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 | ||
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Fall | Units | |
CHEM 141P | General Chemistry I | 1 |
FSEM 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
MATH 125Q1 | Introduction to Mathematical and Statistical Modeling | 1 |
General Education requirement | 1 | |
Term Units | 4 | |
Spring | ||
CHEM 142P | General Chemistry II | 1 |
BIOL 142P | Introductory Biology II: Animal and Plant Physiology | 1 |
MATH 1301 | Calculus I with Review Part I | 1 |
General Education requirement | 1 | |
BIOL 100 | Current Perspectives Biology | 0.0 |
Term Units | 4 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
BIOL 141P | Introductory Biology I: 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 | .5 | |
Term Units | 4 | |
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: 31.5 to 32 |
1 | 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 141Q. |
2 | The Junior Seminar can be taken in the spring instead of the fall. |
3 | You should consider taking CHEM 304 in the spring of the third year. |
4 | 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. |