UNDERGRAD RESOURCES
Our graduates have an excellent medical school acceptance rate. Medical schools encourage undergraduates to pursue a broad liberal arts education with a strong basic science foundation, hallmarks of our program.
Pre-medicine course requirements for U.S. medical school: Two semesters of each of the following are required, and many schools recommend additional courses in biology and chemistry:
- General chemistry (with two semesters of lab)
- Organic chemistry (with two semesters of lab)
- Biology (with two semesters of lab)
- Physics (with two semesters of lab)
- Mathematics (including calculus)
- English (at least one course in composition)
Medical school prep year by year:
Freshmen year: academics, volunteer work
Sophomore year: academics, research, volunteer work
Junior year: academics, research, volunteer work, study abroad, MCAT exam, AAMACS application, alternate plans
Senior year: academics, research, volunteer work, interviews, alternate plans
Pre-Dental Scholars Program
Pre-dent is not a major at Marquette. It is a statement of your intention to go to dental school someday. Students in our accelerated program receive their undergraduate degrees with conditional acceptance into Marquette's School of Dentistry, the only dental school in Wisconsin. Pre-dental scholars complete their undergraduate portion in three years, then take courses that count toward their bachelor's and dental degrees in the fourth year. Pre-dental scholars get both degrees in seven years.
Biological Sciences Department
Marquette University, Wehr Life Sciences
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P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
(414) 288-7355
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