CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, STANISLAUS

R E C O M M E N D E D   C U R R I C U L U M   P A T T E R N

FOR STUDENTS INTENDING TO ENTER

SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE

(A minimum of 90 semester credits of pre-professional course work applicable to baccalaureate degree)

 

 

High School Preparation in Science and Mathematics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Algebra

2 units

Biology

1 unit

 

 

Geometry

1 unit

Chemistry

1 unit

 

 

Trigonometry

1/2 unit

Physics

1 unit

 

 

COURSEWORK

Required (*) and recommended by most schools

Check specific school catalogues for details

 

 

CSUS EQUIVALENT COURSES
  • ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS *

COMPOSITION, SPEECH AND CRITICAL THINKING REQUIREMENTS

 
  • COLLEGE BIOLOGY with lab (yr) *

BOTY 1050; ZOOL 1050

 
  • GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY with lab (yr) *

 

CHEM 1100; 1110

 
  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY with lab (yr) *

CHEM 3010/3012; CHEM 3020/3022

 

·    BIOCHEMISTRY *

CHEM 4400

 

·    COLLEGE PHYSICS with lab (yr) *

PHYS 2250, 2252; PHYS 2260, 2262

 

·      CALCULUS *

MATH 1410

 

·      PHYSIOLOGY

ZOOL 4280/4282

 
  • EMBRYOLOGY and/or COMPARATIVE ANATOMY       

 

ZOOL 3130/3132; ZOOL 3150/3152

 

·      MICROBIOLOGY

MBIO 3010/3032

 

·      MOLECULAR BIOLOGY and/or GENETICS

            

BIOL 3310; BIOL 3350

·      PSYCHOLOGY (INTRODUCTION)

PSYC 2010

 

·      HUMANITIES /SOCIAL SCIENCES (yr) *

 

 

SUPPORTING COURSEWORK SUGGESTED BY VARIOUS SCHOOLS

                                    Immunology, Histology,

Social Sciences, Humanities,

                Behavioral Sciences,

Foreign language

                                                              MCAT Mandatory

                                                                          For Further Information Contact:

                                                                         Pre-health Professions Committee

                                                                       California State University, Stanislaus

                                                                        (209) 667-3483 or (209) 667-3476