<p>Someone was telling me the other day to major in biochemistry if I was really interested in medicine because i can satisfy all the courses for pre-med AND have option available after undergrad??</p>
<p>is this true???</p>
<p>Probably so – many biochems take all the prehealth courses and they’re certainly more employable than a bio, marketing or sociology major. I think biochems may only have to take one physics lecture & one physics lab – you’ll need two of each.</p>
<p>yea. im a biochem major going premed. pre-med requisites are only like general bio chem and physics so its not much. even a regular bio major can fulfill the requirements.</p>
<p>“even a regular bio major”? biochem is offered from within the chem department. </p>
<p>Your UVA pre-med requirements are here - [U.Va</a>. University Career Services—PreHealth Prerequisite Course Strategies](<a href=“http://www.career.virginia.edu/students/preprof/prehealth/courses.php]U.Va”>http://www.career.virginia.edu/students/preprof/prehealth/courses.php)</p>
<p>Your Biochem requirements are here - [Department</a> of Chemistry | B.Sc. Specialization in Biochemistry](<a href=“http://chem.virginia.edu/undergraduate-studies/chemistry-major/bsc-with-specialization-in-biochemistry/]Department”>http://chem.virginia.edu/undergraduate-studies/chemistry-major/bsc-with-specialization-in-biochemistry/)</p>
<p>you can compare them</p>
<p>“…more employable than a bio, marketing or sociology major.”</p>
<p>Oh boy, don’t get me started on the marketability of someone with a sociology degree! If you go that route do undergrad research or get a strong internship otherwise your best bet for a job (especially in more rural areas) will be as a low-paid social worker. I can’t wait to go back for my Master’s (or law degree, I haven’t decided which yet). I can’t stand all the bureaucracy at my job, it’s really intellectually stifling.</p>
<p>Philly, I recently declared Biochem, so if you have questions regarding that, I may be able to help you. Regarding premed reqs, biochem has all of the general premed reqs in it: 1 year of intro bio/gen chem/orgo/physics + associated labs, and 1 year of calculus (even this depends upon what med school you apply to.) Some med schools require (or highly prefer) proficiency in a language, more specifically Spanish or Asian languages. Some highly recommend taking biochem. It really depends upon what med schools you’re applying to. </p>
<p>You could easily get a minor in Bio if you wanted to get some sort of degree out of it; chem minor not so much because you need to take CHEM341 to get a minor. CHEM341 is pchem, which is extremely difficult. Not a cup of tea you want unless you really like chem and upperlevel math (lot of diff eq and multivariable junks.)</p>
<p>[UVA</a> Biology Undergraduate](<a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/biology/undergrad/degreereqs.htm]UVA”>http://www.virginia.edu/biology/undergrad/degreereqs.htm)</p>
<p>Consider bio if you’re only looking to make a degree out of your premed reqs. The bio department has a handy dandy planning guide that shows you how your classes could break down over 4 years.</p>
<p>In all honesty, major in what interests you. Don’t declare biochem unless you truly are interested in it; otherwise your life will be a living hell.</p>
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<p>Nope. You need a year (2 semesters) of both.</p>
<p>In terms of “AND having options”, you would be more marketable for a lab position (if that’s what you mean-not getting into med school and having that extra year). But to really have options, you would need to go to graduate school. OR, better yet, have the right connections. You could come out of college with a 2.4 GPA and get the best job in the world if you had the right connections. Welcome to the real world.</p>
<p>Disclaimer: I don’t endorse trying to get a 2.4 GPA. 
It won’t work in your favor.</p>
<p>You can satisfy the med school courses in any major and there are MANY more employable majors than “biochemistry”.</p>
<p>i am interested in Aeronautics…
i know this isin’t the “right” way to med school, but do u guys think this is a feasible option??</p>
<p>it doesn’t matter what you major in. as long as you fill the pre-reqs for the MCATs (physics, gen chem, orgo, gen bio) you’re premed. just keep in mind you need a sick gpa to compete in the application process.</p>