MedicineFour Year Pre-requisite Plan
Medicine Four Year Plan
Requirements for professional schools vary from school to school and can change year by year, students must carefully examine the pre-requisite requirements of the schools they are interested in to be current and accurate when registering for courses at Gustavus. Consult the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) guide for requirements and admission statistics to the 130+ Medical Schools for the most accurate information, Medical School Admission Requirements.
Indicated in italic type (MCAT) means the course is also recommended for the Medical College Admission Test.
First Year: Fall
BIO 110 Principles of Biology (MCAT) & BIO 111 Lab
*CHE 110 General Chemistry (MCAT) & CHE 111 General Chemistry Lab OR CHE 105 Foundations of Chemistry I (MCAT) & CHE 106 Foundations of Chemistry I Lab
*Before you can register for CHE110, you are required to take the Chemistry placement exam. (CHE 105/106 offered Fall only and CHE 107/108 offered Spring only) taking both are equivalent to CHE 110. Find out more about the CHE placement exam, click here.
FTS 100 First Term Seminar (Writing Intensive course- WRIT)
S/A 112 Introduction to Sociology (MCAT) (offered Fall, flexible)
First Year: Spring
BIO 120 Organismal Biology (MCAT) & BIO 121 Lab
CHE 120 Organic Chemistry I (MCAT) & CHE 121 Organic Chemistry I Lab (offered Fall and Spring)
*CHE 107 Foundations of Chemistry II (MCAT) & CHE 108 Foundations of Chemistry II Lab *(CHE 105/106 offered Fall only and CHE 107/108 offered Spring only) taking both are equivalent to CHE 110)
PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology (MCAT) (offered both Fall and Spring, flexible)
Second Year: Fall
CHE 220 Organic Chemistry II (MCAT) & CHE 221 Organic Chemistry II Lab (offered Fall only)
Second Year: Spring
CHE 230 Inorganic Chemistry I (MCAT recommended) & CHE 231 Inorganic Chemistry I Lab (offered Spring only)
MCS 121 Calculus I
Third Year: Fall
PHY 120 General Physics I (MCAT) & PSY 121 General Physics I Lab (offered Fall only)
CHE 270 Biochemistry (MCAT) & CHE 271 Biochemistry Lab (offered Fall or Spring)
Third Year: Spring
PHY 170 General Physics II (some content on MCAT) & PHY 171 General Physics II Lab (offered Spring only)
Fourth Year:
Elective- Humanities and Social Science 200 or 300 upper level course at Gustavus. (Examples of acceptable subject areas include (but are not limited to): english, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology, gender studies, cultural appreciation and theatre). For questions on if the course meets the requirement, email medadmis@umn.edu, Include in the email the course prefix, title and course catalog description.
MCS 142 Introduction to Statistical Methods (or equivalent recommended, University of Wisconsin and common regional requirement)
Regional MD Programs Pre-requisite Requirements:
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University of Minnesota Minneapolis/Duluth Humanities and Social Science 200 or 300 upper level course at Gustavus. (Examples of acceptable subject areas include (but are not limited to): english, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology, gender studies, cultural appreciation and theatre). The writing intensive designation portion of the requirement has been removed by the U of MN.
Medical College of Wisconsin (one semester course of Advanced Biology course with lab: Milwaukee, Green Bay & Central Wisconsin) Required CASPer exam.
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine English- Two courses- to include composition and literature. Waived if your school (Gustavus does) has a designated writing requirement for graduation .). Four courses in Social and Behavioral Sciences (PSY 100 and S/A 112 would count as two of the four courses required).
Loyola University Chicago Stritch
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Required CASPer exam. (Statistics or equivalent; upper level Biological Science course)
Rush Medical College (Cellular Biology and Human Physiology)
Central Michigan University College of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
University of North Dakota Required CASPer exam. (No specific pre-requisite coursework for admission)
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (Statistics or equivalent; Humanities or Social Sciences upper level intensive writing course)
Creighton University School of Medicine (No specific pre-requisite coursework for admission) Human/Animal Physiology at the advanced level NO LONGER REQUIRED. (3/23/2022)
University of Illinois(Three courses in Behavioral/Social Sciences, for example PSY 100, S/A 112 and one additional course). One course of Advance Level Biology (Junior or Senior level).
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine (No specific pre-requisite coursework for admission)
Consult the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) guide for requirements and admission statistics to the 130+ Medical Schools for the most accurate information, Medical School Admission Requirements.
Updated 5/01/2023 HB