Pre-Medical
The College of Medicine of the University of Nebraska Medical Center requires a minimum
of 90 semester hours for admission. However, students pursuing a pre-medical curriculum are expected
to choose a major so that they can be working towards a baccalaureate degree concurrently with the
pre-medical program. This requires a major/minor combination or a comprehensive major as well as
completion of the UNK general studies requirements and other degree requirements as set forth in the
college catalog. Medical schools do not specify which major a student should pursue in conjunction
with his/her pre-medical studies. Chemistry and biology majors are commonly chosen but other
science majors, psychobiology, psychology, business or the humanities are acceptable as
long as the core science courses in chemistry, biology and physics are included.
Competition for positions in medical schools is intense and admission is never guaranteed.
Admission to medical school is based on scholastic record, MCAT scores, personal
recommendations, interview with members of the admissions committee, shadowing, and other
extra-curricular activities.
The following requirements are based on the admission requirements of the College of
Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Students wanting to apply to other
medical schools should check with those specific schools for additional requirements.
- A. Requirements
Take 8 hours of biology from:
- BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
- BIOL 105GS, Biology I - 4 hours
- BIOL 106GS, Biology II - 4 hours (Prereq:
three years of high school science including biology and chemistry and a minimum score of
20 on the ACT or equivalent or a college science course)
- No more than ONE from the following options:
- 1 course
BIOL 215GS, Human Physiology - 4 hours (Prereq:
three years of high school science including biology and chemistry and a minimum score of
20 on the ACT or equivalent or a college science course)
OR 2 courses
BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours (CHEM
145 or CHEM 150 or CHEM 160; three years of high school science including biology and a
minimum score of 20 on the ACT or equivalent or a college science course)
BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
(Prereq: three years of high school science including biology and chemistry and a minimum
score of 20 on the ACT or equivalent or a college science course)
- BIOL 211, Human Microbiology - 4 hours
(Students should not take BIOL 211 if they are planning to take
BIOL 400)
- Take all of the following:
- BIOL 360, Genetics - 3 hours (Prereq:
BIOL 201,
BIOL 309)
- CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
(see prerequisites)
- CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1
hour
- CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1
hour
- CHEM 360, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 360L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1
hour
- CHEM 351, Biochemistry - 4 hours (Prereq:
CHEM 161GS,
CHEM
161LGS; CHEM 250, or
CHEM 361 and
CHEM 361L)
- CHEM 361, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 361L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1
hour
- ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours (Prereq:
ENG 100A or English ACT score of 15 or above)
- ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours
(Prereq: ENG 101GS or
ACT English score of 30 or above)
- PHYS 205GS, General Physics - 5 hours
- PHYS 206GS, General Physics - 5 hours
- Take 1 course from:
- MATH 115, Calculus I with Analytic Geometry -
5 hours (Prereq: MATH 102,
MATH 103)
- MATH 123, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours (Prereq:
MATH 102)
- STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
(Prereq: MATH 101)
B. Electives- Humanities and Social Sciences - 12-16 hours are required.
Recommended courses in the humanities and social sciences include English literature courses, foreign language, psychology,
philosophy, political science, economics, sociology and fine arts courses.
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- Other electives, including upper division biology and chemistry courses, are recommended.
See your advisor for suggestions.
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- **Students should be aware of prerequisites on all courses and plan their coursework
accordingly.
C. Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT):- The MCAT is required for admission and should be taken once all required courses have been
completed. See your advisor for more information.
