<p>I got accepted to Penn State College of Health and Human Development for Fall 2014
I want to go to Medical School.
So will this major prepare me?
Does anyone know anything about College of Health and Human Development? Does it have a good reputation?
anyone have any comments on Premed at penn state?
Any input would be appreciated! :D</p>
<p>The basic science option of the nutrition major will fulfill most med school requirements. The other majors, not so much. You will have to take a few more courses. HHD majors are not as rigorous in the quantitative sciences as BMB or Chem in ECoS, but you will get all the courses you need. My advice is to take BMB401/2 (biochemistry) to supplement BMB212 (intro to biochemistry). These BMB401/2 will better prepare you for the new MCAT AND put you in a better position to do well in biochem at the med school level. 401/2 is an option for the upper level electives in the nutritional sciences majors.</p>
<p>Once you get on campus visit the pre-med office in the ECoS advising center in the Ritneour bldg. They can provide you with recommendations for classwork to prepare for the new MCAT</p>
<p>Everyone, just about every department (and pre-med program) provides a list of courses for each major on their websites. It is worth visiting. I highly advise those who settled on DUS to gain admission to PSU to do so. This could be helpful in choosing classes the first year. Many Depts/colleges have “floating” advisors that you can meet with if you are considering joining the major. They are not assigned to you, but can help you select courses that will make it easier for you to enter into that major. Tell them you are in DUS and intend to major in XXX.</p>
<p>Good luck</p>
<p>@luvthej Thank you so much for taking the time to reply! That was really helpful and I just looked at the list of courses for nutrition and while doing that another major in HHD interested me.
Since HHD majors are not as rigorous, What do you think of majoring in Biobehavioral health and taking med school requisite courses along with that? would that be difficult?
I dont know much about this major since it doesn’t seem to be available in any other universities at the undergrad level. But, Biobehavioral health seems really interesting and I’m interested in doing research in a field like that.</p>
<p>want to clarify- not as rigorous in QUANTITATIVE courses. Not trying to start a turf war here! What HHD might lack in this area, it gains in others.
You can look through the courses and decide what you’ll need. You have web resources.
A few points-
you can major in one area, but do research in a BBH lab
you can major in one area and supplement with BBH courses
here in lies the advantages of the large university like PSU- your options are endless and you can do almost anything you want to as long as you take an active role in charting the course and display flexibility.
good luck</p>