Nov 24, 2024

2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog

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2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Pre-medicine and Pre-osteopathy

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Requirements

Except in rare instances, medical schools require students to have a baccalaureate degree prior to entrance to medical school.

Appropriate electives in humanities and social sciences selected in consultation with adviser

Biology

2 years, with laboratory

BIOS 208 - Fundamentals of Cellular Biology Credits: 3
AND BIOS 210 - Fundamentals of Cellular Biology Laboratory Credits: 1
BIOS 209 - Fundamentals of Organismal Biology Credits: 3
AND BIOS 211 - Fundamentals of Organismal Biology Laboratory Credits: 1
BIOS 355 - Human Physiology Credits: 4

Chemistry

2 years, general and organic

CHEM 210 - General Chemistry I Credits: 3
AND CHEM 212 - General Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 1
CHEM 211 - General Chemistry II Credits: 3
AND CHEM 213 - General Chemistry Laboratory II Credits: 1
CHEM 330 - General Organic Chemistry I Credits: 3
CHEM 331 - General Organic Chemistry II Credits: 3
CHEM 332 - General Organic Laboratory I Credits: 1

Physics

1 year, with laboratory

PHYS 210 - General Physics I Credits: 4
AND PHYS 211 - General Physics II Credits: 4
OR
PHYS 253 - Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics Credits: 4
AND PHYS 273 - Fundamentals of Physics II: Electromagnetism Credits: 4

English

1 year

ENGL 103 - Rhetoric and Composition I Credits: 3
AND ENGL 104 - Rhetoric and Composition II Credits: 3
OR
ENGL 105 - Rhetoric and Composition Credits: 3

Mathematics

1 semester

MATH 155 - Trigonometry and Elementary Functions Credits: 3
OR
MATH 229 - Calculus I Credits: 4

Recommended

Additional courses in biology, chemistry, and mathematics such as

BIOS 308 - Genetics Credits: 5
BIOS 313 - Microbiology Credits: 4
CHEM 470 - General Biological Chemistry Credits: 3
STAT 301 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 4