Worksheet for Premeds at Xavier University of Louisiana
Pre-Registration for Fall and Coursework Planning
To be completed by Freshmen and turned in before leaving the workshop in the Spring. (updated 3/3/16)
1) When is pre-registration for summer session 2016 and Fall 2016?
2) If you plan on attending summer school at another college or university this summer in order to catch up or get ahead, you must
receive permission from XU prior to enrolling in the course (i.e. if you want to get credit at XU for the course). What is the name of
the form that must be obtained from XU’s Registrar’s Office and completed with appropriate signatures?
3) In order to complete the form in #2, you will need to obtain and review COURSE DESCRIPTIONS in both XU’s most recent
catalog as well as that of the school you plan on attending this summer. Where can course descriptions be found for…
a) Courses at XU?
b) Courses at another college or university?
4) Why do XU’s Premedical Advisers encourage students who hope to enter medical, dental, etc. NOT to take summer classes every
summer their enrolled at the University?
5) XU’s Premed Advisers do NOT recommend that students withdraw from/retake courses in which they can get a grade of “C” or
better*. Why is this the case?
*NOTE: If you ever consider dropping a course, please make sure that in addition to #5 above, you also consider what effect
this might have on your financial aid, scholarship eligibility, etc.
6) According to the “Classification of Students” section in the most recent University Catalog, the 29 hours required to attain
SOPHOMORE status must include the following: 6 hours of English composition or ENGL 1023 H (if you bypassed English
1010) with a grade of “C” or better AND successful completion of any developmental courses. By the end of the Spring 2016
semester, will YOU have SOPHOMORE status?
!YES
!NO
7) Who is ultimately responsible for ensuring that all required and recommended courses for medical, dental, etc. school
are satisfied, including the requirements for early medical school acceptance program application during sophomore year?
Signature______________________________________________________________Date_______________
Print Name____________________________________________________
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MCAT, DAT, etc. and Coursework Planning
8) When should students who plan to enter medical, dental, etc. school in the Fall of 2019 take the…
a) MCAT?
b) DAT, OAT, or GRE?
9) Students who plan on taking the MCAT are encouraged to start planning NOW to take no more than 14 semester hours during
the spring of junior year. Why is this the case?
10) Why do XU’s Premed Advisers encourage students who will take the MCAT to complete all of the required basic math/science
courses AND Intro Biochemistry, a statistics course, Intro to Psychology, and Intro to Sociology no later than spring of junior year?
11) What disciplines/content areas will questions be drawn from on the four (4) sections of the newly revised MCAT…
1) Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems?
2) Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems?
3) Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior?
4) Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills?
12) What disciplines/content areas will questions be drawn from on the four (4) sections of the DAT…
1) Survey of the Natural Sciences?
2) Perceptual Ability?
3) Reading Comprehension?
4) Quantitative Reasoning?
13) What disciplines/content areas will questions be drawn from on the four (4) sections of the OAT…
1) Survey of the Natural Sciences?
2) Reading Comprehension?
3) Physics?
4) Quantitative Reasoning?
14) Why does the Premedical Office STRONGLY recommend that students interested in medical, dental, etc. school take a
statistics course?
1)
2)
15) Why is it important for students who plan on taking the MCAT, DAT, etc. in 2018 for entry into medical, dental, etc. school in
2019 to start planning future coursework NOW?
1)
2)
16) The table below lists the basic minimum REQUIRED 40 semester hours of science and math courses for most medical, dental, etc.
school, as well as four (4) additional courses that are currently being recommended for students who plan on taking the newly revised MCAT.
It is recommended that you complete these courses BY THE END OF JUNIOR YEAR (i.e. BEFORE you take the necessary entrance exam
and apply to health professions school). Next to each course, use a “√” to indicate when you took (or plan to take) each course at XU (refer
to the appropriate edition of the University Catalog).
NOTE #1: If you bypassed any course (e.g. Pre-Cal), put “PC” in the semester you would have taken it.
NOTE #2: If you have concerns about completing your coursework by Spring 2018 because you had to take remedial classes, didn’t enroll in science classes this semester, etc., please speak with your
academic adviser and PM Office staff about your plans to get “caught-up.”
Required Course
Course at XU
General Biology I
BIOL 1230
General Biology I
lab
General Biology II
BIOL 1230LB
General Biology II
lab
General Chemistry
I
General Chemistry
I lab
General Chemistry
II
General Chemistry
II lab
Organic Chemistry
I
Organic Chemistry
I lab
Organic Chemistry
II
Organic Chemistry
II lab
General Physics I
BIOL 1240LB
General Physics I
lab
General Physics II
PHYS 2010LB
General Physics II
lab
College-level Math
PHYS 2020LB
BIOL 1240
CHEM 1010/1010DR
CHEM 1011LB
CHEM 1020/1020DR
CHEM 1021LB
CHEM 2210/2210DR
CHEM 2230LB
CHEM 2220/2220DR
CHEM 2240LB
PHYS 2010
PHYS 2020
College-level Math
MATH 1020 (Statistics); some schools are NOW
starting to require; needed for MCAT!!!
MATH 1030 (Pre-Calculus)
College-level Math
MATH 1070 (Intro to Calculus)
Fall15
Spr16
Fall16
Spr17
Fall17
Spr18
Other
(Semester/Year)
Additional
Recommended
Courses for the
MCAT!!!!
Course
Course at XU
Intro to
PSYCHOLOGY
Intro to
SOCIOLOGY
STATISTICS
PSYC 1010
Intro
BIOCHEMISTRY I
CHEM 3130 (Required for all “premeds”; if taking
the MCAT, must complete BEFORE the test).
NOTE: Must complete Organic I & II before
enrolling in Biochem.
Fall15
Spr16
Fall16
Spr17
Fall17
Spr18
Other
(Semester/Year)
SOCI 1010
MATH 1020 or similar statistics course
17) In addition to the BASIC minimum required 40 semester hours of math and science courses for application to medical, dental, etc. school,
there are some RECOMMENDED upper-level science courses that students are encouraged to take BEFORE ENROLLING in health
professions schools. Of the five (5) listed below, we encourage premeds to take Intro Biochemistry along with two (2) of the remaining
recommended courses. Also, be advised that there may be other school-specific course requirements/recommendations, not listed here.
Students must stay informed about the admission requirements for the medical, dental, etc. schools to which they are interested in applying.
Next to each course, use a “√” to indicate when you took (or plan to take) each course at XU (refer to the appropriate edition of the University
Catalog).
Course at
Fall17 Spr18 Fall18 Spr19
Other
XU
RECOMMENDED (Biochem and at least two of the
other listed courses)
Intro Biochemistry* (Required for all “premeds”; if
CHEM
taking the MCAT, must complete by Spring 2018 if
3130/3130LB
taking MCAT in May 2018)
Comparative Anatomy (Biology Elective)
BIOL
4091/4091LB
Embryology (Biology Elective)
BIOL
3162/3162LB
Histology (Biology Elective)
BIOL
4111/4111LB
Anatomy and Physiology (Biology Elective)
BIOL
3350/3350LB
OTHER POSSIBLE
REQUIREMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
*Biochemistry REQUIRED for some schools; best to take
CHEM
before MCAT
1021LB
-Statistics (a number of schools starting to REQUIRE +
needed for new MCAT)
-Calculus II and above (required by some schools)
-Anatomy & Physiology I & II (e.g. required by Howard
Dental School)
-Ceramics (recommended for dental school applicants)