Program requirements

Medical schools in the United States require completion of a bachelor’s degree before entering medical school. No specific degree is preferred. In addition to the requisite science courses, students are expected to include a broad range of humanities and social sciences in their undergraduate studies, to show leadership and an interest in the delivery of health care, and to present acceptable scores on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). Kansas residents are given preference at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. The courses listed below fulfill the science and mathematics requirements at most U.S. medical schools:

• Biology electives (with lab) Credits: (at least 4)

• BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: (4)
• CHM 210 - Chemistry I Credits: (4)
• CHM 230 - Chemistry II Credits: (4)
• CHM 531 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: (3)
• CHM 532 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory Credits: (2)
• CHM 550 - Organic Chemistry II Credits: (3)
• MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Credits: (4)
• PHYS 113 - General Physics I Credits: (4)
• PHYS 114 - General Physics II Credits: (4)