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2025-2027 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Chemistry, Medical Sciences Concentration, B.S.


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The medical sciences concentration curriculum prepares students for application to medical, dental and veterinary school while earning a B.S. in chemistry.  Course advisement will be used when considering the varied requirements of schools of medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine; however, all students who opt for this concentration will easily satisfy the course requirements to apply to several schools.  Students will be encouraged to shadow medical professionals as part of their preparation for application to medical programs.  Before applying to any medical professional school, students must take the appropriate admissions exam (MCAT, DAT or GRE).  A competitive score on the admissions exam and an excellent QPA is required for acceptance into any medical, dental or veterinary school.

To enter into this concentration, students must have a GPA of 3.2.  Students in this concentration must maintain a GPA of 3.2 or better.

Students in this concentration are not eligible for American Chemical Society Certification.

Credit Requirements*


  • General Education: 47 credits
  • Major Requirements: 62 credits
  • Free Electives: 11 credits
  • Total Credits to Graduate: 120 credits

* All undergraduate degree programs require a minimum of 120 credits.  Some courses meet multiple requirements, but are only counted once toward the 120 credit total required to graduate.

Mathematics Requirements (4 crs.)


General Education


General Education Requirements

 

General Education Requirements Specific for this major

Advising Notes:


  1. Students should begin their math sequence in their 1st year.
  2. Semester I: CHEM 121, CHEM 123, MATH 211
  3. Semester II: CHEM 122, CHEM 124, MATH 212, BIOL 161
  4. Semester III: PHYS 205, PHYS 123, CHEM 221, CHEM 223, BIOL 260
  5. Semester IV: PHYS 206, PHYS 125, CHEM 222, CHEM 224

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