Pre-Medical

Program Overview

The pre-medicine advising program assists students in preparing for medical school applications. It provides guidance on course selection, career exploration, and resource access. Typical prerequisite courses include biology, chemistry, physics, calculus, statistics, psychology, and sociology. Common pre-med majors include biology, chemistry, and psychology.

Program Outline

Careers:

• Medical Doctor (M.D.)
• Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
• Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.)

Other:

• The pre-med focus is an advising program to help students become well prepared for application to medical school.
• Students receive assistance in selecting and sequencing appropriate courses, evaluating their career goals and preparation, and connecting with resources both on and off campus, including current medical students in the WWAMI program on the Moscow campus.
• Medical school admission requirements vary between programs, but typical prerequisite courses will include general biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, physics, calculus, statistics, psychology, and sociology.
• Common pre-medical majors include biology, medical sciences, chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, exercise science, food science, psychology and nutrition.
• A career as a physician requires an undergraduate degree, four years of medical school, and a three- to seven-year residency.