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Podiatric School Requirements

Course Requirements for Selected Podiatric Schools

New York College of Podiatric Medicine

New York College of Podiatric Medicine

Minimum GPA: 3.1
Admission Exam: MCAT required

Prerequisite Coursework:

  • One Academic Year of Biology (Lecture and Lab)
  • One Academic Year of General Chemistry (Lecture and Lab)
  • One Academic Year of Organic Chemistry (Lecture and Lab)
  • One Academic Year of Physics (Lecture and Lab)
  • One Academic Year of English

Required Application:

  • American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine Application Service (AACPMAS)

Website: https://www.nycpm.edu/admission.asp#:~:text=Specific%20Admission%20Requirements%20for
%20All%20Candidates&text=The%20profile%20of%20the%20average,3.0%20on%20a%204.0%20scale.


Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine

Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine

Minimum GPA: 3.2
Admission Exam: MCAT required

Prerequisite Coursework:

  • 8 Semester Hours of Biology or Zoology (with Lab)
  • 8 Semester Hours of General/Inorganic Chemistry (with Lab)
  • 8 Semester Hours of Organic Chemistry (with Lab)
  • 8 Semester Hours of Physics (with Lab)
  • 6 Semester Hours of English

Recommended Coursework:

  • Anatomy
  • Cell Biology
  • Embryology
  • Evolution
  • Genetics
  • Histology
  • Microbiology
  • Physiology
  • Biochemistry

Required Application:

  • American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine Application Service (AACPMAS)

Website: https://podiatry.temple.edu/admissions/requirements#:~:text=Prerequisite%20Courses%20for
%20Admissions%3A&text=Organic%20Chemistry%3A%20Eight%20semester%20hours,that%20may
%20be%20science%20electives.


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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