Recommended Courses
Typically, the following courses are recommended for students who are interested in applying to medical or dental school. The ones starred are normally the ones required for admissions requirements to accredited U.S. medical(M) and dental (D) schools. All the recommended courses will help the student prepare for the MCAT which has a significant emphasis on psychology, sociology, and biochemistry.
| Subject |
Requirement |
Stevens Course Offerings |
| Chemistry* M, D |
2 years with lab |
CH 115, CH 116, CH 117, CH 118
CH 243, CH 244, CH 245, CH 246 |
| Biology* M, D |
8 credits with lab |
BIO 291 and (either BIO 382 OR BME 502 AND BME 512.
*Note: BIO 181 is a pre-requisite for BIO 291, BIO 382, and both BME 502 AND BME 512. |
| Physics* M, D |
8 credits with lab |
PEP 111, PEP 112, PEP 221, PEP 222 |
| Mathematics* M, D |
8 credits |
MA 121, MA 122, MA 125, MA 126 |
| Humanities* M, D |
8 credits |
HASS 103, HASS 105
*Note: choosing humanities with strong writing and reading components can improve writing, critical analysis, and reasoning skills for MCAT. |
| Biochemistry* M, D |
3 credits |
CH 580
|
| Microbiology *D |
4 credits with lab |
BIO 392 |
| Psychology |
3 credits |
HQSS 175 |
| Sociology |
3 credits |
HQSS 141 |
| Statistics |
3 credits |
MA 222 or BT 221 or ENGR 241 |
| Ethics |
3 credits |
BME 452 or HPL 457 |
| Others Recommended |
|
Molecular Genetics (BIO 484), Immunology (BIO 586), Physiology (BIO 583), Biological Psychology (HSSC 331), Biochemistry II (CH 581). |
Please Note: Most U.S. medical and dental schools will NOT accept AP courses from high school, courses taken abroad, or courses taken at community colleges to satisfy the basic chemistry, biology, physics, math, and English courses.
It is strongly recommended that you check the admission requirements with the medical, dental or pre-health professional school you are interested in applying to.
For additional information about the pre-health professions program and to let the HPAC committee know you are interested in the health professions, please e-mail: StevensHPAC@stevens.edu.