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Dental & Physician Track

Physician and Dental School applicants have similar set of prerequisite courses, listed below. One does not need to be a biology major to be premed. Between 50 and 60% of all applicants to medical school do major in the biological sciences, with about 10-15% majoring in the humanities or physical sciences.

One thing medical schools are certainly looking for is a well-rounded student. It is therefore important to incorporate a balance of science courses, which will help you do well on admission exams, with non-science courses that will help shape you into a more well-rounded, informed, and compassionate person. This is one advantage of a liberal arts education and a small school environment. All Gordon graduates have opportunities to study a wide variety of subjects within the liberal arts and get to know their professors closely. Medical school admissions committees seek well balanced students whose minds are open to a broad range of ideas, not simply focused on science alone.

Below are the courses required for Health Professions Concentration Track 1: Premedicine, Dentistry, Veterinary

  • One year General Biology (BIO150, 151)
  • One year General Chemistry (CHE111, 112)
  • One year Organic Chemistry (CHE211, 212)
  • Introductory Physics I, II (PHY121,122) or General Physics (PHY119, 120)
  • Health Professions Seminar I-IV (HLP200-301, taken sophomore and junior years)
  • Survey of Calculus (MAT134) plus Biostatistics (MAT220) or Calculus I and II
  • Writing Course (EN110, Writing and Rhetoric, or other writing courses 8 credits recommended)
  • Additional Biology electives strongly recommended include
    • Biochemistry** (BIO/CHE341)
    • Animal Physiology (BIO312)
    • Modern Genetics (BIO316)
    • Molecular Cell Biology (BIO321)
    • Immunology (BIO333)
    • Microbiology (BIO314)

*For complete course descriptions, please see the Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics course listings.
**Required by some medical schools, including UNECOM

CONTACT
For further information, please contact Gordon's premed advisor, Dr. Craig M. Story.
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