<p>How strict are med schools about grades in non-science courses? Particularly, if you took a course "just to challenge yourself," but it didn't go as well as you had hoped...</p>
<p>Your overall GPA matters, if that's what you're asking. Obviously a science course is roughly twice as important, since it goes into both BCPM and overall GPA.</p>
<p>I suspect you're asking about a student who even still has a high overall GPA but scores (say) a C in a non-science course. I wouldn't worry about it if it's the only one and if the GPA is still fine.</p>