Advising Course Plan - Biology Major - Medical School Interest
Plan for Students Interested in Medical School (MD, DO) - Chemistry First Plan
This is an alternate plan for Biology pre-medical students who want to complete Biochemistry before taking the MCAT and avoid a year between Stetson and medical school but may not be prepared for two lab science courses during the first semester. Students who take this path should have a good background in Chemistry and Math from high school and a math SAT score between 600 and 650.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | |
| CHEM 141P | General Chemistry I | 1 |
| FSEM 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| MATH 1511 | Mathematics for Life Sciences | 1 |
| BIOL 100 | Becoming a Stetson Biologist | 0.0 |
| General Education requirement | 1 | |
| PRHP 101 | Introduction to the Health Professions | 0.0 |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 142P | General Chemistry II | 1 |
| BIOL 142P | Introductory Biology: Animal and Plant Physiology | 1 |
| General Education requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOL 141P | Introductory Biology: Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics | 1 |
| BIOL 243Q | Biostatistics | 1 |
| CHEM 201 | Organic Chemistry I | 1 |
| PSYC 101S | Introduction to Psychology | 1 |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 244 | Introductory Biology III: Ecology and Evolution | 1 |
| CHEM 301 | Organic Chemistry II | 1 |
| SOCI 101S | Understanding Society: An Introduction to Sociology | 1 |
| General Education requirement | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOL 300 or 400 level course | 1 | |
| CHEM 204 | Biochemistry I | 1 |
| PHYS 121P | College Physics I | 1 |
| Junior Seminar2 | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 300 or 400 level course3 | 1 | |
| BIOL 497 | Research Proposal | 0.5 |
| PHYS 122P | College Physics II | 1 |
| General Education requirement | 1 | |
| Elective4 | 1 | |
| PRHP 102 | Applying to Health Professions | 0.0 |
| Term Units | 4.5 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOL 300 or 400 level course | 1 | |
| BIOL 498 | Senior Project I | 1 |
| General Education requirement | 1 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 300 or 400 level course | 1 | |
| BIOL 499 | Senior Project II | 0.5 to 1 |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 3.5 to 4 | |
| Total Unit: 32 to 32.5 | ||
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The timing of the Math course is not critical; it can be taken at a later time. Some students may place into, and wish to take MATH 130 or MATH 141Q.
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The Junior Seminar can be taken in the spring instead of the fall.
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You should consider taking CHEM 304 in the spring of the third year.
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During the spring of the third year or fourth year, you will need to take another 0.5 or 1 unit course to average 4 units per semester.