College of Arts and Sciences
105 Bowman Hall
Phone: 330-672-2062
Web: http://as.kent.edu
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy Advising Program
The Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy Pre-Professional Advising Program in the College of Arts and Sciences provides students with an opportunity to prepare for further medical training after completing their undergraduate degrees. Students take courses that prepare them for the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) and coursework in medical school. This program is designed for students who are not pursuing degrees in the Departments of Biological Sciences or Chemistry, which have their own pre-medical/pre-osteopathy programs. Students in the Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy Pre-Professional Advising Program must declare a major in an undergraduate baccalaureate degree program in the College of Arts and Sciences.
| BSCI | 10120 | Biological Foundations |
4 |
| 30140 | Cell Biology |
4 |
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| 30156 | Elements of Genetics |
3 |
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| 30171 | General Microbiology |
4 |
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| 40430 | Animal Physiology |
3 |
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| Choose one: |
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| MATH | 12002 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus I |
5 |
| 12021 | Calculus for Life Sciences |
4 |
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| Choose one: | |||
| MATH | 12022 | Probability and Statistics for Life Sciences |
3 |
| 30011 | Basic Probability and Statistics |
3 |
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| Choose one of the following groups: |
10 |
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| Group One: | |||
| CHEM | 10060 | General Chemistry I (4) | |
| 10061 | General Chemistry II (4) | ||
| 10062 | General Chemistry Laboratory I (1) | ||
| 10063 | General Chemistry Laboratory II (1) | ||
| Group Two: | |||
| CHEM | 10960 | Honors General Chemistry (5) | |
| 10961 | Honors General Chemistry (5) | ||
| Choose one of the following groups: |
8 |
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| Group One: | |||
| CHEM | 20481 | Basic Organic Chemistry I (4) | |
| 20482 | Basic Organic Chemistry II (2) | ||
| Group Two: | |||
| CHEM | 30481 | Organic Chemistry I (3) | |
| 30482 | Organic Chemistry II (3) | ||
| Both groups take: | |||
| CHEM | 30475 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1) | |
| 30476 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1) | ||
| Choose one of the following groups: |
10 |
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| Group One: | |||
| PHY | 13001 | General College Physics I (4) | |
| 13002 | General College Physics II (4) | ||
| 13021 | General College Physics Laboratory I (1) | ||
| 13022 | General College Physics Laboratory II (1) | ||
| Group Two**: | |||
| PHY | 23101 | General University Physics I (5) | |
| 23102 | General University Physics II (5) | ||
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Total |
53-54 | ||
While individual medical or osteopathy schools may require a variety of additional courses, the following list is highly recommended to strength a student's preparation for the MCAT:
| BSCI | 30518 | Vertebrate Anatomy (4) |
| Choose one: | ||
| CHEM | 30284 | Introductory Biological Chemistry (4) |
| 40285 | Biochemical Foundations of Medicine (4) | |
Students are encouraged, after consultation with a faculty pre-medicine and pre-osteopathy advisor, to select from the following Liberal Education Requirements (LERs) and general elective courses to help prepare for a career in medicine:
| COMM | 15000 | Introduction to Human Communication* (3) |
| ECON | 22060 | Principles of Microeconomics* (3) |
| 42086 | Economics of Healthcare (3) | |
| PHIL | 21001 | Introduction to Ethics* (3) |
| PSYC | 11762 | General Psychology* (3) |
| 40111 | Abnormal Psychology (3) | |
| 41363 | Biopsychology (3) | |
| SOC | 12050 | Introduction to Sociology* (3) |
| 42563 | Sociology of Health and Health Care (3) |
* Satisfies the Liberal Education Requirements
** The pre/corequisite for PHY 23101 is MATH 12002; the pre/corequisite for PHY 23102 is MATH 12003.
Admission requirements differ among medical and osteopathic medicine schools. Students should consult with a faculty pre-medicine/pre-osteopathy advisor each semester for assistance in choosing classes, the appropriate sequencing of classes and to ensure entrance requirements for selected medical schools are being met.