<p>i'm a BME major and premed... i want to graduate at least a semester early... i have ap bio, ap chem, ap phys c: mech, ap calc bc, ap psychology, and ap english lang credit for duke already... i'm also thinking about doing a minor in chem (apparently i just need one more chem class b/c i'm premed/BME?!?!)... and/or a minor in psychology (i don't think my ap credit will help for that... not sure though)</p>
<p>on top of that, i'm probably going to take both semesters for orgo at clemson during one summer (i live in clemson).... a really good friend of mine who is BME/premed at duke is doing that this summer so I know it is possible... it just doesn't count towards GPA... </p>
<p>will this be too tough?! i know i won't have to take more than 4 classes in a semester, but i might have to take 3 BME classes pretty much every semester... with all the ap credit i have, it seems like this wouldn't be any tougher to do than someone in BME without AP credit going all 8 semesters...</p>
<p>my friend who is taking orgo at clemson says this will be really tough and i shouldn't do it, but i just don't see why not... any opinions are helpful...</p>
<p>just as a sidenote, i'm thinking about this as my first year schedule (although i don't know if it will work since i'm 3rd window):</p>
<p>Hi there, welcome to Duke. I'm also a BME/premed doing a chem minor. I'll say that while your goal of graduating one semester early isn't impossible, it will be tough and it will require careful planning of courses. </p>
<p>First of all, yes, if you are taking Chem 23, 2 Orgos, and have AP chem credit, then you will only need one more chemistry class or another approved course to get the chem minor (5 chem courses in total). I heard that for pre-med, Biochem is very helpful. </p>
<p>If you are taking Orgo over the summer then you'll have more room to maneuver. It should free up 2 credits during your sophomore year for other requirements. Be sure that you understand all the requirements for the pre-med track and BME and plan to take them before you graduate. For more information, check Duke's health profession advising website as well as the BME undergrad handbook. </p>
<p>Lastly, I think your schedule is fine. I had almost the exact same schedule my freshmen year except I took 5 courses 2nd semester and took physics 61. </p>
<p>Also note that physics 62 is usually offered only in the fall and 61 in the spring. I think BME 110 is also offered only in the fall, but you can take EGR75 in the spring which will substitute for 110.</p>
<p>Another BME/premed with a chem minor checking in. So yeah, biochem is required for a lot of medical schools so you pretty much get a chem minor as a premed. </p>
<p>Why do you want to graduate a semester early anyway? You might find it difficult if you can't get every class you need on the right semesters. (go in and talk to Dean Simmons though to plan this out)</p>
<p>i want to graduate early just to save the 25000 or so... i thought it would definitely be manageable with all my ap credits if i'm not doing more than BME/premed... i have (with the exception of E/M) all the ap credit i could take to duke... if it's so tough for me to graduate a semester early, how do all the BME/premed kids without much ap credit do it? i don't understand this, even though it must be true.. .multiple people now have said that it's very tough to do this... </p>
<p>i tried to plan out my 7 semesters... i only included the classes that i had to take (the humanities credits can fill in the semesters with only 3 classes....</p>
<p>Freshman 1 Freshman 2
Math 103 Math 107
Chem 23L Phys 62L
EGR 53L Writing 20
Humanities BME 83L</p>
<p>I'm sure there are some problems with this schedule... but since i have 2 more humanities than i need on there, i will have flexibility with scheduling... not much but some....</p>
<p>While it is true people graduate early, I can't think of anyone I know who is a BME/premed who has/will graduate early. (that isn't to say you cannot do it, just go talk to the advisers when you get to Duke)</p>
<p>Actually, you might only have one extra humanities instead of two. many medical schools require a whole year of writing/english courses and AP credits aren't universally accepted. That means besides writing 20, you will need another one. Also, that life science course will have to be a Biology course with lab or a biology lab course as you will need a whole year of bio with lab (including the AP bio credit and lab component of BME 101L). </p>
<p>Last thing, be aware that BME department likes to schedule many core classes (BME 101, 154, 100, 110, etc) in the same couple time slots so some of them will conflict if taken in the same semester. In that case, it is likely that you'll need to move some of those classes around as you get to them.</p>