Interested in a career in medicine? Think you might want to be a doctor? Well, you will eventually need to earn a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathic medicine degree. But first, you’ll need a bachelor’s degree. You can do that on our campus.

While you’re here, you can choose any major. However, most of our students who are in medical school or who are now doctors majored in biology. Once you earn a four-year degree, you can apply to medical school. 

We also have an agreement with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh that we call the Freshman Guarantee. We have another agreement with the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, PA, which will allow you to enter their medical school after just three years of undergraduate coursework, enabling you to become a doctor in even less time. In each case, these agreements mean that if you meet certain requirements, you will automatically be admitted to one of their doctoral programs.

Course Requirements

• INTRODUCTION TO BIODIVERSITY
• INTRODUCTION TO CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
• GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
• GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
• ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
• ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB
• ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
• ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB
• INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS I or FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS I & FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS I LAB
• INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS II or FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS II & FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS II LAB
• ENGLISH COMPOSITION I
• ENGLISH COMPOSITION II

A background in mathematics is recommended, which means math through MATH 0140 Calculus I.

University of Pittsburgh Freshman Guarantee for School of Medicine:

• Indicate PMED Pre-medicine on the admissions application.
• Selection contingent upon interview with medical school prior to freshman year
• High school criteria include a grade point average of 4.0 or a class rank in the top 1% of the class and a minimum pre-2005 SAT I score of 1450 (or 33 ACT).
• While enrolled in A&S, you will need to complete required prerequisite coursework and maintain a science and general grade point average of at least 3.70.

Lake Erie Collegeof Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Affiliation Agreement (3 + 4 Accelerated Program in Primary Care Medicine):

If you have successfully completed specific core course requirements on our campus, you may continue your education in medicine at LECOM after yourr third year of undergraduate coursework. In order to be admitted into this program, you must have an SAT (or ACT equivalent) score of 1200 (math and critical reading sections), a high school GPA of 90% (or top 10% in graduating class), exhibit potential for osteopathic medicine, and complete a personal interview at LECOM. If you're interested in participating in this program, you should contact Dr. Lauren Yaich at yaich@pitt.edu.