is a bachelor degree REQUIRED by a medical school? i know it helps you get in, but is it required?

Answer 1

It is not required technically at all medical schools. Equivalent education will be required though. X hours of biology X hours of chemistry etc... If you have 120+ hours of undergraduate education, you may as well get a bachelor's degree.

In practice, the competition for those medical school seats all have bachelor's degrees and most have really high GPAs and many have their degree from outstanding colleges. Applying without the degree (but having sufficient coursework) is allowed but the chances of being accepted is near .01%

Answer 2

A bachelor degree is definitely required for medical school. If you first start out at a community college, before you apply, you must complete at least 1 year at an accredited four year university. During this time, regardless of what your major may be, you must take the following classes: 1 year of general chemistry + lab, 1 year of organic chemistry + lab, 1 year of biology + lab, 1 year of physics + lab, 1 year of math (calculus or statistics) & 1 year of English. These are called pre-med requirements. After this, you will need to take the MCAT & then fill out the medical school applications

Answer 3

The minimum requirment for admission to an accredited US or Canadian medical school is completion of the prerequisite science courses and the accumulation of 90 semester hours. This is established by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the sole accreditation authority for medical schools. A majority of medical schools make it their policy that you obtain your undergrad degree before applying, but there are still many schools that will take exceptional students with 90 semester hours and the prereqs done (as well as the MCAT, of course).

If you think you are exceptional and have a school identified, you might want to verify their admission requirements by visiting their web site.

You can verify what I have told you by visiting either of these web site:
http://www.aamc.org/
http://www.lcme.org/

Answer 4

I'm pretty sure it is. I hope it is or else we have a problem with the medical and education system. Plus, you would want to have a Bachelor degree before going to Medical school, it will be much easier to critically think about issues placed upon you.

Answer 5

Yes, the discussion among future physicians is what they want to get their bachelor's degree in. I know of students that have majored in chemistry, physiology, cell biology, general biology, and English. I'm sure there are an entire A to Z selection of majors because not every doctor decides they want to be a doctor early in life. Inquire at the school you want to go to -they will have a list of their preferred majors.

Answer 6

Yes it is ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED. Also you need to make sure that you take the required classes: calculus, chemistry, biology, organic chemistry, and physics. After doing so, you need to take the MCAT which covers all these disciplines.

Answer 7

i would assume it's "required" ... i'm thinking that i really don't want a doctor that skipped the initial 4 years of college ... just doesn't make sense.

Answer 8

Of course it is!!!