Program: Pre-Medicine, A.A. - Prairie State College

May 24, 2025

2024-2025 Academic Catalog

This program provides the foundation course work in biology, chemistry, and mathematics for students who plan to apply to medical school. Admission to medical school is highly competitive, and it is important for students to maintain a high overall grade point average, as well as to excel in laboratory science courses. This course work also helps to prepare the student to take the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT), which is required as part of the admissions screening program.

Suggested Curriculum

I. General Education Core (41)

Area A: Communication (9 credits)

ENG 101 Composition I 3 hrs transfer credit - with a grade of C or better
ENG 102 Composition II 3 hrs transfer credit - with a grade of C or better
COMM 101 Principles of Communication 3 hrs transfer credit

Area B: Humanities and Fine Arts (9 credits)

Select three courses from the list for Area B with at least one course from humanities and one from fine arts.

Area C: Mathematics (5 credits)

MATH 171 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I 5 hrs transfer credit

Area D: Physical and Life Sciences (9 credits)

BIOL 112 Organismal Biology 4 hrs transfer credit
CHEM 110 General Chemistry I 5 hrs transfer credit

Area E: Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 credits)

Select three courses in at least two different disciplines from the list for Area E .

II. Area of Concentration/Major Field (21)

BIOL 111 Cellular and Molecular Biology 4 hrs transfer credit
CHEM 130 General Chemistry II 5 hrs transfer credit
CHEM 203 Organic Chemistry I 5 hrs transfer credit
CHEM 204 Organic Chemistry II 5 hrs transfer credit
PHYSI 120 College Physics I 4 hrs transfer credit
PHYSI 130 College Physics II 4 hrs transfer credit

Required A.A. Degree Program Total: 62 credits

Each college and university has its own major requirements and transfer policies. Consult the schools you are considering and a PSC advisor to discuss courses and their transferability.