<p>I got accepted to a program for undergrad that prevents me from taking any courses outside of its specific curriculum. The only thing is that because of the new med school requirements, I have yet to take 2 humanities courses. I am done with all my gen Ed requirements but it is worrisome that on top of the humanities, I have to take physics as well. I had planned to do all this my junior and senior year but my only option is either summer or post-grad now. I cannot do summer until I have the resources. Can I take these courses after graduation if I don't plan to directly go to med school?
I know that a parent on here had a son do coursework after grad, and I would be very interested to know how universities work. Post grad would be nice but I'd rather spend the extra time doing my job after grad while taking the humanities courses. I want to complete physics requirement the summer after graduation so I can comprehensively study for the mcat. I'd take the offer of asking my advisors but it would be better to go informed by people who might have gone through the process themselves or something of that nature so I have the right questions to ask when I visit advising.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks</p>
<p>You can take coursework after graduation and use those classes towards your med school admission requirements. You don’t need to be enrolled in a degree program to take the classes you’ll need. What you will do is apply to the college you plan to attend as a non-degree student.</p>
<p>D1 took some of her pre-reqs after she graduated. She went to the state U as a non-degree seeking student part-time while working to support herself.</p>
<p>To become a non-degree student, you will need to apply to the college you plan to attend, but the process is usually pretty simple and straight-forward. No transcripts needed. However, you will need to apply and be accepted as a non-degree student before summer registration starts if you plan to take summer courses. Allow 4 weeks for your applicatio to be processed.</p>
<p>There is no FA for non-degree students. </p>
<p>The disadvantage of being non-degree is you will be in the last group of students to register so you’re not guaranteed you’ll be able to get the class(es) you need at a time you can attend. Getting lab sections during the summer is especially problematic.</p>
<p>your own college might (heavy emphasis on might) be more lenient/generous with stuff than another school would be to you. Doesn’t hurt to ask.</p>
<p>Yea I’d like to take my humanities courses at my uni along with some other courses to see if I can grab a second major at the institute. Would this still add up with my cumulative gap? I know amcas would but am not sure if my undergrad will.
Thanks @wayoutwestmom and @iwannabebrown</p>
<p>It depends on how you’re registered.</p>
<p>If you’re registered as a non-degree student, then your undergrad will not include those courses in your cumultive GPA regardless of where you take the classes.</p>
<p>If you want to earn a second major (which is actually a second degree), you must be enrolled as a degree-seeking student. Non degree status coursework will not count toward a second major.</p>
<p>Ok so one final question. Can anyone name a few schools that require psych and socio as their req for med school? I felt that my social science courses already filled the socio part and that psych was not really useful but cud have been a great gpa boost. I recently visited a few med school websites including mine and discovered that these courses are recommended but not required. Would grad level coursework in humanities be of some compensating merit albeit the fact that it covers neither socio nor psych? I usually prefer taking recommended coursework since it represents a well composed applicant but I would rather take physics in the summer during my undergrad than the two I’ve mentioned, primarily to take the mcat my senior year and apply before I graduate.</p>
<p>Indiana University SOM specifically requires both sociology and psychology.</p>
<p>I’m sure there are others, but I don’t know which ones off hand.</p>
<p>That info ought to be in the MSAR-- which I don’t have access to.</p>
<p>The thing with psych and soc is that material from those courses will be included on the 2015 MCAT in new Human Behavior section.</p>
<p>pp. 91-125 of the preview guide for 2015 MCAT has a list of topics covered in the Human Behavior section</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.aamc.org/students/download/266006/data/2015previewguide.pdf[/url]”>https://www.aamc.org/students/download/266006/data/2015previewguide.pdf</a></p>
<p>Grad work in other areas that are not soc or psych will be of no use for the MCAT, nor can you subsitute grad work in other areas for specific requirements.</p>
<p>Also please keep in mind that admission requirements are evolving. As the new 2015 MCAT becomes a reality, medical schools are likely to alter their admission requirements to better conform to the new MCAT’s topics.</p>
<p>I did not see that coming. Thank u wayoutwestmom; I have ample good questions to ask my prehealth advisors.</p>
<p>The 2015 MCAT also will include biochemistry and statistics.</p>