Course Requirements
Pre-Med Course Requirements
The following represents only one of many paths students can take to prepare to attend medical school. A chemistry or biology major will work well with this set of courses, but other majors are possible. (The coursework is based on the University of Iowa’s requirements for admission, including recommended courses.) Medical schools may vary in their required courses for admission, so be sure to check your preferred school’s requirements. Note that students typically take four courses per semester for a total of eight each year. Check the Coe catalog to review all of your options.
First Year
- BIO-145 Cellular and Molecular Biology
- BIO-140 Introduction to Biology Laboratory
- BIO-155/ -150 Organismal and Ecological Biology and Laboratory
- CHM-101/ -101L General Chemistry I and Laboratory
- RHE-137 Creative Nonfiction and American Culture
- PHL-165 Bio-medical Ethics
Second Year
- MTH-135 Calculus I
- CHM-101/ -102L General Chemistry II and Laboratory
- BIO-235/ -230 Genetics and Genetics and Laboratory
- BIO-245/ -240 Integrated Human Anatomy and Laboratory
- CHM-221 Organic Chemistry I
- SOC-107 Introductory Sociology
Third Year
- CHM-321 Organic Chemistry II
- CHM-322 Organic Laboratory
- PHY-115/-110 Basic Physics I & Laboratory
- PHY-135/-130 Basic Physics II & Laboratory
- PSY-115 Introductory Psychology
Fourth Year
- ENG-128 Exploring Literature: Diversity in Western Culture
- CHM-431/-431L Biochemistry and Laboratory
- BIO-370/ -375 Integrated Human Physiology and Laboratory
- BIO-515 Microbiology
- PSY-225 Introduction to Biopsychology