<p>do i have to take specific math classes to complete a degree in biology? will a certain math course be helpful for pre-med?</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure most (if not all) med schools expect applicants to have taken Calculus I and Calculus II. I believe some med schools also expect a statistics class to be taken as well. These classes won’t necessarily help you on the MCAT but are part of the pre-requisites for med schools. Also, I believe a majority of undergrad schools require at least Calculus I as part of the biology degree, even though I don’t see how calculus has anything to do with biology -_-. It’s more of a way to check if someone is competent enough to receive the degree I guess?</p>
<p>But other than that, no other math classes will be “helpful” for pre-meds.</p>
<p>It will depend on your school. Most B.S. degrees will require Calculus I. Statistics is becoming more and more required for medical school, and is helpful for basically everything else too.</p>
<p>thanks for the responses guys. man, i was really hoping i could avoid calculus in college but i guess that won’t be happening! i’m taking a dual credit calc course next year, so hopefully i’ll have calc I out of the way. yeah i really don’t see how calculus pertains to biology either haha.</p>
<p>gimmedat, all of 4 (down to maybe 2 now?) medical schools require Calculus II.</p>
<p>Hmmm that’s weird. I thought all med schools expected Calc II. Sorry for the wrong info. Which schools require it btw?</p>