Coursework

<p>just found his transcript, it was calculus based physics in hs.</p>

<p>What courses do the MCATs cover?</p>

<p>I’m majoring in biochemistry. Should I use ap bio credit to skip some of it or do medical schools prefer I take all courses on campus?</p>

<p>yeah I have the same question. I’m majoring in biology, and I’m trying to get into medical school. I’m in high school right now and I’m planning on taking the AP biology as well as the AP chemistry exams. Should I do this and get the credits or should I just take these courses in college?</p>

<p>Since AP credits don’t include LAB credits, if you use the AP credits, you will need to take at least 2 upper level bio classes that have labs.</p>

<p>I have a question on the English requirements. If you received one year of college transfer credits (5’s on AP Comp and AP Lit) on your transcript but no grades, do you need to take a year of Eng in college?</p>

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<p>This is university dependent. It is your UG institution that decides what credit to give you for an AP class. Some schools DO give credit (on your transcript) for classes that include labs. Some don’t. </p>

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<p>I don’t know of any UG school that puts grades on your transcript for AP credit. It’s the credit you want. It is best if the exact class (number and description) are included on your transcript, but a grade is not necessary. (my transcript does include the AP exam score)</p>

<p>So, if Eng 1 & 2 shows up as transfer credits, it will be ok for med school appl?</p>

<p>^^That is med school specific. Some will accept AP credits, some will not.</p>

<p>In re to AP English credit acceptance:</p>

<p>If the AP Lit or Lang credit is taken for the six hour freshman comp classes, would honors level courses with a W (writing intensive) designation or coursework within a major with the same W designation fullfil this requirement? Or would you need to stay in the English Department?</p>

<p>In general, is it a few or many medical schools that do not accept AP English?</p>

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<p>Very few (the U of California schools come to mind). For many, English is not even required. </p>

<p><a href=“Undergraduate Resources”>Undergraduate Resources;

<p>Thanks for the link. Extremely useful to have a list that is all inclusive. CC parents are wonderful resources.</p>

<p>Agreed! Thank you.</p>

<p>of course, there are ~50 med schools that don’t even require English at all.</p>

<p>I have a question about AP chemistry credit, can I use biochemistry with lab as a way to supplement my chemistry requirement for medical schools?</p>

<p>Wow. Does the University of Washington School of Medicine have a lot of pre-med requirements compared to other schools? Out of curiosity (though I’m nowhere near medical school time), I checked their website since its my in-state med school. The requirements are:</p>

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<p>Social Sciences or Humanities - 4 semesters or 6 quarters
Chemistry and Biology- 6 semesters or 9 quarters. The subject matter (not necessarily the title), of these courses must include general chemistry, general biology, biochemistry, molecular genetics, and cell biology/cell physiology
Physics- 2 semesters or 3 quarters OR 1 semester or 2 quarters of physics plus 1 semester or 2 quarters of calculus or linear algebra</p>

<p>The following courses are recommended, but not required:
-Ethics
-Anatomy or Comparative Anatomy
-Human or Mammalian Physiology
-Embryology</p>

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<p>Plus, there’s a bunch of details that state what courses fulfil those requirements and courses that don’t (for example, Laboratory courses and research courses are not applicable to the sciences). </p>

<p>Is this rare for Med school requirements? UW does accept AP credit, but still. </p>

<p>SORRY IF I WROTE TOO MUCH :D</p>

<p>I forgot. Here’s their website: [pre-med</a> course requirements | UW Medicine, Seattle](<a href=“http://uwmedicine.washington.edu/Education/MD-Program/Admissions/Applicants/Pages/Pre-med-Course-Requirements.aspx]pre-med”>http://uwmedicine.washington.edu/Education/MD-Program/Admissions/Applicants/Pages/Pre-med-Course-Requirements.aspx)</p>

<p>Actually, UW’s requirements don’t sound all that different from those at many most schools.</p>

<p>Let’s translate:</p>

<p>4 semesters Social science & humanities = 1 sem psych, 1 sem sociology [both required for 2015 MCAT]; plus 1 semester of writing and 1 semester of a humanities/social science writing intensive.</p>

<p>6 semesters Chem & Bio = 2 semesters intro bio with lab; 2 semesters gen chem with lab; 2 semesters OChem with lab OR 1 semester OChem + 1 semester Biochem both w/ lab</p>

<p>2 semesters Physics = 2 semesters of general physics w/lab OR 1 semester of general physics w/lab + Calc I and 2</p>

<p>So far these are the standard course requirements for ALL med schools.</p>

<p>Recommendations are recommendations. You don’t have to take them, although A&P might help on the MCAT.</p>

<p>Ethics or medical ethics–might as well get thinking about these topics since these too might show up on the MCAT verbal section, plus you will taking 4 years of medical ethics in med school.</p>

<p>Nothing at all ususual here.</p>

<p>small nit: while psych and soc may be helpful for the new mcat, they are definitely not required. (I’d be willing to bet big cyberbucks that self-studying Barron’s AP Psych will do the trick for mcat prep.)</p>

<p>But nevertheless, a full year of English plus two courses in General Electives which are typically required for graduation (such as history/poli sci), will complete U-Dub’s requirements.</p>

<p>I have a question about when to take statistics. I’m planning on taking it senior year because I know it will be very useful for understanding research papers and for medical school in general, but I was wondering if that would be too late. Assuming I apply at the end of my junior year, medical schools would not see that I am planning to take statistics. For those schools that do prefer/require that you take it, would that hurt my chances of acceptance? I would prefer not to take it during my sophomore or junior year because my schedule is already pretty crammed, but I can try to fit it in if it would help my application.</p>