Undeclared in L&S

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>So I'm undeclared and may possibly go on the pre-med track. Since I haven't declared a major yet, what classes should I take the first year? :O</p>

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<p>What major(s) are you considering (pre-med may be done with any major)? You need to consider the needed prerequisite courses for all of the major(s) you are considering.</p>

<p>What AP/IB/A-level/college credit do you have going in? While medical schools often do not accept AP/IB/A-level credit, if you will be taking more advanced courses in those areas anyway for your major, you may be able to substitute those for courses skipped by AP/IB/A-level credit.</p>

<p>Typical Berkeley courses used for typical pre-med requirements are listed here:
<a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Medical/PrepPrereq.stm”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Medical/PrepPrereq.stm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>You should take Chem 1A and Math 1A if you want to stay on track for Premed.</p>

<p>Despite whatever major you choose, you will still need the same core med school pre-reqs required just as any other premed needs.</p>

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<p>Some majors may have different requirements. For example, a prospective chemistry major would choose Chemistry 4A instead of 1A/1AL. Some majors do not require Math 1A, so a pre-med could take Math 16A (however, MCB and IB do require either 1A-1B or 10A-10B, not 16A-16B).</p>

<p>Someone who is ready to start in a more advanced math course (based on AP/IB/A-level credit and reviewing old Math 1A final exams) and who will be taking more advanced math courses (e.g. 1B, 53, 104) anyway may still choose to start in a more advanced math course even if pre-med.</p>