These courses satisfy premed requirements.

Recommended for all new Freshmen. Students not taking INTEREGR 160 are required to take another introduction to engineering course (if this General College Requirement is not waived) and/or an Engineering Technical Elective to substitute for it (total of 3 credits).

Students interested in the Biology Core Curriculum (i.e., Biocore option) must apply to the Biocore Program early in the Spring semester of their freshman year. Check with the Biocore Program Office for the application deadline. Biocore 302 (Evolution, Ecology and Genetics Lab, 2 cr) is not necessary to fulfill premed requirements.

Chem 103-Chem 104 may be substituted for Chem 109.

Any approved Communications A course may be substituted for EPD 155.

Chem 344-345 may be substituted for Chem 327 (or 329). Since Chem 344-345 cannot be taken in the Freshman year, choose CS 302 or 310 and/or a Liberal Studies Elective if you plan to take Chem 344-345 instead of Chem 327 (or 329). Note for premeds: Most medical schools require a year of basic chemistry. The UW Medical School accepts Chem 109 as a full-year-equivalent course. Chem 103-104 may be selected to substitute for Chem 109-327 (or 329) and would meet the medical school requirement of a year of basic chemistry.

Students interested in premed should choose Chem 343. Students may replace this course with Chem 341 if this will be their final organic chemistry course.

Zool 151 and Zool 152 or Biocore are recommended for students interested in premed. Zool 151 may be substituted for Zool 101-102. AP Biology (score 4 or 5) may substitute for Zoology 101-102 or 151. Zoology 152 may be used to substitute for EDP 397.

Phys 208 may be used to substitute for Phys 202.

Free electives may be any courses offered in the university. The number of free elective credits is based on course elective choices. If the recommended curriculum is not followed, the number of free elective credits will be reduced. For example, if Chem 103-104 is selected instead of Chem 109, this will use up four free elective credits.

Students must choose from Human Anatomy (Anatomy 328), Comparative Anatomy (Zoology 430), Introduction to Animal Development (Zoology 470), Cell Biology (Zoology 570), Comparative Physiology (Zoology 611) or Genetics (Genetics 466).
Premeds should select from Zoology 430, Genetics 466-545, Zoology 570-572, or Zoology 611-612. Note that anatomy 328 is not a good choice for premeds.

Students must choose an advanced BME technical elective from the approved list. A course used to fulfill this requirement cannot also be used as part of the student’s 12-credit area technical elective requirement.