<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>I am a rising senior and I was wondering whether a Biology Minor would look good in addition to a Mechanical Engineering major. Would the minor be a good option for me and help me complete the requirements for med-school? </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>All engineering majors have a larger number of required classes than any other major. Typically they have very little room for additional coursework. It may not be possible for you to add a bio minor and still have room in your schedule to squeeze in all your other med school pre-reqs (2 semesters English, ochem, biochem, sociology, psychology, stats).</p>
<p>I would strongly suggest you look at the recommended curriculum guides at acouple of colleges you’re considering to see if it’s possible. Use a spreadsheet and lay out a semester-by-semester 4 year course plan to see if it will all fit.</p>
<p>Med schools don’t care about minors. A minor in bio won’t help you complete the med school reqts because only Bio I and II, and bio chem are needed. A minor might require some unnecessary classes. You’d have to look at what your school requires of a bio minor. Usually, some upper division classes are req’d. Completing a minor isn’t necessary, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t take a few extra bio classes just to possibly help…such as: Genetics, Cell Biology, etc. </p>
<p>Engineering majors have tightly sequenced schedules and often do not have much room for minors, etc. </p>
<p>That said, depending on your school and whether it lets you use AP credits, you may be able to squeeze a bio minor in with eng’g. My Chemical Engineering son was able to complete minors in Chem, Bio, and Math because of AP credits. Because of those AP credits, he graduated with over 180 semester credits…even tho his major only req’d about 130 semester credits.</p>