Required Courses
These courses are required for students who intend to apply to allopathic and osteopathic medical schools and should be completed with grades of C or better.
Required Course |
GW Equivalent |
Introductory Biology, with labs (8 credits) |
BISC 1111-1112 or BISC 1115-1116 and 1120/1125-1126 If you have AP credit for Introductory Biology, you do not need to repeat it at GW. However, medical schools will expect you to have a minimum of eight credit hours of upper-level BISC coursework with lab components. |
General Chemistry, with labs (8 credits) |
CHEM 1111-1112 |
Organic Chemistry, with labs (8 credits) |
CHEM 2151-2154 |
Biochemistry, lab not required (3-4 credits) |
BISC 3261/CHEM 3165 A new MCAT exam was introduced in 2015, which has substantial biochemistry and social science content. |
Social Sciences - (6 credits) Psychology & Sociology highly recommended |
PSYC 1001 and SOC 1001 |
English (6 credits) |
GW's University Writing and WID curriculum satisfies this requirement, with the rare exception of some Texas medical schools |
Math (6 credits) Statistics and Calculus highly recommended |
MATH 1220-1221, 1231 or 1232 STAT 1051, 1053, 1111 or 1127 |
Physics, with labs (8 credits) |
PHYS 1011-1012/1021-1022/1025-1026 General Physics is a trigonometry-based physics course and University Physics is calculus-based. MATH 1231 is a prerequisite to PHYS 1021-1022. Medical schools do not show a preference for University Physics over General Physics. Choose the course based on your interests and your schedule. |
**Specific prerequisite courses may vary by school. Please see the current AAMC report for more information.