Pre-Medicine

Note - Pre-Professional Preparation Programs

These are recommendations based on requirements for professional schools in South Dakota or in this region. Students are advised to contact any particular schools of interest to identify particular prerequisites for that institution. Much of this information is available from Dr. Charles Lamb (CharlesLamb@BHSU.edu).

Program Requirements

Baccalaureate degree required with these additional courses

• MCAT Exam

• BIOL 151 - General Biology I 3 semester hours
• BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab 1 semester hours
• BIOL 153 - General Biology II 3 semester hours
• BIOL 153L - General Biology II Lab 1 semester hours
• BIOL 325 - Physiology 3 semester hours

• Recommended

• BIOL 325L - Physiology Lab 1 semester hours

• Recommended

• BIOL 331 - Microbiology 3 semester hours

• Recommended

• BIOL 331L - Microbiology Lab 1 semester hours

• Recommended

• BIOL 381 - Vertebrate Anatomy 3 semester hours

• Recommended

• BIOL 381L - Vertebrate Anatomy Laboratory 1 semester hours

• Recommended

• CHEM 112 - General Chemistry I 3 semester hours
• CHEM 112L - General Chemistry I Lab 1 semester hours
• CHEM 114 - General Chemistry II 3 semester hours
• CHEM 114L - General Chemistry II Lab 1 semester hours
• CHEM 326 - Organic Chemistry I 3 semester hours
• CHEM 326L - Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 semester hours
• CHEM 328 - Organic Chemistry II 3 semester hours
• CHEM 328L - Organic Chemistry II Lab 1 semester hours
• CHEM 464 - Biochemistry I 3 semester hours

• Recommended

• CHEM 464L - Biochemistry I Lab 1 semester hours

• Recommended

• MATH 121 - Survey of Calculus 4 semester hours
• PHYS 111 - Introduction to Physics I 3 semester hours
• PHYS 111L - Introduction to Physics I Laboratory 1 semester hours
• PHYS 113 - Introduction to Physics II 3 semester hours
• PHYS 113L - Introduction to Physics II Laboratory 1 semester hours