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Course Requirements for Selected Medical Schools

Albany Medical College

Albany Medical College

Minimum GPA: 3.50
Admission Exam:
MCAT required

Prerequisite Coursework:

  • 1 year of General Biology with Lab
  • 1 year of General Chemistry with Lab
  • 1 year of Organic Chemistry with Lab
  • 1 year of Physics with Lab

Required Application:

  • The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Opens May
    • Due June

Website: https://www.amc.edu/academic/undergraduate_Admissions/


Weill Cornell Medicine

Weill Cornell Medicine

Minimum GPA: 3.88
Admission Exam:
MCAT required

Prerequisite Coursework:

  • 2 semesters of Biology I & II with Lab
  • 2 semesters of General Chemistry with Lab
  • 2 semesters of Organic Chemistry with Lab
  • 2 semesters of Physics with Lab
  • 2 semesters of English

Recommended Coursework:

  • Statistics
  • Ethics
  • Psychology
  • Anthropology
  • Sociology

Required Application:

  • The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Opens May
    • Due June

Website: https://medicaleducation.weill.cornell.edu/admissions/selection-criteria-requirements


Columbia University Medical Center

Columbia University Medical Center

Minimum GPA: 3.90
Admission Exam:
MCAT required

Prerequiste Coursework:

  • 2 years of General Chemistry (one must be Organic Chemistry with Lab)
  • 1 year of Biology with Lab
  • 1 year of Physics with Lab
  • 1 year of English
  • 1 semester of Biochemistry

Recommended Coursework:

  • Statistics
  • Biostatistics

Required Application:

  • The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Opens May
    • Due June

Website: https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/education/academic-programs/md-program/admissions/apply/application-requirements


SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Minimum GPA: 3.15
Admission Exam:
MCAT required

Prerequiste Coursework:

  • 8 semester credits of Biology with Lab
  • 8 semester credits of General Chemistry with Lab
  • 8 semester credits of Organic Chemistry with Lab
  • 6 semester credits of English

Required Application:

  • The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Opens May
    • Due June

Website: https://sls.downstate.edu/admissions/com/requirements.html


Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Minimum GPA: 3.73
Admission Exam:
MCAT required

Prerequiste Coursework:*

  • Biology with Lab
  • General Chemistry with Lab
  • Physics with Lab
  • Mathematics

Required Application:

  • The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Opens May
    • Due June

* No specific credit hours provided.

Website: https://einsteinmed.org/education/md-program/admissions/application-procedure/course-requirements.aspx


NYU Grossman School of Medicine

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Minimum GPA: 3.92
Admission Exam:
MCAT required

Prerequiste Coursework: *

  • Biology with Lab
  • Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Biochemistry with Lab
  • Physics with Lab
  • Statistics
  • Genetics
  • English

Required Application:

  • The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Opens May
    • Due June

* No specific credit hours provided.

Website: https://med.nyu.edu/education/md-degree/md-admissions/admissions-requirements


Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Minimum GPA: 3.87
Admission Exam:
MCAT required

Prerequiste Coursework:

  • 1 year of Biology with Lab
  • 1 year of General Chemistry with Lab
  • 1 year of Organic Chemistry with Lab
  • 1 year of Physics with Lab
  • 1 year of English
  • 1 semester of Statistics

Required Application:

  • The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Opens May
    • Due June

Website: https://icahn.mssm.edu/education/admissions/application


New York Medical College

New York Medical College

Minimum GPA: 3.31
Admission Exam:
MCAT required

Prerequiste Coursework:

  • 2 semesters of Biology with Lab
  • 2 semesters of General Chemistry with Lab
  • 2 semesters of Physics with Lab
  • 2 semesters of English
  • 1 semester of Organic Chemistry with Lab
  • 1 semester of Biochemistry with or without Lab

Required Application:

  • The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Opens May
    • Due June

Website: https://www.nymc.edu/school-of-medicine-som/admissions--financial-aid/how-to-apply/mcat--pre-medical-course-requirements/


Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Minimum GPA: 3.82
Admission Exam:
MCAT required

Prerequiste Coursework:

  • 1 year of Biology wuth Lab
  • Chemistry (to the level of Organic and Biochemistry with Lab)
  • 1 year of Physics with Lab
  • 1 year of Statistics
  • English

Recommended Coursework:

  • Cell Biology
  • Embroyology
  • Ethics
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology

Required Application:

  • The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Opens May
    • Due June

Website: https://medicine.hofstra.edu/admission/md/md-requirement.html


Renaissance School of Medicine Stony Brook University

Renaissance School of Medicine Stony Brook University

Minimum GPA: 3.80
Admission Exam:
MCAT required

Prerequiste Coursework:

  • 2 semesters of Biology with Lab
  • 4 semesters of General and Organic Chemistry with Lab
  • 1 semester of Physics with Lab
  • 1 year of English
  • 1 semester of Social Science/Humanities
  • 1 semester of Statistics

Required Application:

  • The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Opens May
    • Due June

Website: https://renaissance.stonybrookmedicine.edu/admissions/procedures


Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Minimum GPA: 3.50
Admission Exam:
MCAT required

Prerequiste Coursework:

  • 2 semesters of Biology with Lab
  • 2 semesters of General Chemistry with Lab
  • 2 semesters of Physics with Lab
  • 2 semesters of Organic Chemistry with Lab
  • 2 semesters of English
  • 1 semester of Biochemistry

Required Application:

  • The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Opens May
    • Due June

Website: https://rwjms.rutgers.edu/education/medical_education/prospective-students/applying-to-rwjms


Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Minimum GPA: 3.50
Admission Exam:
MCAT required

Prerequiste Coursework:

  • 2 semesters of Biology with Lab
  • 2 semesters of General Chemistry with Lab
  • 2 semesters of Organic Chemistry with Lab
  • 2 semester of Physics with Lab
  • 1 semester of English

Required Application:

  • The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Opens May
    • Due June

Website: https://www.geisinger.edu/education/admissions/md-admissions/admission-requirements


Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine

Hackensack Meridan School of Medicine

Minimum GPA: 3.70
Admission Exam:
MCAT required

Prerequiste Coursework:

  • 2 semesters of Biology with Lab
  • 2 semesters of Inorganic Chemistry with Lab
  • 2 semesters of Organic Chemistry with Lab
  • 2 semesters of Physics with Lab
  • 2 semesters of Anatomy and Physiology with Lab
  • 2 semesters of Zoology with Lab
  • 2 semesters of Botany with Lab
  • 3 semesters of Humanities, Social, Behavioral Sciences
  • 1 semester of English
  • 1 semester of Literature
  • 1 semester of Statistics

Recommended Coursework:

  • Cell Biology
  • Ethic
  • Genetics
  • Spanish
  • Ecology
  • Leadership
  • Economics
  • Political Science
  • Engineering
  • Computer Sciences

Required Application:

  • The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Opens May
    • Due June

Website: https://www.hmsom.org/admissions/requirements/


Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Minimum GPA: 3.79
Admission Exam:
MCAT required

Prerequiste Coursework:

  • 2 semesters Biology with Lab
  • 2 semesters General Chemistry with Lab
  • 2 semesters Organic Chemistry with Lab
  • 2 semesters Physics (Lab optional)
  • 2 semesters English

Recommended Coursework:

  • Social Sciences
  • Humanities

Required Application:

  • The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Opens May
    • Due June

Website: https://medicine.buffalo.edu/education/md/admissions/admission_requirements/prerequisite.html


Upstate Medical University

Upstate Medical University

Minimum GPA: 3.31
Admission Exam:
MCAT required

Prerequiste Coursework:*

  • General Biology I & II with Lab
  • General Chemistry with Lab
  • Organic Chemistry with Lab
  • Physics I & II with Lab
  • Writing/Composition
  • English
  • Statistics

Required Application:

  • The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Opens May
    • Due June

* No specific credit hours provided

Website: https://www.upstate.edu/com/admissions/index.php


Penn State College of Medicine

Penn State College of Medicine

Minimum GPA: 3.60
Admission Exam:
MCAT required

Prerequiste Coursework:*

  • General Biology I & II with Lab
  • General Chemistry with Lab
  • Organic Chemistry with Lab
  • Physics I & II with Lab
  • English
  • Statistics
  • Biochemistry

Required Application:

  • The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Opens May
    • Due June

* No specific credit hours provided.

Website: https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/eberly-science/premedicine-bs/#programrequirementstext


University of Rochester Medical Center

University of Rochester Medical Center

Minimum GPA: 3.70
Admission Exam:
MCAT required

Prerequiste Coursework:

  • 2 semesters of Biology with Lab
  • 2 semesters of General Chemistry with Lab
  • 2 semesters of Organic Chemistry with Lab
  • 2 semesters of Physics
  • 1 semester of Biochemistry
  • 1 semester of Statistics
  • 6 credit hours of English

Required Application:

  • The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Opens May
    • Due June

Website: https://www.rochester.edu/college/health/academics/pre-req.html


Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

Minimum GPA: 3.50
Admission Exam:
MCAT required

Prerequiste Coursework:

  • 2 semesters of Biology with Lab
  • 2 semesters of General Chemistry with Lab
  • 1 semester of English Composition

Recommended Courses:

  • 2 semesters of Physics
  • 2 semesters of Humanities
  • 2 semesters of Spanish
  • 1 semester of Biochemistry
  • 2 semesters of Organic Chemistry (with lab)
  • 1 semester of Ethics
  • 1 semester of Behavioral Science
  • 1 semester of Biostatistics

Required Application:

  • The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Opens May
    • Due June

Website: https://cmsru.rowan.edu/students/admissions/admissionrequirements.php


Drexel University College of Medicine

Drexel University College of Medicine

Minimum GPA: 2.90
Admission Exam:
MCAT required

Prerequisite Coursework:*

  • Biology with Lab
  • General Chemistry with Lab
  • Physics with Lab
  • Statistics
  • English
  • Behavioral and Social Sciences

Required Application:

  • The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Opens May
    • Due June

* No specific credit hours provided

Website: https://drexel.edu/medicine/academics/md-program/md-program-admissions/admissions-recommendations/


Northeast Ohio Medical University

Northeast Ohio Medical University

Minimum GPA: 3.51
Admission Exam:
MCAT required

Prerequisite Coursework:

  • 2 semesters of Biology with Lab
  • 2 semesters of Organic Chemistry with Lab
  • 2 semesters of Physics with Lab
  • 1 semester of Biochemistry

Recommended Coursework:

  • Anatomy & Physiology
  • Calculus
  • Cell Biology
  • English
  • Genetics
  • Immunology
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Statistics

Required Application:

  • The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Opens May
    • Due June

Website: https://www.neomed.edu/medicine/admissions/paths/traditional-admission/


University of Connecticut School of Medicine

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Minimum GPA: 3.50
Admission Exam:
MCAT required

Prerequisite Coursework:

  • 1 year of Biology with Lab
  • 2 years of Chemistry with Lab
  • 1 year of Physics with Lab
  • 1 year of English

Required Application:

  • The American Medical Colleges Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Opens May
    • Due June

Website: https://medicine.uconn.edu/admissions/applying-to-the-md-or-md-mba-programs/


The list of Hunter College Courses is meant as a catalogue of courses in selecting appropriate and corresponding courses to an allied health professions school's admissions requirements. This catalogue of courses is not meant to detail pre-requisites for admission to all health professions schools. Again, this catalogue of courses is listed to assist students in their course planning.

Course Pre-Requirements for each individual school are listed within the school's text box; students may refer to the individual school's requirements and compare to the corresponding Hunter College course.

disclaimer: This information is an overview and should in NO WAY substitute for personally reviewing requirements for each school.

Corresponding Science Courses for the
Health Professions at Hunter College:

  • BIOL 100 General Biology I (with Lab) (spring and summer)
  • BIOL 102 General Biology II (with Lab) (fall)
  • BIOL 120 Anatomy and Physiology I (fall)
  • BIOL 122 Anatomy and Physiology II (with lab) (spring)
  • BIOL 203 Genetics (spring)
  • BIOL 230 Microbiology (spring)
  • BIOL 270 Intro to Neuroscience (fall)
  • BIOL 300 or CHEM 376 Biochemistry

  • CHEM 102 General Chemistry I Lecture
  • CHEM 104 General Chemistry II Lecture
  • CHEM 106 General Chemistry Lab I and II
  • CHEM 222 Organic Chemistry I Lecture
  • CHEM 223 Organic Chemistry I Lab
  • CHEM 224 Organic Chemistry II Lecture
  • CHEM 225 Organic Chemistry II Lab

  • PHYS 110 General Physics I (with Lab)
  • PHYS 120 General Physics II (with Lab)

  • MATH 150 Calculus I
  • MATH 155 Calculus II
  • STAT 213 Statistics

  • ENGL 120 Expository Writing
  • ENGL 220 Introduction to Writing about Literature (or any writing-intensive course)
  • Medical Terminology—no corresponding course at Hunter. You must ePermit the course.

Social Science Courses

  • ECO 100 Introduction to Economics
  • SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
  • PSYCH 100 Introduction to Psychology (or introduction to any of the behavioral sciences)
  • PSYCH 150 Developmental: The Development of the Life Span (or introduction to any of the behavioral sciences)
  • Public Speaking—any course where you are required to give classroom presentations
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