Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental/Pre-Veterinary/Pre-Health Advising Track
Students can be any major and be considered pre-medical, pre-dental, or pre-veterinary. However, recommended majors at D'Youville that lead into these professional schools are Biology B.S. and Biochemistry B.S. (as they already require many of the pre-requisite courses for medical/dental/veterinary school), as well as Health Humanities B.S. (which engages in the impacts of health and illness on the individual).
In addition to science courses, many medical/dental/veterinary schools stress the need for applicants with a broad humanities-based education. After consulting their advisor, students should select humanities courses such as in philosophy, ethics, and literature to contribute to their liberal arts education.
D'Youville has a Pre-Professional Committee composed of science faculty that helps prepare students to apply to medical/dental/veterinary schools. The committee provides information about these schools, guides students through the application process, performs mock interviews, and writes letters of support. This committee also guides students through the process of applying to science graduate programs. Any questions about the Pre-Professional Committee can be directed to its Chair, Dr. Justin McGraw (mcgrawj@dyc.edu)
Students interested in medical, dental, or veterinary school should:
- Talk to their academic advisor
- Add the appropriate specialization to their student record (e.g., pre-med)
- Successfully complete the courses listed on this page
- Adhere to advice from the Pre-Professional Committee regarding entrance exams (e.g., MCAT), courses, shadowing, etc.
Required courses in the Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental/Pre-Veterinary advising track:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIO-101 | Introductory Biology I | 4 |
| BIO-101L | Intro Bio Lab I | 0 |
| BIO-102 | Introductory Biology II | 4 |
| BIO-102L | Intro Bio Lab II | 0 |
| BIO-303 | Biochemistry | 3 |
| or CHE-303 | Biochemistry | |
| BIO-303L | Biochemistry Lab | 1 |
| or CHE-303L | Biochemistry Laboratory | |
| CHE-101 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHE-101L | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHE-102 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHE-102L | General Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| CHE-219 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHE-219L | Organic Chemistry Lab | 1 |
| CHE-220 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHE-220L | Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| MAT-201 | Biostatistics | 3 |
| or MAT-123 | Introduction to Applied Statistics | |
| PHY-101 | General Physics I | 3 |
| or PHY-111 | Introduction to Physics | |
| PHY-101L | Gen Physics Lab I | 1 |
| or PHY-111L | Introduction to Physics Lab | |
| PHY-102 | General Physics II | 3 |
| or PHY-112 | Introduction to Physics | |
| PHY-102L | Gen Physics Lab II | 1 |
| or PHY-112L | Introduction to Physics Lab | |
| ENG-111 | Introduction to Literature: Acad Writing 1 | 3 |
| ENG-112 | Humanities Seminar 1 | 3 |
| PSY-101 | General Psychology | 3 |
| or PSY-204 | Physiological Psychology | |
| or PSY-205 | Social Psychology | |
| or PSY-207 | Cognitive Psychology | |
| SOC-101 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
1Two ENG-XXX courses should be taken. Please see your academic advisor to see which 2 ENG courses are the best fit.
In preparation for the MCAT and DAT the following courses are strongly recommended. In addition, some schools highly recommend these courses:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIO-107 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 3 |
| BIO-107L | Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory | 1 |
| BIO-108 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 3 |
| BIO-108L | Human Anatomy & Physiology II Lab | 1 |
| BIO-208 | Microbiology | 3 |
| BIO-208L | Microbiology Lab | 1 |
| MAT-125 | Calculus I | 4 |
| • Medically related social science courses. | ||
While these are the most common requirements for professional schools, students should research each school of interest to make sure there are no additional required or recommended courses.