Biological Physics or Introductory Physics for Med School?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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Hi all,

So I’m a student from Canada and my college offers Biological or Introductory Physics. Most of us take Biological Physics because it’s said to be the easier one and satisfies most requirements for Canadian med schools,

But I was wondering, for US Med Schools, a lot of them seem to require ‘General Physics’ so I don’t know whether Biological Physics would count or be acceptable.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Many thanks :slight_smile:

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This is a question that should be asked of the admission offices of any of the US medical schools you plan to apply to.

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Intro physics.

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The MCAT assumes the introductory physics background, so you are going to need to know that material.

If the biological physics you are talking about is like a two semester introductory physics sequence tailored for pre-health students, then that would be totally acceptable.

If it is just a one semester elective course, then it can fulfill one semester of the physics requirement, but I guarantee you that it will not prepare you well enough for the MCAT. If you received AP credit for intro physics, then a one semester elective course can substitute for one semester if a med school does not accept the AP credit.