Requirements for a Pre-Medicine or Pre-Dentistry Major at SWU
(In the table below, links are to the syllabus for the course. Since not all courses are taught every semester, some of these are from previous offerings, or otherwise not completely up-to-date. Some may be in Microsoft Word format.)
| MATH 2504 | Calculus I | 4 credit hours* |
| CHEM 1004-1054 | General Chemistry I & II | 8* |
| CHEM 2504-2514 | Organic Chemistry I & II | 8 |
| CHEM 3254 | Biochemistry | 4 |
| BIOL 2001, BIOL 4501 | Cornerstone and Capstone Science seminars | 2 |
| BIOL 1004-BIOL 1014 | Biology I& II | 8 |
| BIOL 3104 | Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOL 3204-BIOL 3214 | Anatomy & Physiology | 8 |
| BIOL 3454 | Cellular & Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 3504 | Genetics | 4 |
| BIOL 1074 or BIOL 2254 | Environmental Science of Ecology or Ecology of Rocky Mountians | 3 or 4 |
| BIOL 3313 | Bioethics | 3* |
| PSYC 2044-PSYC 2054 | Physics I & II | 8 |
| STAT 3203 | Statistics | 3 |
| SEMR 2051 | Scientific Literacy | 1 |
| (200-400 level) | Biology Electives (Recommended: MATH 2514, STAT 3203) | 4 |
| Total | 68* | |
We recomment that students gain practical work experience related to the proposed field of study. The students should inform the health professions advisor as to the school(s) they hope to enter, and check that school's publications for other requirements. Medical and dental schools do not specify an undergradate major. They require admission tests, and usually have specific course requirements, but no sequence of courses will guarantee acceptance. Southern Wesleyan University graduates majroing in biology, chemistry, history, and psychology have been accepted to medical or dental schools.
The curriculum above includes all the course requirements for almost all medical and dental schools. Duke requires more calculus. Some schools may require CHEM 3404, Inorganic Analysis.
*For Pre-Med/Pre-Dent majors, Calculus I meets the math general graduation requirement, General Chemistry meets the science general graduation requirement, and Bioethics meets the philosophy general graduation requirement, so the total of 68 is inflated by 15 hours. See also the other general graduation requirements.
Although every effort has been made to make this page accurate, the printed catalog is the official announcement of SWU academic requirements. Contact SWU admissions to obtain one.