Pre-Medical Course Requirements
First Year
Course
Prerequisites
CHEM 1100
A PASSING GRADE IN HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY
General Chemistry I
PREREQUISITE OR COREQUISITE: MATHEMATICS 1011 OR
1026 ; OR ASSIGNMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
MATHEMATICS TO MATHEMATICS 1201
BIOL 1001
General Biology I
CHEM 2100
General Chemistry II
BIOL 1002
General Biology II
CHEM. 1100 OR CHEM. 2050
BIOLOGY 1001 WITH A GRADE OF C- OR BETTER
Pathways Equivalency
Life and Physical Sciences
Scientific World
Credits
5
Life and Physical Sciences
Scientific World
4.5
Life and Physical Sciences
Scientific World
Life and Physical Sciences
Scientific World
5
Second Year/Third Year
CHEM 3511
CHEM. 2100
Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 3512
CHEM 2100
Organic Chemistry Lab
4.5
3
2
OR
PHYS 1100
General Physics I
C OR HIGHER IN MATH 1011 OR ANY MATH COURSE
HIGHER THAN 1026 OR PLACEMENT IN MATH 1201
(Calculus) ON THE BASIS OF THE CALCULUS PLACEMENT
TEST
Scientific World
5
AND
CHEM 3521
Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 3512
Organic Chemistry Lab
CHEM. 3511 OR CHEM. 3510
3
CHEM. 2100 AND PREREQ OR CO-REQ CHEM. 3511
2
PHYS 2100
General Physics II
PHYS. 1100 OR PHYS. 1150 OR PHYS. 1112 WITH A GRADE C
OR HIGHER
5
1-Year of College Level Math (2 courses below—must take MATH 1201)
Math 1101
ALL STUDENTS ENTERING INTO MATH. 1011 MUST HAVE
Pre Calculus
ACHIEVED SCORES ON THE COMPASS TEST OF s_1 GE 70,
s_2 GE 70, s_3 GE 45 OR OBTAINED DEPARTMENTAL
PERMISSION.
MATH 1201*
THREE YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS INCLUDING
Calculus I
GEOMETRY AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA AND
TRIGONOMETRY, AND ASSIGNMENT ON THE BASIS OF A
PLACEMENT TEST; OR A GRADE OF C OR HIGHER IN
MATHEMATICS 1011 OR 1026 IS REQ TO TAKE THIS COURSE.
CALC 1206
MATH. 1201 IS REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE
Calculus II
Grade of C- or higher in Mathematics 1201
OR PSYC 3400, HNSC
3300 (3-Credits) OR
ECON/BUSN 3400
(Statistics)
Total Pre-Medical required credits: 47~46 Total equivalent Pathways credits: 28
Math/Quantitative Reasoning
4
Math/Quantitative Reasoning
4
Math/Quantitative Reasoning
4~3
Pre-Medical Course Recommendations
Course
BIOL 2010
Advanced Cell and
Molecular Biology
CHEM 4571**
Biochemistry I Lecture
PSYC 1000**
Introduction to
Psychology
PSYC 3400**
Psychology Statistics
OR
HNSC 3300
Introduction to
Biostatistics for the
Health Sciences
OR
ECON 3400/BUSN
3400
Introduction to
Economic and
Business Statistics
PSYC 2810**
Abnormal Psychology
HNSC 2120
Introduction to
Epidemiology:
Laboratory
PHIL 3316
Medical Ethics
SOCY 1101**/ANTH
1100
Introductory Sociology
and Anthropology
HNSC 2300**
Human Physiology
(Recommended by
students but not the
AAMC)
Prerequisites
BIOL. 1001 AND BIOL. 1002 AND CHEM. 2100
Pathways Equivalency
CHEM. 3520 OR BOTH CHEM. 3521 AND CHEM. 3522
Credits
3
3
3
PSYC. 1000
A SCORE OF 32 OR HIGHER ON THE CUNY MATHEMATICS
SKILLS ASSESSMENT TEST OR A GRADE OF C OR HIGHER IN
CORE CURRICULUM 1311 OR PASSING MATHEMATICS 1011
OR HIGHER
Math/Quantitative Reasoning
4
Math/Quantitative Reasoning
3
Math/Quantitative Reasoning
4
PSYC. 1000 OR PSYC 2100
3
HNSC 1100
4
PHIL COURSE OR CORC 1210 OR PERMISSION OF THE
CHAIRPERSON
3
3
BIOL 1001 AND BIOL 1002
Life and Physical Sciences
Scientific World
Total Pre-Medical recommended credits ~36
*For more information on Brooklyn College’s Calculus Placement Test see:
http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/about/administration/enrollment/testing/calculus.php
**highly recommended by Pre-Medical students
3