Community College to Medical School

<p>Hello all!</p>

<p>Currently, I am in my first semester at CC, and I would like some advice. I've gathered from reading other topics that the prevailing opinion is to delay taking pre-med prerequisites until university; is this solid advice?
Please allow me to further explain my situation: right now I am majoring in Psychology; however, that will soon be changed to a major in Biology.
My current classes are as follows:
- General Biology I w/Lab (prerequisite)
- Intro to Astronomy w/Lab (satisfies Physical science for program)
- World Religions (satisfies Humanities for program)
- Business Computer Applications (satisfies computer proficiency for program)</p>

<p>I have plenty of time for college, and am in no rush to med school (I'm only 18).
Also, deadlines to drop classes is tomorrow, so any prompt advice is greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>Thank you for your consideration,</p>

<p>Superfoil</p>

<p>Take chemistry as your physical science, physics doesn’t translate to medical in my eyes. Its much better to take premed at uni because it generally saves you a spot in there med school program, </p>

<p>Stick with psyche.</p>

<p>Thank you for the quick reply!
The main reason I’m switching to Biology major is because I’m not actually interested in going into Psychiatry.</p>

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<p>Both Chem (gen and Orgo) and Physics are required for med school.</p>

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<p>While it is a good idea to take most of your med school prerequsites at a 4 yr college, this statement is not true except for multiple degree programs.</p>

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<p>Why?</p>

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<p>Either major is fine, no matter what speciality you eventually want to go into.</p>

<p>@entomom, as far as im aware physics is not required at the med schools around me, I may be wrong but im fairly sure im right.</p>

<p>Taking pre-med at the universitys around me will give you a spot in there M.D program so your guaranteed to have it (if your accepted in their premed) all though, as entomom said, its not required. </p>

<p>Also the reason I said stick with psyche was that they have slightly better job prospects in the real world, we have all heard of the unemployed-underemployed biology undergrad. At least with psyche you can get a job in sales or something similar. </p>

<p>But @OP its up to you to decide, I dont know how schools operate near you.</p>

<p>Physics is required at the vast majority…of the 20+ I’m looking at applying to this Summer only 4 have zero required courses. OP I’d take math(stats & calc 1), as well as perhaps Bio 1&2 at your CC. Bio tends to have more options for upper level courses once you get to a university where you can further prove your ability to handle the material.</p>

<p>@ultimablade, I must inform you that physics is required almost universally, and a quarter of the science portion of the current MCAT. As for the spot-saving, I’ve never heard of such a thing beyond BS-MD programs. I’m afraid you might have it a bit wrong. Head to your local library and check out a copy of the MSAR</p>

<p>Ultima, I believe you’re from NC:</p>

<p>[Prerequisites</a> ? admit](<a href=“http://www.med.unc.edu/admit/requirements-1/academic-requirements]Prerequisites”>General Requirements | Office of Admissions)</p>

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<p>When making a statement like this, it’s best to give a link to the source of the information. When another member disagrees and you repost the assertion, then it is just about mandatory for credibility to post your source. Please provide a link.</p>

<p>@Entomom I stand corrected lol. It appears I missed the physics requirement on that page, thank you for the insight :)</p>

<p>@mainlined I stand corrected again, the spot reserve is for pre pharm.</p>

<p>If you major in a science*, you will need to take at least some of the pre-med courses (= lower division prerequisites for your science major) before transfer, but you will be taking many upper division science courses at the four year school after transfer.</p>

<p>If you major in something other than a science, it may be difficult to fit all of the pre-med courses into your post-transfer schedule along with the upper division courses for your major, although it is generally thought that medical schools prefer that you take at least some of the pre-med courses, or more advanced science courses, at four year schools. Perhaps others can suggest how many and which of the pre-med courses saved for after transfer would be sufficient for this purpose.</p>

<p>*biology, chemistry, physics, or math</p>

<p>Pre-Med requirements at tiny Midwestern Christian college not even US News ranked:</p>

<p>CHEM113 General Chemistry 1 and CHEM114 General Chemistry 2
CHEM215 Organic Chemistry 1 and CHEM216 Organic Chemistry 2
CHEM323 General Biochemistry
BIOL151 General Biology 1 and BIOL152 General Biology 2
MATH120 Introduction to Statistics
One semester of math (MATH151 Calculus 1 recommended)
PHYS151 College Physics 1 and PHYS152 College Physics 2
One writing intensive upper division course in the humanities or social sciences:</p>

<p>Physics is required for any of the pre “Allied Health” programs…</p>

<p>Thanks for the info, will look in to that.</p>

<p>Not trying to steal OP thread but why do you have to take physics anyway?</p>

<p>Transfer credit - Oakland Community College to Wayne State University:</p>

<p><a href=“Transfer to Wayne State University - Wayne State University”>Transfer to Wayne State University - Wayne State University;