Which classes do I take for the pre-med biology requirement?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Do I have to take the general biology courses or does it not matter, as long as it's under Biological/Life Sciences?
Which ones will best prepare me for the MCAT and medical school?
Am I allowed to mix my courses up? For example, may I take one semester of Anatomy, one of Anthropology, and one of Microbiology?
THANK YOU SO MUCH IN ADVANCE.</p>

<p>Here are the Biological/Life Sciences courses I can choose from this upcoming fall semester:</p>

<p>ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY:
- Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology (with Lab), 4.0 units
- Introduction to Human Anatomy (with Lab), 4.0 units
- Introduction to Human Physiology (with Lab), 4.0 units
- Human Anatomy (with Lab), 5.0 units</p>

<p>ANTHROPOLOGY:
- Physical Anthropology (with Lab), 4.0 units</p>

<p>BIOLOGY:
- Introduction to Biological Science (with Lab), 4.0 units
- Principles of Biology 1 (with Lab), 5.0 units
- Principles of Biology 2 (with Lab), 5.0 units</p>

<p>MICROBIOLOGY:
- Principles and Applications of Microbiology (with Lab) - 5.0 units</p>

<p>PSYCHOLOGY:
- Introduction to Psychobiology - 3.0 units</p>

<p>ZOOLOGY:
- Introduction to Animal Biology (with Lab) - 4.0 units</p>

<p>Again, THANK YOU so much, I am really looking forward to your responses.</p>

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<p>best to check with the premed counselor at your college.</p>

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<p>Okay. Thank you.</p>

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<p>You should take general at some point because those are the topics that will lay the groundwork for the MCAT. If you took AP bio, taking 2 higher level bio classes with labs will be sufficient at 99% of medical schools.</p>

<p>Somewhat valuable things to cover would be intro to human anat and phys, genetics, cell biology (not micro so much), and biochemistry.</p>

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<p>Intro bio or higher level bio classes would fulfill this requirement. Things like zoology, psych, anatomy, etc don’t count as the bio prerequisite.</p>