Pre-Medical Requirements
Students planning to make application to medical schools must take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) sometime after their sophomore year. For specific admission requirements, students should consult the most recent edition of Medical School Admission Requirements and medical school catalogs.
The minimum admission requirements for most American medical schools include the following lower division courses:
- Two years of biological science, including two semesters of formal laboratory work (select from BIOL 1406, 1407, BIOL 2416 or 2421)
- One-half year of calculus (MATH 2413)
- One year of general chemistry (CHEM 1411, CHEM 1412)
- One year of organic chemistry (CHEM 2323/CHEM 2123, CHEM 2325/CHEM 2125)
- One year of English (ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302)
- One year of physics (PHYS 1401, PHYS 1402 or PHYS 2425, PHYS 2426)
Certain course substitutions are permitted. See advisor for details.
Students planning to complete an associate degree at Del Mar College should work closely with an advisor to avoid accumulating excessive hours. It may be necessary to defer some of the pre-professional courses listed to a university if an associate degree is desired.