Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Pre-Medical Studies

Metropolitan College, in conjunction with Boston University’s College of Arts & Sciences, offers the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Pre-Medical Studies. This certificate program permits those with bachelor’s degrees to pursue the course requirements for admission to medical school and other health career programs. Students are required to have a minimum 3.3 undergraduate grade point average for admission to this program.

Certificate students are eligible for assistance and letters of recommendation from the Pre-Professional Advising office in the College of Arts & Sciences.

Requirements

To receive the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Pre-Medical Studies, students must take at least 32 of the following 40 credits in the pre-medical course sequence at Boston University:

Calculus

CAS MA 121 and CAS MA 122 Calculus for the Life and Social Sciences or
MET MA 123 Calculus I, MET MA 124 Calculus II

Physics

MET PY 105, 106 Elementary Physics

General Chemistry

MET CH 101 General Chemistry I, MET CH 102 General Chemistry II

Organic Chemistry

MET CH 203, 204 Organic Chemistry

Biology

MET BI 107 Biology I, MET BI 108 Biology II

Application Requirements

Applications are reviewed starting in September for January admission and March for September admission.

One-page application form.
Official transcripts from all colleges and universities applicant has attended.
Two letters of recommendation, at least one of which is from a faculty member.
Personal statement from applicant regarding applicant’s desire to pursue a career in medicine.

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