The Medical/Dental Prerequisites

Shown below are the minimum requirements for medical (allopathic and osteopathic) and dental schools with the corresponding UNH course numbers. These courses can be taken as part of a student's major requirements, as Discovery requirements, as requirements for a minor, or as electives.

NOTE: The requirements for Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, Podiatric Medicine, and other health professional programs can vary, and students interested in these programs are urged to review the respective Career Fact Sheet in order to formulate an appropriate curriculum, and contact individual schools for specific requirements.

*Some schools may require two semesters of calculus (Johns Hopkins/Harvard) 

AP Credit, though accepted by UNH, is not universally accepted by medical or dental schools. If you have placed out of one of the above courses, confer with the Health Professions Advisor. If you elect to not take the equivalent UNH course, you will need to take additional upper level courses in that subject area.

Additional, Suggested Science Courses

For students not majoring in life sciences it may be useful to take one or two additional upper level science courses. In addition to the courses listed above, one or more of the following courses, though not required, can be helpful in preparation for entrance exams, school interviews, and for medical or dental study in general.

Additional science courses:

Please keep in mind that the previous lists are only suggested courses, not required courses. If you are a strong student with a competitive GPA (~3.5), you will be at no distinct disadvantage if you are unable to fit these courses into your schedule. However, if you have performed at the C level or below in one or more of the required science courses, your application will benefit if you were to take and do well in one or more of the above science courses.

The following is a passage from the American Association of Medical Colleges Medical School Admissions Requirements

Advanced science coursework is not typically required by medical schools.  Students may choose to take upper-level science courses because of their own interests or undergraduate major requirements.  Taking additional science courses that duplicate the basic science material in the first two years of medical school is not recommended.  In fact, practicing physicians often recommend that, during the final years of college, premedical students take advantage of what might be their last opportunity for the study of non-science area (music, art, history, and literature) that might become avocational interests later in life.

Additional courses relevant to health, human behavior, access to care, policy, and other topics:

Exploration of one or more of these areas is strongly encouraged for those majoring in business, life, and physical sciences.