Intensive Medical Sciences MS
Major: Intensive Medical Sciences
Degree Awarded: Master of Science (MS)
Calendar Type: Semester
Minimum Required Credits: 35.0
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 26.9999
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-9121
About the Program
This is a one-year intensive, non-thesis special master's program for students who have completed their pre‐medical school coursework and wish to enhance their credentials for medical school application by taking courses equivalent in rigor to first-year medical school coursework.
Taking highly rigorous courses comparable to the first year of medical school permits medical school admissions committees to directly evaluate a student's competence. In addition, it provides students an opportunity to test their preparation and motivation for medical school. It is intended for students who believe that their undergraduate performance did not fully reflect their academic abilities and are now prepared to compete in medical school courses and demonstrate that they can excel.
Additional Information
Drexel University College of Medicine
Division of Pre-medical and Pre-health Programs
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
Health Sciences Building
60 N. 36th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 267.359.2761
Email: CoM_MedicalSciences@drexel.edu
For more information about this program, visit the College of Medicine's Intensive Medical Sciences webpage.
Admission Requirements
Students with an undergraduate GPA of 3.2 or higher can be considered for this program. In addition, applicants must have a minimum MCAT total score of 507 (with no section less than 126) or 511 (with no section less than 124) to be considered for the guaranteed interview option at the Drexel MD program. Due to the rigor of the program, full-time commitment to the curriculum is essential.
Degree Requirements
IMSP 502S | Medicine and Society | 3.0 |
IMSP 506S | Medical Professionalism and Leadership | 3.0 |
IMSP 513S | Medical Biochemistry | 6.0 |
IMSP 522S | Medical Physiology I | 3.0 |
IMSP 523S | Medical Physiology II | 3.0 |
IMSP 542S | Medical Microanatomy I | 4.0 |
IMSP 543S | Medical Microanatomy II | 2.0 |
IMSP 544S | Medical Immunology I | 2.5 |
IMSP 545S | Medical Immunology II | 1.5 |
IMSP 552S | Medical Nutrition | 1.0 |
IMSP 562S | Medical Neuroanatomy | 6.0 |
Total Credits | 35.0 |