Medicine

Shirley Anderson, David Lindsey, Janice McKenzie, Academic Advisors.

The basic entrance requirements are not exactly the same for all medical schools. Most medical schools require completion of a bachelor's degree with a grade-point average of 3.50 or above, computed separately for science and nonscience courses. The following courses are normally required by Loma Linda University:

Required Courses:

BIOL 141General Biology

4

BIOL 142General Biology

4

BIOL 143General Biology

4

CHEM 141General Chemistry

3

CHEM 142General Chemistry

3

CHEM 143General Chemistry

3

CHEM 144General Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHEM 145General Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHEM 146General Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHEM 321Organic Chemistry

4

CHEM 322Organic Chemistry

4

CHEM 324Organic Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHEM 325Organic Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHEM 431Foundations of Biochemistry

4

MATH 121Precalculus I

4

and

MATH 122Precalculus II

4

or

MATH 117Accelerated Precalculus

5

or

MATH 181Calculus I

4

or

MATH 131Calculus for the Life Sciences I

4

and

MATH 132Calculus for the Life Sciences II

4

PHYS 211General Physics

3

PHYS 212General Physics

3

PHYS 213General Physics

3

PHYS 214General Physics Laboratory

1

PHYS 215General Physics Laboratory

1

PHYS 216General Physics Laboratory

1

or

PHYS 251Principles of Physics

3

PHYS 252Principles of Physics

3

PHYS 253Principles of Physics

3

PHYS 254Principles of Physics Laboratory

1

PHYS 255Principles of Physics Laboratory

1

PHYS 256Principles of Physics Laboratory

1

Religion

16

BIOL 141, BIOL 142, BIOL 143, CHEM 141, CHEM 142, CHEM 143, CHEM 144, CHEM 145, CHEM 146: AP and CLEP credits do not meet Loma Linda University requirements for General Chemistry or General Biology.

Also recommended are:

BIOL 381Cell Biology I: Structure and Bioenergetics

4

BIOL 382Cell Biology II: Genetics and Molecular Biology

4

BIOL 383Cell Biology III: Genomics and Regulation

4

BIOL 464Animal Physiology

4

MATH 106Introduction to Statistics

4

MATH 181Calculus I

4

If applying to a medical school other than Loma Linda University, the student should refer to the bulletin of that institution for specific entrance requirements.