CHM 201 + CHM 202

• CHM 207 is an alternative to CHM 201 with a materials science focus
• CHM 215 is an accelerated course that combines content from CHM 201 + CHM 202 and may be appropriate for students with 1 unit of advanced placement in chemistry
• CHM 201 is offered in the fall and CHM 202 and 215 are offered in the spring
• Additional questions about Chemistry requirements

CHM 301 + CHM 302/304

• CHM 302 and CHM 304 will both be accepted as Organic Chemistry II. The courses present similar material with different focus.
• CHM 301 is offered in the fall and CHM 302/304 are offered in the spring
• Additional questions about Chemistry requirements

MOL 214/215 + EEB 211

• Many schools require “introductory” or “general” biology. At Princeton, that sequence is MOL 214 and EEB 211. 
• MOL 215 is an alternative to CHM 201 with a quantitative focus.
• These courses can be taken in either order; unlike chemistry, they are not sequenced.
• MOL 214 is offered in the fall/spring and EEB 211 is offered in the fall.
• Additional questions about Biology requirements

Additional Biology recommendations

• Some state schools, including Texas, require two years (four courses) in Biology.
• Taking advanced Biology courses is valued. Consider courses with medical relevance, such as Genetics (MOL 342), Immune Systems (EEB 327), Microbiology (MOL 380).

PHY 101 + PHY 102 or
PHY 103 + PHY 104

• Either of these sequences will be accepted. The courses present similar material with different focus.
• PHY 101 and PHY 102 (and 108) require working knowledge of algebra.
• PHY 103 and PHY 104 require working knowledge of calculus.
  • Students who have already taken a rigorous calculus-based PHY course at college level, or the equivalent, should consider enrolling in PHY 105/106.
• PHY 108 combines content from PHY 101 and 102 with a biology focus. MOL majors often take PHY 101 + 108 to fulfill their requirements.
• PHY 101 and 103 are offered in the fall. PHY 102, 104, and 108 are offered in the spring.
• Additional questions about Physics requirements

One semester calculus (any level) & one semester statistics (see below)

• Math requirements vary widely by school.
• We strongly encourage all premed students to take one semester of statistics (regardless of AP credit). 
  • About 22 schools now require statistics and basic knowledge of statistics will be needed for the MCAT. 
  • The following statistics courses would be acceptable choices: EEB/MOL 355, ECO 202, ORF 245, POL 345, PSY 251, SML 201, SOC 301, SPI 200, SPI 332.
• HPA Medical School Math Requirements (google doc)
• Additional questions about the Math requirement.

• Writing Seminar will fulfill one semester of this requirement.
• Additional questions about the English/Writing requirement.

MOL 345

• We strongly encourage premed students to take a semester of biochemistry.
  • Over 60 of the U.S. allopathic (MD) medical schools require biochemistry and over eighty more “suggest” or “strongly recommend” it
• MOL 345 is offered in the fall and spring. 
• HPA Medical School Biochemistry Requirements Handout (google doc)
• Additional questions about Chemistry requirements

• Concepts related to the Psychological and Social Foundations of Behavior will be tested on the MCAT.
• No specific course will align perfectly with the subject matter on the exam. Basic familiarity with concepts in psychology and sociology will be helpful but could be studied outside of formal course work.

• Some medical schools require a minimum number of courses in humanities and social sciences. Generally, these will be satisfied by courses taken for general education requirements in Social Analysis, Epistemology & Cognition; Ethical Thought & Moral Values; Historical Analysis; and Culture & Difference. 
• Research schools of interest to see if they have specific requirements.
• Refer to the Health and Medicine Related Courses list that HPA curates every semester as you select courses.

A few premed students every year--especially those with a strong interest in research--enroll in the Integrated Science Curriculum (ISC). Taking the full year of ISC will fulfill the General Chemistry, Physics, and Calculus requirements for medical school, and part of the Biology requirement. We recommend premed students who complete ISC take at least one (and preferably more) Biology courses, as well as Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Statistics.

Since EGR 151/153 (and previously EGR 191/192) are considered equivalent to PHY 103/104, medical schools will accept them as fulfilling the Physics requirement.

Since these courses taken together are considered equivalent to the second semester of Physics, medical schools will accept them in partial fulfillment of the Physics requirement.