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, BIOL 1205/BIOL 1017, CHEM 1041, CHEM 1046, CHEM 1072, CHEM 1077, MATH 1003, MATH 1013, PHYS 1010 / PHYS 1020, 6 ch of English.

Second, Third and Fourth Years

Pre-Dentistry

•     BIOL 2065, BIOL 2245, BIOL 2485, BIOL 3055, BIOL 3635.
•     CHEM 2401, CHEM 2416, CHEM 2422, CHEM 2457.
•     12 ch Humanities and/or Social Sciences.

Pre-Medicine

•     BIOL 2065, BIOL 2245, BIOL 2485, BIOL 3055, BIOL 3635.
•     CHEM 2401, CHEM 2416, CHEM 2422, CHEM 2457.
•     At least one Statistics course.
•     Humanities and Social Sciences electives.

Pre-Veterinary Medicine

•     BIOL 2015, BIOL 2485.
•     CHEM 2401, CHEM 2416.
•     At least one Statistics course.
•     9 ch Humanities and/or Social Sciences.