General Course Requirements for Medical School Admission
Below are the general course requirements followed by the Carnegie Mellon courses that are typically used to fulfill them. These requirements apply to all students, regardless of the home college or department.

  1. One year of general biology with lab.

    03-121 Modern Biology
    03-130 Introduction to Mammalian Physiology
    03-124 Modern Biology Lab
    * Biology majors are not required to take 03-124. 03-343 Experimental Genetics and Molecular Biology and 03-344 Experimental Biochemistry fulfill this requirement.

  2. One year of general chemistry with lab.

    09-105 Introduction to Modern Chemistry
    09-106 Modern Chemistry II
    09-221 Lab I: Introduction to Chemical Analysis

  3. One year of organic chemistry with lab.

    09-217 Organic Chemistry I
    09-218 Organic Chemistry II
    09-222 Lab II: Organic Synthesis and Analysis

  4. One year of physics with lab.

    33-111/106 Physics I (for science or engineering students)
    33-112/107 Physics II (for science or engineering students)
    33-100 Basic Experimental Physics

  5. One year of English. Click here for English course descriptions.

    76-101 Interpretation and Argument
    76-xxx English course of the student's choice,typically 200-level or higher
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