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How to Apply/Declare
Current Undergraduate Students: Submit an Undergraduate Program Add/Change form after completing at least three semesters of coursework in math and science with at least a 3.2 GPA in all premedical courses (excluding labs).
Prospective Undergraduate Students: Apply for admission to UMass Boston by completing an application. Start by reviewing the first-year and transfer application pages for important information about requirements, deadlines, and application status checks. Use the links below to apply:
Curriculum
Biology Courses
- BIOL 111 - General Biology I 4 Credit(s)
- BIOL 112 - General Biology II 4 Credit(s)
- BIOL 210 - Cell Biology 4 Credit(s) OR
- BIOL 212 - Cell Biology (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
- BIOL 252 - Genetics 4 Credit(s) OR
- BIOL 254 - Genetics (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
Chemistry Courses
The corresponding chemistry lab is required with each lecture, but the lab does not count toward the ten courses required for the program.
- CHEM 115 - Chemical Principles I Lecture 3 Credit(s) AND
- CHEM 117 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
- CHEM 116 - Chemical Principles II Lecture 3 Credit(s) AND
- CHEM 118 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
- CHEM 251 - Organic Chemistry I Lecture 3 Credit(s) AND
- CHEM 255 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
- CHEM 252 - Organic Chemistry II Lecture 3 Credit(s) AND
- CHEM 256 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
Biochemistry Course
- BIOCHM 383 - Biochemistry I 3 Credit(s)
Physics Courses
The corresponding physics lab is required with each lecture, but the lab does not count toward the ten courses required for the program.
- PHYSIC 107 - College Physics I 3 Credit(s) OR
- PHYSIC 113 - Fundamentals of Physics I 4 Credit(s)
- PHYSIC 108 - College Physics II 3 Credit(s) OR
- PHYSIC 114 - Fundamentals of Physics II 4 Credit(s)
- PHYSIC 181 - Physics Laboratory I 2 Credit(s)
- PHYSIC 182 - Physics Laboratory II 2 Credit(s)
Mathematics Course
- MATH 140 - Calculus I 4 Credit(s) OR
- MATH 145 - Calculus I for Life & Environmental Sciences 4 Credit(s)
Social Sciences Course
- PSYCH 100 - Introductory Psychology 3 Credit(s) OR
- PSYCH 101 - Introductory Psychology 4 Credit(s) OR
- SOCIOL 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit(s)
Recommendations
Highly competitive medical schools may require a full year of calculus (MATH 140 and 141 or MATH 145 and 146) and completion of calculus-based physics (PHYSIC 113 and 114). The following courses are also recommended:
- BIOL 307 - Advanced Human Anatomy and Human Physiology I 3 Credit(s) AND
- BIOL 308 - Advanced Human Anatomy and Human Physiology II 3 Credit(s)
- BIOL 309 - Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab 1 Credit(s) AND
- BIOL 310 - Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab 1 Credit(s)
- BIOL 316 - Neurobiology 4 Credit(s) OR
- BIOL 318 - Neurobiology (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
- BIOL 334 - Microbiology 4 Credit(s)
- BIOL 370 - Molecular Biology 4 Credit(s) OR
- BIOL 372 - Molecular Biology (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
- BIOL 378 - Introduction to Immunology 4 Credit(s) OR
- BIOL 380 - Introduction to Immunology (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
Completion Requirements
Complete ten courses (excluding labs) from biology, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, mathematics, and social science courses.
GPA: A minimum GPA of 3.2 is required from all program courses.
Residency: At least six courses applied toward the program must be completed at UMass Boston.
Contact
College of Science and Mathematics
Wheatley Hall, 2nd Floor, Room 10
617.287.5777
CSM@umb.edu
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