<p>Ok so im a pre-poli sci major...and I think i want to go to med school...can I take premed courses as well as fulfill my major under the unit cap? I have 105 transferrable units.</p>
<p>How many units do you have left for your major?</p>
<p>ps theres also post graduate pre-med programs</p>
<p>hey kmzizzle,</p>
<p>just out of curiosity could you point me in the direction of some of these post-grad premed programs?</p>
<p>i hope you're not thinking you can suddenly have a change of heart and think you can do the pre med courses in 2 years</p>
<p>well, you will most likely be able to do it under the unit cap but not under 2 years that is certain. </p>
<p>how much bio and chem and physics have you completed in CC?
You can always take the pre med courses in CC, they will not transfer the units to UC so you can stay under the unit cap.</p>
<p>Premed is cut throat with lots of lower div weeder courses - they can break your gpa in a heartbeat.
I suggest doing all your premed or all that you can at CC.</p>
<p>poppin3000: post</a> baccalaureate pre med - Google Search
some schools that offer it with a quick browse: uva, berk, tufts, jhu, columbia, georgetown</p>
<p>pccgal, feel free to pm me about this. I've done a lot of research.</p>
<p>the others are right, it would be ridiculous to do them all in 2 years. </p>
<p>This'll be a good resource for you to look around: Premedical</a> Forums - Student Doctor Network Forums</p>
<p>Actually ,it's possible since most medical school encourage other majors to applied, and most students who got in aren't pre-med. You have students from every discipline including engineering students, psychology, and Spanish majors in medical school. All you need to prepare for most medical school are the basic background like organic chemistry and biology (usually takes only 2 years). In addition, your MCAT scores will usually be more important.</p>
<p>thx for the info kmzizzle</p>
<p>Wow now im intimidated...I've had only 2 science classes. I know it would be tons of work but I just want to know if it's realistic. It's just that every time I walk into a hospital I feel like this could really be my thing...</p>
<p>... if you have only done two science classes, you should not be considering this , AT ALL. </p>
<p>lol... yes walking into the hospital and getting self conscious and wanting to help people is cool and all, but you won't make it.</p>
<p>Agreed, two science courses? It's just not gonna happen man...
You'd need to complete quite a few classes before you'd be eligible to even take some of the courses that would be required of you.</p>
<p>e.g.
Organic Chemistry -> Requires General Chem I & II (possibly consisting of 3 courses)</p>
<p>Also, if those two science courses aren't Bio/Physics/Chem, the situation goes from impossible to "not a chance in hell"</p>
<p>As for me, I've been working toward a shot at med school for the past 3 years. Should be all set to take the MCAT after my first year at uni (junior year).</p>
<p>I suggest volunteering at a hospital. And if you find that you are still interested, you can always finish some of your prerequisites after your undergrad, though it would set you back a little timewise.</p>
<p>What? It's not impossible. She just can't do it in 2 years, but 3 years is doable. </p>
<p>If you look about halfway down here: UCLA</a> Career Center it talks about the required courses. The whole thing will be helpful though.</p>
<p>I say 3 years is still not enough. </p>
<p>Not only would she need to complete the courses for her own major, but all the courses required for med schools. Chem alone should take 3 years.</p>
<p>Gen Chem I&II + O-Chem + Biochem = Roughly 3 years</p>
<p>"Upper division course work in the life sciences, such as in Physiology or Histology, will help you on the MCAT"</p>
<p>Yay for me!</p>
<p>the classes I took were bio and chem and I have calc too if that helps.</p>
<p>If you're willing to do summer that'll help. Which bio/chem/calc?</p>
<p>She can do the Chem 14 (ABCD) sequence plus Chem 153A (all with labs) and satisfy all of that since only one course in biochem is required. She's probably taken care of her English requirement already. So she's looking at something like (plus labs pretty much everywhere):</p>
<p>LS 1, 2, 3, 4
Chem 14A, 14B, 14C, 14D, 153A
Math 3A, 3B, 3C
Physics 6A, 6B, 6C
Stats 10, M11, M12, 13, Biostatistics or Biomath, Psychology 100A (any one of those)</p>
<p>Now, here's the rub. If you spread out your prereq courses over your remaining time at UCLA, you'll with a gap year between when you graduate and go to med school. To fix that, finish your prereqs a year before you're planning on graduating.</p>
<p>If you take 3 years, that would pretty much mean ignoring your major till your 3rd year aside from a few classes thrown in here and there where you can fit them.</p>
<p>That's all moot if you're ok with a gap year to hang around and work or whatever, though.</p>