Coordinator: Professor John S. Smith
Program Features
63 semester hours
Required major courses:
and a minimum of nine additional semester hours at 300 level or above.
Co-requisite courses:
| CHEM 121 | GE: General Chemistry I | 3 credits |
| CHEM 123 | GE: General Chemistry I Lab | 1 credits |
| CHEM 124 | GE: General Chemistry II | 3 credits |
| CHEM 126 | GE: General Chemistry II Lab | 1 credits |
| CHEM 233 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 credits |
| CHEM 234 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 credits |
| CHEM 235 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 credits |
| CHEM 236 | Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 credits |
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| PHYS 131 | GE: Fundamnt Physics I | 0 - 4 credits |
| | And | |
| PHYS 132 | GE: Fundmnt Physics II | 0 - 4 credits |
| | Or | |
| PHYS 161 | GE: Physics I | 0 - 4 credits |
| | And | |
| PHYS 162 | GE: Physics II | 0 - 4 credits |
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| ENGL 203 | GE: Advanced Composition | 3 credits |
| | Or | |
| ENGL 204 | Technical Writing | 3 credits |
6 credits in mathematics from the following:
MATH 100, 101, 105, and 131 are not accepted.
A minimum grade of “C” is required in all required, co-requisite and directed GE courses.
Required quality point average:
3.5 QPA in basic sciences (see list below), 3.4 QPA in all BIOL, CHEM, PHYS and MATH courses, 3.3 QPA overall. At least one half (20) of the credit hours required in biology must be completed at East Stroudsburg University. Field Experience, Internship, and Research courses will not be included in the QPA calculations to meet the requirements of this program. No more than six credits of Field Experience, Internship, and Research courses may be applied toward Biology requirements for this degree. This is a broad-spectrum program designed to prepare the student for further training as medical professionals in the fields of Dentistry, Medicine, Optometry, Osteopathy, Podiatry, and Veterinary.
The following are required to remain in the concentration:
Completion of basic science coursework:
| BIOL 114 | GE: Introductory Biology I | 0 - 4 credits |
| BIOL 115 | GE: Introductory Biology II | 0 - 4 credits |
| CHEM 121 | GE: General Chemistry I | 3 credits |
| CHEM 123 | GE: General Chemistry I Lab | 1 credits |
| CHEM 124 | GE: General Chemistry II | 3 credits |
| CHEM 126 | GE: General Chemistry II Lab | 1 credits |
| CHEM 233 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 credits |
| CHEM 234 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 credits |
| CHEM 235 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 credits |
| CHEM 236 | Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 credits |
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| PHYS 131 | GE: Fundamnt Physics I | 0 - 4 credits |
| | Or | |
| PHYS 161 | GE: Physics I | 0 - 4 credits |
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| PHYS 132 | GE: Fundmnt Physics II | 0 - 4 credits |
| | Or | |
| PHYS 162 | GE: Physics II | 0 - 4 credits |
3.5 QPA in basic sciences, 3.4 QPA in all BIOL, CHEM, PHYS and MATH courses, 3.3 QPA overall excluding
| BIOL 480 | Research Biotechnology | 3 credits |
| BIOL 484 | Environmental Studies Field Experience and Internship | 3 - 15 credits |
| BIOL 485 | IS: | 1 - 9 credits |
| BIOL 486 | Field Experience & Internship | 1 - 12 credits |
| BIOL 494 | Research In Biology | 3 credits |
| BIOL 498 | Research in Marine Science | 3 credits |
Take the Medical College Admission Test
The test should be taken in April but may be taken in August. Students must fill out a Supplementary Request for Score Reports to have their MCAT scores reported directly to the Pre-Medicine coordinator.
Interview with the Pre-Medicine Committee
The interview is in the spring of the junior year, presenting a resume, transcripts, letters of recommendation, a signed Buckley Amendment Waiver.
Students who do not meet the minimal standards for evaluation will not earn a favorable recommendation from the Pre-Medicine committee and will be placed on probationary status and advised to withhold their applications to medical schools for one year, during which the student has the opportunity to remedy any deficiencies. Students wishing to earn a favorable Committee evaluation will limit the number of courses retaken to three with no more than one retake per course.
Program Curriculum Plan
(Subject to change by the university without notice)
Freshman Year
Fall
| BIOL 114 | GE: Introductory Biology I | 0 - 4 credits |
| CHEM 121 | GE: General Chemistry I | 3 credits |
| CHEM 123 | GE: General Chemistry I Lab | 1 credits |
| ENGL 103 | English Composition | 3 credits |
| MATH 140 | GE: Calculus I | 4 credits |
| | Fitness Elective | 1 credit |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Spring
| BIOL 115 | GE: Introductory Biology II | 0 - 4 credits |
| CHEM 124 | GE: General Chemistry II | 3 credits |
| CHEM 126 | GE: General Chemistry II Lab | 1 credits |
| ENGL 203 | GE: Advanced Composition | 3 credits |
| MATH 141 | GE: Calculus II | 4 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Sophomore Year
Fall
| CHEM 233 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 credits |
| CHEM 235 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 credits |
| BIOL 331 | Genetics | 3 credits |
| BIOL 330 | Microbiology | 0 - 4 credits |
| | General Education Elective - Social Science | 3 credits |
| | Fitness Elective | 1 credit |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring
| CHEM 234 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 credits |
| CHEM 236 | Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 credits |
| BIOL 200 | General Ecology | 0 - 3 credits |
| PHYS 161 | GE: Physics I | 0 - 4 credits |
| | General Education Elective - Social Science | 3 credits |
| CHEM 234 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Junior Year
Fall
| PHYS 162 | GE: Physics II | 0 - 4 credits |
| BIOL 449 | Cell Biology | 3 credits |
| BIOL 300-400 | Biology Elective | 3 credits |
| CHEM 315 | Biochemistry | 3 credits |
| | General Education Elective - Humanities | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Spring
| BIOL 315 | Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy | 4 credits |
| BIOL 300-400 | Biology Elective | 4 credits |
| | General Education Elective - Humanities | 3 credits |
| | General Education Elective - Social Science | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Senior Year
Fall
| BIOL 449 | Cell Biology | 3 credits |
| BIOL 495 | Seminar I | 1 credits |
| CHEM 315 | Biochemistry | 3 credits |
| BIOL 300-400 | Biology Elective | 3 credits |
| | General Education Elective - Social Science | 3 credits |
| | General Education Elective - Humanities | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14-15 |
Spring
| BIOL 340 | Animal Physiology | 0 - 4 credits |
| BIOL 496 | Seminar II | 1 credits |
| | General Education Elective - Humanities | 3 credits |
| | General Education Elective - Social Science | 3 credits |
| | Free Elective | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |