Pre-Medicine Requirements
The following requirements and recommendations are for the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Other schools require essentially the same courses, but inquiry should be made by the junior year to ensure compliance.
| Requirements | Washburn Courses |
|---|---|
| Biology (2 semesters with labs) | BI 102 General Cellular Biology BI 255 Human Physiology |
| General Chemistry (2 semesters with labs) | CH 151 Fundamentals of Chemistry I CH 152 Fundamentals of Chemistry II |
| Organic Chemistry (2 semesters with labs) | CH 340 / 342 Organic Chemistry I / Lab CH 341 / 343 Organic Chemistry II / Lab |
| Physics (2 semesters with labs) | PS 261 College Physics I PS 262 College Physics II OR PS 281 General Physics I PS 282 General Physics II |
| Mathematics (1 semester) [college-level algebra or above] |
MA 151 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I OR MA 140 Statistics |
| English (2 semesters) | EN 101 Freshman Composition EN 300 Advanced Composition |
In addition to the course requirements listed above, an applicant must have earned a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. The bachelor’s degree can be in any discipline.
A general understanding of health care and medicine, based upon employment, volunteer and shadowing experiences, is also expected.
The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is required of all applicants. KU School of Medicine accepts scores from a MCAT taken up to three years prior to enrollment.
Premedical students are encouraged to take some of the following highly recommended (but not required) courses:
- CH 350 Biochemistry I
- CH 352 Biochemistry II
- BI 110 General Zoology
- BI 275 Human Anatomy
- BI 301 Microbiology
- BI 333 General Genetics
- BI 355 Vertebrate Embryology
- BI 357 Histology
- BI 362 Immunology