Medicine

David Lindsey, Jeremy Wiggins, 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 non-science courses. AP, CLEP, and online credits do not meet Loma Linda University requirements for required science courses. The following courses are normally required by Loma Linda University:

Required Courses:

BIOL 141	General Biology	4
BIOL 142	General Biology	4
BIOL 143	General Biology	4
CHEM 141	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 142	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 143	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 144	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 145	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 146	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 321	Organic Chemistry	4
CHEM 322	Organic Chemistry	4
CHEM 324	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 325	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 431	Foundations of Biochemistry	4
ENGL 121	Introduction to Analytical Writing	3
ENGL 122	Introduction to Research Writing	3
PHYS 211	General Physics	3
PHYS 212	General Physics	3
PHYS 213	General Physics	3
PHYS 214	General Physics Laboratory	1
PHYS 215	General Physics Laboratory	1
PHYS 216	General Physics Laboratory	1
Total Credit Hours:		56

MATH 121 and MATH 122 are prerequisites for CHEM 141 and PHYS 211.

Also recommended are:

BIOL 250	Biostatistics	4
	or
MATH 106	Introduction to Statistics	4
BIOL 381	Cell Biology I: Structure and Bioenergetics	4
BIOL 382	Cell Biology II: Genetics and Molecular Biology	4
BIOL 383	Cell Biology III: Genomics and Regulation	4
BIOL 464	Animal Physiology	4
PSYC 140	Introduction to Psychology: Social Foundations	4
PSYC 141	Introduction to Psychology: Biological Foundations	4
SOCI 204	General Sociology	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.