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Medicine: Dual Admission

The Newark College of Arts and Sciences (NCAS) and the New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) offer a seven-year B.A./M.D. degree for outstanding high school graduates. Admission requirements include SAT scores of 1400 or above, a strong record of high school academic achievement, recommendations, and a final admissions interview. In order to matriculate at NJMS, students are required to maintain a minimum grade-point average of 3.4 during each term at NCAS.

The NCAS and the NJMS also offer outstanding high school graduates a joint eight-year B.A./M.D. program. This program seeks to recruit to the medical profession minority students who are underrepresented in the medical sciences. Admission requirements include SAT scores of 1150-1200 or above, a strong record of high school achievement, recommendations, and a final admissions interview. To matriculate at NJMS, students are required to maintain a minimum grade-point average of 3.4 during each term at NCAS.

Further information and applications are available at the Rutgers-Newark admissions office.


Prehealth Professions (allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, podiatry, optometry, and veterinary medicine)

There is no official "premed" major. While the majority of prehealth students major in the biological sciences or chemistry, individuals can major in any subject, including nonscience, with the provision that the core courses listed below are fulfilled.

Core Curriculum

Health professional schools require the successful completion of specific science courses in addition to basic undergraduate course work. Schools generally require, at minimum, the following subjects:

  21&62:120:101-102  General Biology (4,4)

  21&62:160:113-114  General Chemistry Laboratory (1,1)

  21&62:160:115-116  General Chemistry (4,4)

  21&62:160:331  Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)

  21&62:160:335-336  Organic Chemistry (4,4)

  21&62:750:203-204  General Physics (3,3) or 21&62: 750:213-214 Elements of Physics (3,3)

  21&62:750:205-206  Introductory Physics Laboratory (1,1) mathematics (3-6 credits), typically through 21&62:640:114 Precalculus (3), but some schools may require 21&62:640:135 Calculus 1 (4)

Since professional school requirements are subject to change, students should consult individual schools for information. Psychology, ethics, logic, or other specific courses are sometimes required, and upper-level courses in the sciences are strongly encouraged.

Typical Science Programs

The core curriculum should be completed by the end of the third year, with at least a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average, and in advance of the nationwide standardized examinations for the health professions (see below), which should be taken prior to the senior year.

A typical program for a student entering with a solid science background, excluding other credits required for graduation, might look as follows:

First Year

General biology (4)

General chemistry (10)

Mathematics (3 to 6)

Sophomore Year

Organic chemistry (10)

Upper-level biology (3 to 4)

Junior Year

 Physics (8)

Senior Year

 Completion of college credits for graduation


For students with an average science background, a typical program might look as follows:

First Year

General biology (10)

Mathematics (3 to 6)

Sophomore Year

 General chemistry (10)

 Upper-level biology (3 to 4)

Junior Year

 Organic chemistry (10)

 Physics (8)

Senior Year

 Completion of college credits for graduation

Professional schools typically expect applicants to have superior scholastic records. Competition for admission is intense. Schools weigh not only grades, but also scores on the standardized entrance examination, the college letter of recommendation, and extracurricular activities, as well as seriousness of intentions. Students lacking at least a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average by the conclusion of the first year should seriously consider changing their career goals.

The following are the standardized admission tests for the health professions:

  for allopathic, osteopathic and podiatric schools: Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)

  for dental schools: Dental Admission Test (DAT)

  for optometry schools: Optometry Admission Test (OAT) and

  for veterinary schools: Veterinary College Admission Test (VCAT), Graduate Record Examination (GRE), or Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)

Interested students should consult in their first year with Victoria Watts (973/353-5800). Qualified upper-level students should contact Dr. John Maiello, chairperson, Prehealth Advisory Committee (973/353-5705), as should students seeking specific information or meetings.


 
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