Biology - Pre-Medical Concentration (B.S.)

The pre-medical concentration is designed for students wishing to attend medical school or other allied health professional schools after receiving their bachelor’s degree. Although medical schools generally accept students with degrees in a variety of majors, all those students must have taken certain prerequisite courses. These courses prepare the student to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and to maximize chances for success in medical school. Coker University’s pre-medical concentration includes those courses that are generally required of all medical schools to ensure that general prerequisites are met and the student is well prepared for the MCAT. This concentration requires the completion of the following biology elective courses: BIO 250, BIO 251, BIO 330, BIO 461, PHY 201 or 203, PHY 201L or 203L, PHY 202 or 204, PHY 202L or 204L. MAT231 is strongly recommended. Students are also strongly encouraged to participate in a shadowing program with a physician or appropriate medical professional.

All Coker students are required to complete the General Education Program as described previously in the Academic Catalog. The Pre-Medical Concentration requires the student to take specific classes to fulfill a portion of those requirements.

Biology Pre-Medical Concentration Requirements

General Education Requirements for the Pre-Medical Concentration

MAT 230	Precalculus	4
PSY 101	General Psychology	3
SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology	3
MAT 203	Intro to Statistics	3

BIOLOGY MAJOR CORE

BIO 110	Core Principles of Cell & Molecular Biol	3
BIO 110L	Core Prin Cell/Molecular Bio Lab	1
BIO 111	Core Principles of Organismal Biology	3
BIO 111L	Core Prin of Organismal Biology Lab	1
BIO 210	Ecology and Evolution	4
BIO 211	Princ of Genetics	4
BIO 291	Biology Seminar I	2
BIO 391	Biology Seminar II	2
BIO 491	Biology Seminar III	3
BIO 490	Research in Biology	0-3

Required Chemistry Courses:

CHE 101	Gen Chem: Inorganic Chem	3
CHE 101L	Gen Chemistry I Lab	1
CHE 102	General Chemistry II	3
CHE 102L	Gen Chemistry II Lab	1
CHE 351	Organic Chemistry I	3
CHE 351L	Organic Chem I Lab	1
CHE 352	Organic Chemistry II	3
CHE 352L	Organic Chem II Lab	1

The concentration requires the completion of the following elective biology and physics courses:

Pre-Medical Concentration

BIO 250	Anatomy and Physiology I	4
BIO 251	Anatomy and Physiology II	4
BIO 330	Microbiology	4
BIO 461/CHE 461	Intro Biochemistry	3
	Additional Biology (electives 200-level or above)	3

Select two sciences from the groups below:

Group 1

PHY 201	General Physics I	3
	And
PHY 201L	Gen Physics I Lab	1
	Or
PHY 203	Calculus Physics I	3
	And
PHY 203L	Calculus Physics I Lab	1

Group 2

PHY 202	General Physics II	3
	And
PHY 202L	General Physics II Lab	1
	Or
PHY 204	Calculus Physics II	3
	And
PHY 204L	Calculus Physics II Lab	1

Total Credit Hours: 26