Important note on the Georgia Tech Grade Forgiveness Policy: While GT has a grade substitution/forgiveness policy, all student pursuing careers in the health professions must be aware that professional schools and application services to these programs will require that ALL grades are reported regardless of GT policy. Professional schools, through their Central Application Service (CAS) will average in the original grade and create a new recalculated GPA as part of their application process.
Health professional programs will be looking for a minimum set of courses to be completed in order to be eligible to apply and matriculation into their program. At Georgia Tech there is not a Pre-Med or Pre-Health major, but some majors may have a pre-health track that incorporated some/most of the pre-health prerequisites into their major. The list below covers the most common prerequisite course for medical school and other health professional programs. Students will be expected to research professional schools of particular interest in their second and third years to identify any additional requirements for a particular school, beyond this core set of course. It is the students responsibility to confirm if a school will accept an application without having completed that school’s prerequisites.
| Requirement for Professional School Admission or Test Prep** | Course Number | Course Name | Pre-Requisite |
| Calculus |
MATH 1551 MATH 1552 or 1555 MATH 1553 or 1554 or 1564 |
Differential Calculus Integral Calculus or Intro to Linear Algebra or Linear Algebra or Lin Algebra with Abstract Vector Spaces |
MATH 1551 |
| Statistics |
Numbers vary—use your major’s statistics course if one is required. Biology majors should take BIOS 4401. |
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| Biology with Lab |
BIOS 1107 (with BIOS 1107L) or BIOS 1207 (with BIOS 1207L)*** BIOS 1108 (with BIOS 1108L) or BIOS 1208 (with BIOS 1208L)*** |
Biological Principles Intro to Organismal Biology |
None None |
| Chemistry with Lab |
CHEM 1211 CHEM 1212 |
Chemical Principles I Chemical Principles II |
None CHEM 1211 or CHEM 1310 |
|
Organic Chemistry
with Lab |
CHEM 2311 CHEM 2312 or 2313 CHEM 2380 (lab component for Org) |
Organic Chemistry I Organic Chemistry II/ Bio-organic Chemistry Synthesis Laboratory |
CHEM 1212 CHEM 2311 CHEM 2311 |
| Biochemistry |
CHEM 3511 OR CHEM 4511 and 4512 |
Survey of Biochemistry
Biochemistry I and Biochemistry II |
CHEM 2312/2313
CHEM 2312/2313 |
| Physics with Lab |
PHYS 2211**** PHYS 2212**** |
Intro to Physics I Intro to Physics II (IPLS accepted) |
MATH 1552 pre- or co-req PHYS 2211 (Classical or Modern) |
| English Composition |
ENGL 1101 ENGL 1102 |
English Composition I English Composition II |
ENGL 1101 |
| For MCAT Preparation | |||
| Psychology | PSYC 1101 | General Psychology | None |
| Sociology | SOC 1101 | Introduction to Sociology | None |
*Requirements will vary by school and program. Double-check the specific requirements of programs you are considering as soon as possible.
**Check with individual schools about policies related to Advanced Placement (AP) credit.
***BIOS 1207 and BIOS 1208 will satisfy the Biology requirement. BMED 3100 Systems Physiology and BMED 3600 Physiology of Cellular & Molecular Systems satisfy the Biology requirement. Note: BMED 3110 and 3610 are the corresponding lab courses that are also required in order to satisfy the full year of biology with lab requirement.
****Physics is not necessary before the DAT for pre-dental students. Check with your academic advisor to see if you are eligible for the special Physics II for Bio-sciences section. Physics classical, modern, and bio-science sections will ALL satisfy medical admission requirements and MCAT preparation expectations.