Pre-Medical and Allied Health Program of Study

Program Declaration

Completion of an Undergraduate Program Add/Change form after completing at least three semesters of coursework in math and science with at least a 3.2 GPA in the premedical courses (excluding labs).

Program Requirements

Complete ten courses (excluding labs) from biology, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, mathematics, and social science courses.

GPA: A minimum GPA of 3.2 is required from all program courses.
Residency: At least six courses applied toward the program must be completed at UMass Boston.

Course Requirements

Biology Courses

BIOL 111 - General Biology I 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 112 - General Biology II 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 210 - Cell Biology 4 Credit(s)
or
BIOL 212 - Cell Biology (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 252 - Genetics 4 Credit(s)
or
BIOL 254 - Genetics (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)

Chemistry Courses

The corresponding chemistry lab is required with each lecture, but the lab does not count toward the ten courses required for the program.

CHEM 115 - Chemical Principles I Lecture 3 Credit(s)
and
CHEM 117 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
CHEM 116 - Chemical Principles II Lecture 3 Credit(s)
and
CHEM 118 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
CHEM 251 - Organic Chemistry I Lecture 3 Credit(s)
and
CHEM 255 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
CHEM 252 - Organic Chemistry II Lecture 3 Credit(s)
and
CHEM 256 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 2 Credit(s)

Biochemistry Course

BIOCHM 383 - Biochemistry I 3 Credit(s)

Physics Courses

The corresponding physics lab is required with each lecture, but the lab does not count toward the ten courses required for the program.

PHYSIC 107 - College Physics I 3 Credit(s)
or
PHYSIC 113 - Fundamentals of Physics I 4 Credit(s)
PHYSIC 108 - College Physics II 3 Credit(s)
or
PHYSIC 114 - Fundamentals of Physics II 4 Credit(s)
PHYSIC 181 - Physics Laboratory I 2 Credit(s)
PHYSIC 182 - Physics Laboratory II 2 Credit(s)

Mathematics Courses

MATH 140 - Calculus I 4 Credit(s)
or
MATH 145 - Calculus I for Life & Environmental Sciences 4 Credit(s)

Social Sciences Courses

PSYCH 100 - Introductory Psychology 3 Credit(s)
or
PSYCH 101 - Introductory Psychology 4 Credit(s)
or
SOCIOL 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit(s)

Recommendations

Highly competitive medical schools may require a full year of calculus (MATH 140 and 141 or MATH 145 and 146) and completion of calculus-based physics (PHYSIC 113 and 114).

The following courses are also recommended:

BIOL 307 - Advanced Human Anatomy and Human Physiology I 3 Credit(s)
and
BIOL 308 - Advanced Human Anatomy and Human Physiology II 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 309 - Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab 1 Credit(s)
and
BIOL 310 - Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab 1 Credit(s)
BIOL 316 - Neurobiology 4 Credit(s)
or
BIOL 318 - Neurobiology (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 334 - Microbiology 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 370 - Molecular Biology 4 Credit(s)
or
BIOL 372 - Molecular Biology (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 378 - Introduction to Immunology 4 Credit(s)
or
BIOL 380 - Introduction to Immunology (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)