Pre-Medical Course Requirements

Most medical schools require the following courses be taken before admission:

• One semester of college algebra

• One year of English Composition

• One year of general biology with labs

• One year of general chemistry with labs

• One year of organic chemistry with labs

• One year of physics with labs

At UMKC, the above courses are referred to as pre-med courses.  They should all be completed before the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is taken.  Meeting with your College of Arts and Sciences pre-health advisors will ensure you are taking these classes at the correct time and in the proper order.  The course titles and numbers for those courses are:

In addition to the above courses, some medical schools may have additional course requirements.  These additional courses commonly include:

While many of the required courses are sciences, medical schools also encourage students to have a solid background in the social sciences and humanities.  For this reason, pre-med students are encouraged to complete an optional minor in Healing and Humanities which incorporates medicine and healing in a context of humanities and social sciences.