UMass Boston

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: 

Apply as a First-Year Student

Apply as a Transfer Student

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)

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.

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