Pre-Health Professions Prerequisites for California Allopathic Medical Schools
- Loma Linda University
- Stanford University
- University of Southern California
- University of California: Davis; Irvine; Los Angeles; San Diego; San Francisco
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Required:
- General Biology/Zoology with Lab (2 semesters)
- Inorganic Chemistry with Lab (2 semesters)
- Organic Chemistry with Lab (2 semester)
- Biochemistry (1 semester)
- General Physics with Lab (2 semesters)
- College English (equivalent to satisfy baccalaureate degree requirement)
- Religion or Ethics (as required by the college attended)
Recommended:
- Statistics
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
Reference: http://www.llu.edu/medicine/admissions/admissions-requirements.html
Stanford University- School of Medicine
Required:
Stanford has removed all specific requirements, but the following would be close to what they want in their applicants.
- General Biology with Lab (2 semesters)
- Chemistry with Lab (4 semester)
- Biochemistry
- General Physics with Lab (2 semesters)
- Behavioral and Social Sciences
Recommended:
- Statistics
- Calculus
- Modern foreign language (esp. Spanish or Asian languages)
Reference: http://med.stanford.edu/md-admissions/how-to-apply/academic-requirements.html
University of Southern California- Keck School of Medicine
Required:
- Keck School of Medicine has removed all pre-requisites for admission. This means you will have to look at other similar schools to see what you should be taking.
Reference: Admissions
University of California, Davis- School of Medicine
Required:
- Biological Sciences with Lab (1 year)
- General Chemistry with Lab (2 semesters)
- Organic Chemistry with Lab (2 semesters)
- General Physics with Lab (2 semesters)
Reference: http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mdprogram/admissions/requirements.html
University of California, Irvine- School of Medicine
Required:
- Biological Sciences with Lab (3 semesters, must include at least 1 upper division*)
- General Chemistry with Lab (2 semesters)
- Organic Chemistry with Lab (2 semesters)
- General Physics with Lab (2 semesters)
- Biochemistry (1 semester)
- Calculus (1 semester)
- Statistics (1 semester)
Recommended:
- English
- Humanities
- Social/Behavioral Sciences
- Statistics
- Cell Biology
- Genetics
- Physical Chemistry
- Vertebrate Embryology
- Developmental Psychology
- Abnormal Psychology
- Spanish
* Does not include botany
Reference: http://www.meded.uci.edu/admissions/admissions_information.asp
University of California, Los Angeles- David Geffen School of Medicine
Required:
- General Biology with Lab (2 semesters)
- Inorganic Chemistry with Lab (2 semesters)
- Organic Chemistry with Lab (2 semester)
- General Physics with Lab (2 semesters)
- College English (2 semesters, must include English Composition)
- College Mathematics (2 semesters, both Calculus and Statistics)
Recommended:
- Biological Sciences (not overlapping with medical school curriculum)
- Spanish
- Humanities
- Computer Science
Reference: http://medschool.ucla.edu/apply-competencies
University of California, San Diego- School of Medicine
Required:
- Biology with Lab (2 semesters, excluding botany and biochemistry)
- Chemistry with Lab (4 semesters, 2 of which are Organic)
- General Physics (2 semesters)
- College Mathematics* (2 semesters)
- AP credit can NOT be used to meet the Biology or Organic Chemistry requirements.
* Acceptable mathematics courses: calculus, statistics, and computer science
Reference: http://meded.ucsd.edu/Catalog/curriculum/application.html
University of California, San Francisco- School of Medicine
Required:
- General Biology/Zoology with Lab* (2 semesters)
- Inorganic Chemistry with Lab (2 semesters)
- Organic Chemistry with Lab (2 semester)
- General Physics with Lab (2 semesters)
Recommended:
- College Mathematics
- Upper-Division Biological Sciences
- Humanities
- English Composition
* Courses in vertebrate embryology, genetics, cell physiology, or comparative vertebrate anatomy can also satisfy the biology requirement.