Allopathic Medical Schools with Additional Science Course Requirements 2015
For many U.S. medical schools, the minimum required science courses for admission include one year each with laboratory of general chemistry, organic
chemistry, physics, and introductory biology. This table lists medical schools that have additional science requirements beyond those core courses. Nearly all
medical schools encourage applicants to take upper level courses in biology, especially biochemistry, to prepare for medical studies. For students with AP/IB
credits in biology, a course in biochemistry will not satisfy the general biology requirement at most medical schools. If you have AP/IB credits for science courses,
be sure to check carefully the policies regarding acceptance of AP credits for each medical school where you intend to apply. Medical schools prefer (and some
require) that students supplement their AP/IB credits by taking upper level college courses with labs in the same subjects.
In addition to science and math prerequisites several medical schools also require specific coursework in behavioral science, psychology or social
science. You should carefully review information about these requirements on each school’s web site because there are different specifications for which
academic disciplines meet the “behavioral” and the “social” science requirements. It is important early in your academic career to review the requirements of
your state medical schools to determine their complete set of requirements. You must complete all required courses prior to matriculation. Note that medical
schools in Puerto Rico require 3-4 semesters of Spanish grammar/literature courses.
The information in this table was compiled from the 2015 edition of the Medical School Admissions Requirements (MSAR) published online by the
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC;
www.aamc.org
) and from a July 2014 review of individual medical school websites. Only schools with specific
requirements are listed in this table. This table is only meant to be a guideline. In cases where there were discrepancies between the requirements listed in
the MSAR and on the individual medical school admissions office web site, the information from the medical school web site was entered into the table.
You should review the MSAR and medical school websites for course recommendations before applying to individual medical schools.
Note: Below the table there is a listing of medical schools that do not have formal course requirements for 2015 admissions; instead, these schools have
adopted a “competency based approach” to admissions. Check each school’s admissions office web site to learn more about how they will assess academic
competencies in specific areas and if they will require supplemental information from applicants.
Medical School Required Courses
Arizona
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
1 semester biochemistry 1 semester physiology Arkansas
University of Arkansas College of Medicine
1 semester genetics
1 semester biochemistry (only one of organic now required) California
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
1 semester biochemistry 1 semester upper level biology Connecticut
Florida
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at
Florida Atlantic University 2 semesters of additional science coursework (may be satisfied by natural sciences or courses in mathematics) Florida State University College of Medicine 1 semester biochemistry
University of Florida College of Medicine 1 semester biochemistry University of Miami School of Medicine 1 semester biochemistry
University of South Florida 1 semester of biochemistry (or one of organic and one biochemistry) Georgia
Georgia Regents University
1 semester advanced chemistry (this can be met by two semester of organic chemistry or one of organic and one of biochemistry)
Hawaii
University of Hawai’i John A. Burns School of Medicine
1 semester biochemistry
1 semester cell and molecular biology Illinois
University of Illinois College of Medicine 1 semester advanced level biology Indiana
Indiana University School of Medicine 1 semester biochemistry Iowa
University of Iowa College of Medicine
1 semester biochemistry 1 advanced biology course Louisiana
Louisiana State - Shreveport
1 semester biochemistry 1 advanced biology course Maryland
Johns Hopkins University 1 semester biochemistry
Massachusetts
Harvard Medical School
1 semester biochemistry (can be interwoven with second semester of organic chemistry); see admissions website for more info
Michigan
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
2 semesters upper level biology from one of the following areas: anatomy, biochemistry, cell biology, embryolog genetics, microbiology, molecular biology, immunology, neuroscience, or physiology
University of Michigan Medical School 1 semester biochemistry Minnesota
Mississippi
University of Mississippi School of Medicine 2 semesters advanced science courses Missouri
University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine
1 semester biochemistry 1 semester genetics 1 semester cell biology Nebraska
University of Nebraska College of Medicine
1 semester biochemistry 1 semester genetics Nevada
University of Nevada School of Medicine
1 semester biochemistry 2 semesters upper level biology New Hampshire
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth 1 semester biochemistry New Mexico
University of New Mexico School of Medicine 1 semester biochemistry New York
New York Medical College 1 semester biochemistry
SUNY Upstate Medical University 1 semester biochemistry Stony Brook University School of Medicine 1 semester biochemistry North Carolina
Duke University School of Medicine
1 semester biochemistry
See website: http://dukemed.duke.edu/modules/ooa_applicant/index.php?id=21 Ohio
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine 1 semester biochemistry
Ohio State University School of Medicine
1 semester anatomy (For more information on options to complete the requirement including online and community college courses see http://medicine.osu.edu/admissions/md/preparing/pages/index.aspx 1 semester biochemistry
Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine 1 semester genetics, cellular biology or molecular biology Oregon
Oregon Health and Sciences University School of Medicine
Medical Schools with No Requirements 2015
The following schools have no formal course requirement. Please see individual schools admissions web site for information further details. California
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Stanford University of Medicine
Illinois
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Texas
Texas A&M University System Health Science Center
1 semester biochemistry
1 semester advanced biological sciences
Texas Tech, El Paso 2 semesters upper level biology
Texas Tech Lubbock
1 semester biochemistry 1 semester upper level biology University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 2 semesters upper level biology University of Texas Medical School at Houston 2 semesters upper level biology University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio
1 semester biochemistry
1 additional semester of upper level biology University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 2 semesters of upper level biology
Utah
University of Utah School of Medicine
1 semester biochemistry 1 semester cell biology Washington
University of Washington “Other Chemistry/Biology courses”; visit their website for complete information West Virginia
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine 1 semester biochemistry
West Virginia University School of Medicine 1 semester biochemistry/organic chemistry Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin 1 semester biochemistry University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
1 semester biochemistry
Louisiana
Tulane University School of Medicine New York
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University Hofstra North Shore – LIJ School of Medicine
New York University School of Medicine Ohio
University of Cincinnati Pennsylvania
Drexel University College of Medicine (moving to this model but without a date listed) Sydney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine Tennessee
East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine Virginia
