Physics 3L, a course which will emphasize life science applications, will be offered Fall and in subsequent odd years. Physics 3L and 4L are also appropriate for the chemistry or biochemistry major. Physics 5 is a prerequisite for Physics 7, but it does not satisfy the physics requirement for medical, dental, or veterinary school. All of these courses require calculus.
Medical schools do not require students to enroll in calculus-based physics classes, but that is the only kind that is offered at Swarthmore. Some students, especially those who are majoring in the humanities or social sciences, elect to take a non—calculus-based Physics I and II with laboratory over the summer at one of the many accredited universities and colleges that offer summer school sessions.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Swarthmore College may give students credit with approval for calculus-based physics courses taken with laboratories at other accredited institutions. They will not give Swarthmore credit for non—calculus-based physics, but receiving Swarthmore credit is not necessary for those courses to meet the premedical requirements.
Many medical schools require a year of mathematics and recommend calculus and statistics. Medical schools vary in their math requirements. The most conservative way to meet the requirements at the largest number of medical schools is to have one calculus credit and one statistics credit.
Most, but not all, medical schools will accept AP credit in place of actual coursework in calculus and statistics. Because Harvard is of great interest to our students, it is worth noting that Harvard will accept AP credit for calculus, but not statistics.
Students planning to take Physics 4 but not 4L at Swarthmore must take Math 25 during or before the course. It is also possible to place out of Math 15 or 25 and get equivalent credit by passing the final exams in these courses and possibly doing additional assigned work. Normally, these exams must be taken at the end of the student's first semester at Swarthmore. Phil Everson. Any English course listed in the catalog may be used to satisfy this requirement.
Occasionally, students may be able to use a literature in translation course for some medical schools, but this is not recommended, because some medical schools are real sticklers about their requirements. Is PHY acceptable even though it isn't advanced? Does it matter whether I take it before or after PHY ? Do doctors actually use calculus or physics? I have long discussed these issues with my dad — lamenting that I was wasting valuable time taking lame classes like physics-for-premeds without calculus that I could have spent on more esoteric subjects with the world-class professors at Stanford.
He agreed that a majority of the premed requirements were unnecessary and the MCAT was outdated — in other words the basic science requirements verged on absurd. Well — I had never gone to medical school, and my father was many years away from it, having graduated in Now, comfortably into my second block, cardiovascular, renal, and pulmonary , let me take a moment to provide a different take for those of you feeling that you are wasting your time.
Basic science courses provided extremely valuable preparation for medical school, not as much for the knowledge contained therein, but rather more for the mental discipline required. Some would argue that studying anything would give you similar skills. Prerequisite Courses for the Top 50 Medical Schools The grueling medical school admissions process demands years of dedication.
Chemistry: 2 years with laboratory work, including inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry. Physics: 1 year laboratory work is recommended. Math: 1 year, including 1 semester each of calculus and statistics preferably biostatistics.
Writing: 1 year. UCSF General biology: 1 year with laboratory work; upper-level coursework is recommended. Biochemistry: at least 1 course. General chemistry: 1 year with laboratory work. Organic Chemistry: minimum of 2 quarters. Physics: 1 year with laboratory work. Johns Hopkins University Biology: 1 year 8 semester hours with laboratory work. Recommended: Course devoted to principles of genetics, mammalian or molecular biology coursework.
Organic chemistry: 1 semester with laboratory work. Biochemistry: Three or 4 semester hours are required. General physics: 1 year with laboratory work. Humanities and behavioral science: a minimum of 24 semester hours. Writing-intensives: 2 courses.
These courses may be counted as part of the semester hour requirement for the humanities and social sciences. Chemistry: 2 years with laboratory work, one of which must be organic chemistry.
English: 1 year. Duke University Biology: 2 courses, both with 3 semester hours or 4 quarter hours each. Microbiology: 3 semester hours or 4 quarter hours. Chemistry: 2 courses with laboratory work 4 semester or 5 quarter hours each.
Statistics: 2 semester hours or 3 quarter hours. Washington University in St. Louis Biology: 1 year. Chemistry: 1 year. Physics: 1 year. Calculus: 1 year. Chemistry: 2 years of college coursework including: quantitative analysis and both organic and inorganic chemistry.
Statistics and calculus: 1 year. Humanities and Spanish: coursework is highly recommended. Biochemistry: coursework is strongly recommended. Physics: 2 semesters or 3 quarters; OR 1 semester or 2 quarters of physics with 1 semester or 2 quarters of calculus or linear algebra.
Calculus or Linear Algebra: 1 semester or 2 quarters. Social sciences or humanities: 4 semesters or 6 quarters. Organic chemistry: 1 year with laboratory work. Intensive writing course: 1 year. Northwestern University Feinberg Biology: 2 semesters of lecture and laboratory work. Biochemistry: coursework is highly recommended. Inorganic chemistry: 2 semesters of lecture and laboratory work. Organic chemistry: 2 semesters of lecture and laboratory work. Physics: 2 semesters of lecture and laboratory work.
Statistics: coursework is highly recommended. English composition: coursework is highly recommended. Cornell University Weill Biology: 2 semesters of introductory courses with laboratory work. Chemistry: 2 semesters of introductory courses with laboratory work. Organic chemistry: 2 semesters of organic chemistry recommended. Will accept 1 semester of organic chemistry with laboratory, and one semester of upper-level biology or chemistry coursework. Physics: 2 semesters of introductory courses with laboratory work.
Calculus and statistics: coursework is recommended. Humanities or social sciences: 1 semester. English-language literature: 1 semester. General chemistry: 1 academic year 2 semesters or 3 quarters. Biochemistry: 1 term 1 semester or 1 quarter. Organic chemistry: 1 academic year 2 semesters or 3 quarters.
Physics: 1 academic year 2 semesters or 3 quarters. Calculus or statistics: 1 academic year 2 semesters or 3 quarters.
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