysis, quantitative analysis, and
physical chemistry is acceptable.
Biochemistry:
3 semester hours. A
general biochemistry course is required.
It should include the topics of pH and
dissociation; structure and chemistry of
amino acids, peptides, sugars, fats and
nucleic acids; kinetics; thermodynamics;
and subcellular structure and function.
Students should also have been
introduced to the topics of enzymology,
carbohydrate metabolism, biological
oxidation, and molecular biology.
Laboratory work in biochemistry is not
required.
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Biology:
6
semester hours (including laboratory
work).
This requirement may be satisfied by six
semester hours in either general biology
or zoology, or by courses of three
semester hours each in zoology and
botany, but not botany alone. Some
exposure to genetics is recommended |
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Physics:
6
semester hours (including laboratory
work).
English
Composition and Literature: 6
semester hours.
Non-science
subjects: 18 semester hours. At
least 18 semester hours, including the
six semester hours of English
Composition and Literature noted above
must be in subjects other than physical,
chemical, biological sciences, or math.
The
above list indicates minimum
requirements but it should not be
inferred that admission is probable for
any applicant who meets them.
Since
the many fields of medicine offer
opportunities for those talented in both
the humanities and the sciences,
students should allow personal interests
to dictate their choice of undergraduate
major. In general, the study of a few
subjects in depth is recommended. We
also recommend courses in genetics and
cell biology, as these topics contribute
to preparation for the Medical School
curriculum.
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