Pre-Medical Pathway
DR. GRANT HOKIT, PRE-MEDICAL ADVISOR
The Pre-Medical Pathway at Carroll College prepares students to apply to graduate programs in medicine. There is a wide variety of careers in the medical field, and the Pre-Medical Pathway provides students with experience in a broad range of disciplines to better prepare them for medical school and so they can understand and serve patients in many aspects of their lives. In addition to the pathway, Carroll offers a pre-medical club for interested students. To learn more about the Pre-Medical program at Carroll College, visit: https://www.carroll.edu/pre-professional/pre-medicine-pre-dentistry
Please note that completion of the Pre-Medical Pathway does not guarantee that all graduate/professional admission prerequisites have been met, nor does it assure admission into a medical degree program. Carroll students pursuing this pathway need to work closely with the appropriate pre-professional advisor, as well as the admission office(s) of all prospective graduate/professional programs.
Pathway Requirements
Required Courses
| BI 121 | Foundations of Cell & Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BI 122 | Foundations of Organismal & Evol Biology | 3 |
| BI 131 | Lab Explorations Cellular &Molecular BI | 1 |
| BI 132 | Lab Explorations Physiology and Ecology | 1 |
| BI 281 | Genetics | 3 |
| BI 281L | Genetics Lab | 1 |
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| CH 101 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CH 101L | General Chemistry I Lab General Chemistry Lab | 1 |
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| CH 102 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CH 102L | General Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
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| CH 103 | Accelerated General Chemistry | 4 |
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| CH 205 | Quantitative Analysis | 4 |
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| CH 301 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CH 301L | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| CH 302 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CH 302L | Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| CH 353 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
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| MA 121 | Differential Calculus | 3 |
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| MA 131 | Calculus of Single Variable Functions | 4 |
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| MA 207 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
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| MA 315 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
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| PHYS 201 | Physics I:Mechanics | 4 |
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| PHYS 202 | Physics II: Elec/Mag/Opt | 4 |
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| PHYS 205 | Physics Using Calculus I: Mechanics | 4 |
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| PHYS 206 | Physics Using Calculus II | 4 |
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| PSY 105 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SO 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Optional Courses
Some of these additional courses may be required by some medical schools or could be helpful for MCAT preparation or in medical school itself. Be sure to check admission requirements of specific schools of interest.
BI 382 and BI 307 are strongly recommended
Other recommended courses include those that provide humanities exposure, ethical thinking, communication development, reading and critical analysis, writing development, and diversity exposure, as well as those that emphasize experimental design, data interpretation, critical thinking, and social awareness.
In almost all cases, students enter medical or dental school after completing a four-year undergraduate program. Occasionally, highly qualified students enter after three years. A student who enters medical or dental school after three years of undergraduate study may receive the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in biology from Carroll College under the following conditions.
- Successful completion of the first three (3) years of course work in the major program.
- Fulfillment of all Carroll College Core Curriculum requirements.
- Successful completion of the first two (2) years of professional school; and
- Application for degree and receipt by the Registrar’s Office of an official transcript from the professional school.