Lolita Wood-Hill, MS Executive Director, Pre-Professional Advising woodhill@yu.edu Debbie Beaudreau Pre-Professional Advisement Coordinator beaudrea@yu.edu Office of Pre-health Advising 500 West 185th Street Furst Hall, Room 107A 646.592.4426
1st Year General Chemistry I Cores FYWR General Chemistry II General Chem II Lab Hebrew/Bible Calculus I Statistics Clubs/Comm. Service 2nd year Biology I and II and Labs Organic Chemistry I and II JHI/Bible Cores Organic Chemistry Lab Summer Physics I with lab Physics II with Lab Dental Shadowing 3rd year Major Courses Cores JHI/Bible DAT Prep Summer APPLICATION SEASON Dental Shadowing 4th year Finish Requirements for Graduation Interviews Research (optional)
1st Year Biology I and II and Labs Statistics Cores FYWR Calculus I Hebrew/Bible 2nd year Clubs/Comm. Service General Chemistry I (no lab) General Chemistry II and Lab Summer JHI/Bible Psy/Soc Organic Chemistry I Cores Physics I and II with Labs Organic Chemistry Lab Clinical work 3rd year Major Courses Cores JHI/Bible MCAT Prep Summer APPLICATION SEASON Research Clinical work 4th year Finish Requirements for Graduation Interviews Research/Clinical Work
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I CHEM 1045R PRINCIPLES BIOLOGY I BIO 1011R, BIO 1011L GENERAL CHEMISTRY II CHEM 1046R PRINCIPLES BIOLOGY II BIO1012R, BIO1012R GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB CHEM 1047L GENETICS OR CELL STRUCTURE OR CELL BIOLOGY OR IMMUNOLOGY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I CHEM 1213R, CHEM 1213L ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II BIOCHEMISTRY BIO 1376R, BIO 1376L PHYSICS I PHY 1031R, PHY 1031L CALCULUS I MAT 1412 AND CALCULUS II MAT 1413 PSYCHOLOGY OR SOCIOLOGY OR PHYSICS II PHY 1032R, PHY 1032L CALCULUS I MAT 1412 AND STATISTICS STA 1021 SCIENCE GPA: SHOULD BE 3.7 OR BETTER (A- OR BETTER) ENGLISH (2 SEMESTERS)
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I CHEM 1045R PRINCIPLES BIOLOGY I BIO 1011R, BIO 1011L GENERAL CHEMISTRY II CHEM 1046R PRINCIPLES BIOLOGY II BIO1012R, BIO1012R GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB CHEM 1047L ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I CHEM 1213R, CHEM 1213L ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II BIOCHEMISTRY BIO 1376R, BIO 1376L PHYSICS I PHY 1031R, PHY 1031L PHYSICS II PHY 1032R, PHY 1032L CALCULUS I MAT 1412 AND CALCULUS II MAT 1413 CALCULUS I MAT 1412 AND STATISTICS STA 1021 Science GPA: 3.3 or better (B+ or better)
Note difference between applied and accepted and between national average and YC average for acceptance
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Over the past 10 years we have an 89% or higher success rate for medical school admissions And an 81% success rate for dental school admissions. 93% of biology majors gained entry into medical or dental school this year
Biochemistry Major Total Credits: 60-61 Required Courses Credits CHEM 1045R, 1046R, 1047L General Chemistry - Lecture and Lab 8 Credits BIOL 1011R&L, 1012R&L Principles of Biology - Lecture and Lab 10 Credits CHEM 1213R, 1214R, 1215L Organic Chemistry - Lecture and Lab 8 Credits CHEM 1415R or 1416R Physical Chemistry I or II 4 Credits MATH 1412, 1413 Calculus I, Calculus II 8 Credits CHEM 1376R&L Biochemistry - Lecture and lab 5 Credits One of the following sequences PHYS 1031R&L, 1032R&L Introductory Physics - Lecture and Lab 10 Credits PHYS 1051R, 1052R, 1061L General Physics - Lecture and Lab 9 Credits Two of the following courses BIOL 3207C Cell Biology - Lecture and Lab 4 Credits BIOL 3230C Immunology - Lecture and Lab 4 Credits BIOL 3513C Genetics - Lecture and Lab 4 Credits BIOL 3521C Molecular Biology - Lecture and Lab 4 Credits CHE 1379C Chemistry of Metals in Biology Lecture and Lab 4 Credits This new major incorporates almost all of the premed requirements! Premed Requirements BIOLOGY BIO 1011R, 1012R Principles of Biology Lectures (3 credits) BIO 1011L, 1012L Principles of Biology Laboratory (2 credits) AND: Genetics or Microbiology or Cell Biology or Immunology(includes lab) GENERAL CHEMISTRY CHE 1045R (no corresponding lab required), 1046R General Chemistry Lectures (3 credits) CHE 1047L General Chemistry Lab (2 credits) ORGANIC CHEMISTRY CHE 1213R, Organic Chemistry I (Lecture) (3 credits) CHE 1213L, Organic Chemistry I (Lab) (2 credits BIOCHEMISTRTY Bio 1376R Biochemistry Lecture (3 credits) BIO 1376 L Biochemistry Lab (2 credits) PHYSICS PHY 1031R, 1032R Introductory Physics Lectures (4 credits) PHY 1031L, 1032L Introductory Physics Laboratory (1 credit) MATHEMATICS Psy. 1021 Intro to Psy. Stats (3 credits) or Stats 1021 or IDS 2030 Stats for Business (Syms students only) MAT 1412 Calculus I (4 credits) ENGLISH: Students will need two semesters of English before entering medical school. First Year Writing and one additional English Lit class is needed. FYWR is required for graduation from YC. SOCIAL SCIENCE: Students will need to have knowledge of concepts in psychology and sociology for the MCAT. Intro to Psy, Intro to Sociology, Social Inequality, Health Economics, and many courses in the Public Health Minor will be useful for this section of the exam.