Pre-Professional Programs in Science
Students intending to apply to professional schools, such as schools of Medicine, Dentistry, or Veterinary Medicine, should consult the admissions information for the individual school they intend to apply to. Students may be required to complete a specific entrance test for a particular profession, e.g. the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) in the case of schools of medicine.
Students should select a BSc program and ensure that they complete all core requirements for the selected program. In addition, the courses indicated below are strongly recommended. Students are also strongly advised to take courses in English and the Humanities and Social Sciences. The BSc Biology-Psychology major accommodates the following course selection and is the most common "pre-med" program.
First Year
- BIOL 1105 , 1205 / 1017 , CHEM 1041 , 1046 , 1072 , 1077 , MATH 1003 , 1013 , PHYS 1010 / 1020 , 6 ch of English.
Second, Third and Fourth Years
Pre-Dentistry
- BIOL 2065 , 2245 , 2485 , 3055 , 3635 .
- CHEM 2401 , 2416 , 2422 , 2457.
- 12 ch Humanities and/or Social Sciences.
Pre-Medicine
- BIOL 2065 , 2245 , 2485 , 3055 , 3635 .
- CHEM 2401 , 2416 , 2422 , 2457 .
- At least one Statistics course.
- Humanities and Social Sciences electives.
Pre-Veterinary Medicine