Pre-Medicine

IMPORTANT: UCCS does not have a medicine program. Pre-Medicine Prep is not a major or minor but a listing of requisite courses and recommendations needed to be eligible for admission to the CU Medical School program at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, CO (UCDAMC). Other medical schools may have different requirements, so students should check admissions requirements for all schools to which they plan on applying.

Pre-Medicine preparation offered at UCCS prepares students for candidacy into professional programs offered at other facilities. A college program leading to a bachelor’s degree is considered by the faculty and the CU School of Medicine’s Committee on Admissions to offer the best preparation for a student interested in medicine. Students in the pre-medicine program are advised to choose a major and should plan to graduate with a Bachelor’s degree from UCCS.

NOTE: Completion of requisite coursework does not guarantee acceptance into any professional degree.

For more information on the pre-professional program, see http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/education/Admissions/apply/Pages/Index.aspx or contact Academic Advising at (719) 255-3260 or advising@uccs.edu.

Admission Requirements

Required Courses

Requisite courses needed to apply to the UCDAMC School of Medicine Program
BIOL 1300 - General Biology: Organismic Biology
BIOL 1310 - General Biology: Organismic Biology Laboratory
BIOL 1350 - General Biology: Introduction to the Cell
BIOL 1360 - General Biology: Introduction to the Cell Laboratory
CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I
CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM 1411 - General Chemistry II
CHEM 1412 - General Chemistry Laboratory II
CHEM 3101 - Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 3102 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM 3111 - Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 3112 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
ENGL 1310 - Rhetoric and Writing I: Academic Reading and Analytical Writing
ENGL 1410 - Rhetoric and Writing II: Argument and Research
6 credit hours of mathematics (minimum requirement of college-level math courses; two courses from MATH 1040, 1050, 1350 and 1360 are recommended, with calculus strongly recommended).
and
PES 1010 - Physics for Life Science I - Algebra Based
PES 1150 - General Physics Lab I Algebra Based
PES 1020 - Physics For Life Science II
PES 2150 - Physics Lab II Algebra Based or
PES 1110 - General Physics I - Calculus Based
PES 1160 - Advanced Physics Lab I - Calc Based

Recommended Courses

BIOL 3000 - Biostatistics or other quantitative analysis course
BIOL 3830 - Genetics
CHEM 4211 - Biochemistry
PSY 1000 - General Psychology
SOC 1110 - Introduction to Sociology
HPNU 3050 - Human Anatomy
HPNU 3060 - Human Physiology
One of the following Ethics courses:
PHIL 1020 - Introduction to Ethics
PHIL 3130 - Biomedical Ethics
PHIL 3160 - Death and Dying

Note:

Many courses have prerequisites that fall outside of this list; be sure to check the catalog for course details. All requisite coursework should be completed with a grade of “C” or better. All requisite coursework must be completed by time of matriculation.

NOTE: Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) credit is accepted only if transcript reflects the exact credit earned. Students who have AP or IB credits in basic sciences are encouraged to take upper-division level courses in those areas.

Additional Resources for Pre-Med Students

The American Association of Medical Colleges, www.aamc.org, has many in-depth resources available to prospective students.
For more information about CU’s Medical School, requirements for admission and contact information, please visit: http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/education/Admissions/apply/Pages/Index.aspx.